Creative Boom

MAY 31, 2022

When viewed up close, his elegant portraits of black men and women staring directly at the viewer are said to have a cartographical appearance thanks to his beguiling line work and seductive texturing of brushstrokes. From the series, Unexpected Sittings © Collins Obijiaku. From the series, Unexpected Sittings © Collins Obijiaku.

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 10, 2023

One glance at Hanneke Rozemuller 's portfolio, and you'll stumble upon a sea-blue scene with cloud-like textures reminiscent of a dream, a floating figure appears surrounded by thought bubbles. The piece is textured and beautifully nonsensical for the way it merges motifs and objects into a rosy, hypnagogic drawing.

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Spoon Graphics

JANUARY 12, 2022

Gritty, grainy, grungy textures are my favourite type of design asset for roughing up your clean digital artwork to give it an old, worn, and distressed appearance. Because grungy textures are sourced from real dirty surfaces, there’s an infinite supply of resources, each one with its own unique style. 10 FREE Dirty Surface Textures.

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Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

Most of Changyu's inspiration comes from the written word instead of other artists; poetry, particularly, gets her creative juices flowing. Although these words are sometimes very abstract and difficult to understand, they are an unlimited source of inspiration for my imagination," she explains. "I

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Creative Boom

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Con McHugh has built a reputation for his distinctive analogue-inspired, looping animations characterised by hand-drawn imperfections and a rhythm that feels almost musical. The UK-based illustrator and animator shares how he developed his unique style, embraced the art of letting go and offers some top advice for emerging artists.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 7, 2023

In terms of her new style, CiCi's approach is partly inspired by the "incredibly powerful" work of Italian graphic novelist Lorenzo Mattotti. "I Drawn with analogue materials, each finished piece has a textural quality that lends itself well to images of nature's intricate forms. "I

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Creative Boom

MAY 11, 2023

This summer sees the launch of Narra , a new Asian-inspired tea brand that brings the Filipino tradition of midday caffeine hit to a wider audience. Narra was born to refresh your daily 'siptual' and transport you to that joyous Merienda feeling with the most refreshing plant-based tea lattes created with Asian-inspired flavours."

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Alex is heavily inspired by fashion, texture, people watching, and hearing people's stories or funny conversations on the go, especially those from the tube. Her customer-facing job also helps to keep her inspirations active, as she tends to meet a broad mix of lovely people with stories to tell.

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Creative Boom

JULY 3, 2022

I would say that music is one of my greatest sources of inspiration," he tells us. Evidently so, Grant's work is both fluid and dynamic, filled with textures, experimental colour palettes and type. This summer – next month to be exact – he'll be moving to Brooklyn, which will be an exciting turn for the designer. "I © Grant Gasser.

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Spoon Graphics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

We’ll use Illustrator to construct the design with text and shape elements, then we’ll quickly send the final artwork over to Photoshop to give it an aged appearance with texture overlays.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Named The Brownies' Book, the publication was filled with empowering stories of black role models and inspirational art, stories, letters and activities. In their new edition, century-old content is featured alongside contemporary art and writing to continue the noble goal of inspiring and empowering black families.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 16, 2022

Martin Margiela was a huge inspiration to the fashion students at my design college in the late '90s. Unfortunately, I don't look as good in his designs as many of my friends, but his work is incredibly inspiring anyway. The colours and the simplicity of the lines and raw textures were so before their time. Apartamento Magazine.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 12, 2025

We hope they inspire you to experiment typographically and reinvigorate your design toolkit in the year ahead. Place is inspired by historical forms, from 16th-century French Renaissance types to Blackletter structures while introducing forward-looking, inventive shapes.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 25, 2023

"It was a really beautifully craft-based project as we got to meet and work with the people in the factory who make the Wedgwood by hand and see behind the scenes to get into the materials and textures used in the creation of the objects," SomeOne founder Simon Manchipp tells Creative Boom. The site is Everything Wedgwood - on a plate."

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The logo is inspired by based on code brackets, which are crafted to form new frictionless shapes, suggesting a simple and seamless development process. How told Creative Boom: 'The new colour palette is inspired by the software testing traffic light system (pass, issues or fail).

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Creative Boom

JUNE 13, 2022

I find my inspiration in Risograph, screen printing and patterns," she explains. They all inspired me to make my own work." I focus on displaying retro effects with texture, vintage colour palettes and mid-century bushes." "Choosing the colours is always interesting," Ninki adds, "sometimes I can do it for the whole day.".

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Creative Boom

APRIL 4, 2023

Our Voronoi plains became textured pebble structures. Gradient atmospheres are an extension of the colour palette, providing more texture within the layouts without being as visually dominating as 3D cells or patterns." Each consists of a line drawing inspired by the Voronoi language designed within a 24-pixel square.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 16, 2023

Rotterdam-based film and design studio From Form has unveiled its new cinema-inspired brand identity, aiming to demonstrate the breadth of its projects across film, design, animation and photography. According to From Form, such titles exemplify “an art form where the worlds of cinema and analogue design meet”.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The stillness of the settings juxtaposed with the energy of the palettes she deploys—along with an abundance of speckled textures—give her work a feel that is natural yet unnatural. "I There's no need to ask what inspires her. I've been returning there every summer for four years, and each hike inspires me."

