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The best new typefaces for January 2025 from leading foundries and designers

Creative Boom

Overall, Munegascu bridges tradition and innovation, supporting multiple languages and offering a free, accessible solution for educators, publishers and cultural advocates. It blends classical letterforms with hand-drawn details, evoking the warmth of handwriting and the texture of letterpress.

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Rebrand of Riot Games by Stink Studios prioritises the player experience

Creative Boom

Founded in 2006 and based in Los Angeles, Riot Games is a major video game developer, publisher and esports tournament organiser, best known for its battle arena game League of Legends. The new visual identity unites Riot's diverse gaming worlds with a cohesive system prioritising player experience.

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50+ Amazing Digital Art and Illustrations by Professional Illustrator Artists

Graphic Design Junction

These tools enable the blending of styles, textures, and colors that would be difficult or time-intensive in traditional media. By combining brush techniques, layering, and color grading, they can replicate anything from watercolor to oil painting textures, achieving a level of detail that captivates viewers.

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V&A names Benjamin Phillips as Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year 2024

Creative Boom

Published by the Folio Society in 2023, González used oil pastel and pencil for his initial drawings, later enhancing them digitally. Claire Harrup 's artwork for Britain's Landmarks, published by National Trust and Harper Collins, transports viewers to ancient heritage sites across the UK. Shepard, Quentin Blake, and Posy Simmonds.

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Dutch design agency From Form's new identity is a cinephile's dream

Creative Boom

Printed materials associated with Bolex cameras from the 1960s and 70s proved particularly inspirational, with From Form looking to old Bolex manuals and the Bolex Reporter, the brand’s very pwn magazine, which was published from 1950 until 1974. Elsewhere, the monospaced fonts reference vintage typewriters.

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21 Fresh Adobe Photoshop Brushes Set

Graphic Design Junction

10 brushes included in the set, with 4 complementing textures to finish off your illustration. The brushes can be used for shading, texturing and adding depth to your illustration in so many ways. The brushes are great to create a retro-feel illustration, texture gradient meshes or completely find your own style.

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The Very Long String: New artist Jess Wojcicki’s first illustrated children’s book

Creative Boom

So, she moved back to the East Midlands to fulfil a long-held desire to create and publish an illustrated picture book. Book publishing today is rarely about one standalone story – booksellers are looking for a franchise. Creating props, she was progressing well in the industry, but her work-life balance left something to be desired.

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