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Maisy Summer , runner-up in the Adult Non-Fiction category, created playful and textured animations for the Hat Works Museum in Stockport. Simon Pemberton 's richly textured illustrations for the London Philharmonic Orchestra's 2022/23 season visually reflect the transformative power of music. Le Guin's short story.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 28, 2022

I am interested in exploring different approaches to expressions by playing on size, shapes, texture, and composition. In my non-commercial work, I'm inspired by childhood memories of growing up in Taipei, and the snapshots of my travels, having traversed through many cities and bonded with a diverse group of friends," he says.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 21, 2023

I think that I get inspired by what speaks to me and makes me feel related to in general, from laughter to small insights, smart approaches or even what makes me feel sheltered or accompanied in life." I'm also inspired by jazz and soul, which my dad used to listen to at home, and I love improv theatre and poetry."

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Creative Boom

JUNE 27, 2022

He explains how he transitioned from graphic designer to full-time artist and what inspires his work today. The results are textural snapshots into our collective memory that encourage viewers to take a closer look. "My It gives the work texture and dynamism. © Patrick Nelson. © Patrick Nelson. © Patrick Nelson.

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Spoon Graphics

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

In this roundup I collate 40 of the best holographic textures, graphics and assets out there, including both free downloads and high quality products. In this roundup I collate 40 of the best holographic textures, graphics and assets out there, including both free downloads and high quality products.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 6, 2023

Visual artist and illustrator Melissa Lakey found the High Desert of California the perfect environment and inspiration for her work, which is about to go on show in the town of Joshua Tree. Melissa uses various traditional materials, combining organic textures, fun colours and playful subject matter to create artwork that makes people smile.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 5, 2024

And it's all inspired by a crazy mashup of Degas' ballerina portraits, the Renaissance era, punk, and hip hop. We played with graphic scale, from bird's-eye shots to silhouettes against architecture, as well as circular repetition mimicking tutus at every turn, texture, sound, music, and more.

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Creative Boom

MARCH 28, 2022

Inspired by the strong shapes and bold colours of Petra Eriksson, Anna has channelled this influence into her work to create in-your-face yet visually pleasing images. As well as relying on strong graphic shapes with high contrast retro colour schemes, Anna also loves to play with texture.

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Creative Boom

MAY 9, 2023

This sounds like a dream setup, and it's a work/ life balance partly inspired by his creative family and friends. His drive for art and design inspired me to move to New York in 2015 to pursue a degree in art and design." During the final phase, I fine-tune the colour and texture using 2D editing programs."

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Creative Boom

MARCH 16, 2023

The Barcelona-based creative agency behind the festival's look and feel used the area's brutalist architecture as the core inspiration. Godes told Creative Boom that his team was inspired by the Disseny Hub's concrete, brutalist architecture aesthetic. Tickets for the festival are now on sale via www.offf.barcelona.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 6, 2023

Add the digital component of Airtm into the mix, and DesignStudio might have been forgiven for leaning into the technological angle for its visual inspiration. At the heart of the Airtm brand sits the prism which both conceptually and visually inspires the entire brand world," David adds.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2022

Textural, colourful and a little childish; there's much to learn about the method behind the Rhode Island-based artist's magical creations. I am a hungry sponge, finding inspiration all over," he continues of his influences. I added colour and texture from another image of some leaves to activate an empty backdrop.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 24, 2022

Vintage paper, daily fantasies, and retro-futurism are just some of the many inspirations that fuel illustrator Megan Du. Having grown up in a rapidly developing internet era, Megan drew her creative inspiration from many different places. The bold colours, fascinating textures and interesting typography make me addicted to it.".

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Creative Boom

APRIL 3, 2023

We spent a happy hour chatting with Nolan to discover more about her creative passions, inspirations and experience of working for the respected design studio. Nolan recently sat down with Creative Boom to share more about her creative process and how she finds inspiration from fashion, art, and literature. Can you tell me about them?

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Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2022

An MFA graduate from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, her lush, almost textural illustrations have appeared on murals, in the pages of books she's written, and in the titles of hit TV dramas. Drawing her inspiration from women's history, fashion, and social activism, Aura's art style is both new and familiar.

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Creative Boom

MAY 29, 2022

A lot of my work is inspired by my own life, childhood memories and experiences," says Anya Paintsil , an artist who grew up in a town located in North Wales. Before now, Anya's textural wefted pieces would depict people, conceived as portraits and artfully sewn to represent her siblings, friends and loved ones. Blod © Anya Paintsil.

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Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

But what Tom is really looking for is the chance to work his sweet little nature-inspired creatures into a narrative, using a softer, more nuanced palette. Tools like Procreate are fantastic, but in his images the textures, patterns and details are that little bit more intricate and individual.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

GOOD worked with illustrator Jo Strangford to create and print illustrations that captured the textures and personalities of wetland wildlife, pairing these with a hand-crafted headline font and a distinctive new colour palette inspired by the tapestry of unexpected colours found at wetlands.

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