Creative Boom

Do you fancy plunging from a sauna into freezing cold water? It's a tough sell, but Franklyn's branding for new company Framework is doing a lot of the heavy lifting. We all like a sauna, right? ...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/heat-meets-cold-in-franklyns-branding-for-unusual-new-sauna-startup/

Sheffield-based graphic designer Matthew J Wood has transformed his love of football into a series of wonderfully retro illustrated posters. And they've even caught the eye of big-name clubs. For...

https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/matthew-j-wood/

New branding for the world's leading curated music video platform is perfectly poised for the shift from broadcast to streaming. Not everyone's heard of XITE, but it's a pretty big deal. This mus...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/global-music-video-platform-xite-unveils-new-brand-identity/

Brooklyn-based illustrator Paco May captures New York's historic nightlife and the vibrant characters that make it special in his unique series of glittering artworks. New York's nightlife is fam...

https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/paco-may/

Furry Puppet Studio founder Zack Buchman tells us about his life-long love of puppetry and why they still make for more relatable characters than their CGI rivals. Puppets have a timeless appeal....

https://www.creativeboom.com/features/furry-puppet-studio/

The mashing up of words with 'wagen' might be advertising gold for the brand in the long run. Who doesn't love a good portmanteau: a new word made by mashing up two existing ones? At best, it can...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/will-volkswagens-clever-new-ad-slogan-enter-common-parlance/

Brooklyn-based illustrator and visual artist Pepita Sandwich explores the multifaceted role of crying in her new book The Art of Crying: The Healing Power of Tears. Packed with research, revelati...

https://www.creativeboom.com/features/pepita-sandwich-1/

The Bristol-based agency has again pulled it out of the bag for creative co-working network Gather Round. With more and more people working remotely these days, the growth in co-working spaces ha...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/fiasco-crafts-fresh-brand-identity-for-a-co-working-network-with-a-difference/

The founding partner of Chromatic believes agencies aren't being honest about looming job losses. Are we entering the age of the single-person, full-service agency? In case you haven't noticed, t...

https://www.creativeboom.com/features/simon-case-on-how-ai-will-destroy-jobs-and-the-silver-lining-that-could-save-your-career/

Short of work? Don't see it as a problem; see it as an opportunity! We share practical tips from the creative community to help you make the most of your downtime. It's great working as a freelan...

https://www.creativeboom.com/tips/how-to-use-downtime-to-boost-your-creative-career/

Airbnb has just introduced Icons, in what it calls "extraordinary experiences from the world's greatest icons" – one highlight of which is a chance to drift off in the Up house, Disney & Pixar'...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/airbnb-gives-you-the-chance-to-stay-in-disney-and-pixars-most-iconic-home-and-it-floats/

Tango is back on our screens with a cheeky ad reminiscent of its groundbreaking viral campaign of the early 1990s. But this time, the spot is aimed at Gen Z, and the only thing dangerous about it...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/get-tangod-tango-continues-its-return-to-mischievous-heritage-in-latest-campaign/

The photo and video-sharing site is changing how it surfaces content, ostensibly to help creatives. But is this too little, too late, or even counterproductive? We canvas the creative community's...

https://www.creativeboom.com/features/will-instagrams-massive-algorithm-update-help-or-harm-creatives/

Quebec-based audio studio DOKI DOKI specialises in creating original music and sound design for video games. With the help of advertising agency No Fixed Address, it's launched with a visual iden...

https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/doki-doki/

Jamie Reid, A Lifetime of Radical Gestures, looks back on the life and work of the subversive artist who captured the spirit of punk's golden era and unveils never-before-seen pieces. Currently t...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/jamie-reid/

In The Storybook Traveling Adventures of Little J. and the Wonder Key, Sean J. Cuttino revisits well-known fairytales and updates them for modern audiences with the help of diverse and relatable ...

https://www.creativeboom.com/features/j-cutt-little-j-and-the-wonder-key/

Here's a great way to invest in the quality of your sleep and become more creative and productive. We've tested a range of mattress toppers and share our experiences to help you find the right pi...

https://www.creativeboom.com/features/6-mattress-toppers-to-make-you-more-rested-and-creative/

Design consultancy Elmwood has leaned into Skittles' off-beat personality to create a global brand refresh based on nonsensical core assets to appeal to Gen Z. There's always been something uniqu...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/skittles/

For ten years, dating app Bumble has been putting power in the hands of women. Now, an in-house rebrand is refreshing that mission. Hate dating apps? We're not massive fans either. But Bumble is....

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/female-first-dating-app-bumble-unveils-bold-new-look-and-useful-new-feature/

With FRAMES, you'll receive a beautiful magazine and exclusive digital content, as well as engagement with a worldwide network of photographers and a chance to chat with some of the world's leadi...

https://www.creativeboom.com/resources/beautiful-photography-magazine-or-thriving-global-community-frames-is-both/

Photographer Jack Kenyon has documented Benidorm's older couples in a new series of images that find a fresh angle on the resort, which is more widely known for its stag and hen parties. When you...

https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/jack-kenyon-benidorm/

Designed by NYC-based studio Porto Rocha, the new performing arts centre's identity looks to close the curtain on exclusivity while honouring the former World Trade Centre site. A new creative sp...

https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/overcoming-historical-elitism-pac-nycs-barrier-breaking-identity/

Creative agency Fluoro has created an impactful new identity for SWAMP, which reflects how the wildcard storytelling agency has grown from an indie start-up to an industry leader. Brand experienc...

https://www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/swamp/

Connecting with younger generations is a perennial challenge, and the rising pace of technological and societal change is only making that tougher. Tebo Mpanza of Unfound Studio offers his advice...

https://www.creativeboom.com/features/tebo-mpanza-on-why-the-future-of-branding-is-young-agile-and-authentic/

America's most important music festival makes everyone up their game, both musically and visually. Jonny Kingsbury of COUR Design explained how they brought singer-songwriter Suki Waterhouse's vi...

https://www.creativeboom.com/features/bringing-enchantment-to-the-desert-jonny-kingsbury-on-his-whimsical-designs-for-suki-waterhouses-coachella-set/

French collective Unexplored Fields has been drawing on the new Headshot 2.0 feature in Character Creator to make it easier to design digital humans. Co-founder Virgile Biosa shares the inside de...

https://www.creativeboom.com/resources/how-unexplored-fields-used-character-creator-to-design-digital-humans-for-virtual-fashion/

For Index Press, Koto opted to take a dual typographic approach and use colour to help with site navigation. Brand and digital studio Koto has partnered with Index Ventures to launch a new brand ...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/koto-brings-editorial-finesse-to-index-ventures-new-publishing-brand-/

The Belgian biscuit brand's new wordmark is curved, while hints of laughter are evident in some of the bespoke typography characters. Much-loved Belgian cookie brand Lotus Biscoff has revealed it...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/brandme-bakes-a-smile-into-lotus-biscoff-brand-identity-/

For pitches, campaigns and websites, mockups form the basis of many client projects in the creative industry. But are they sometimes a little too polished? Dutch designer and art director Wytze H...

https://www.creativeboom.com/resources/fockups-round-two/

Pick n mix sweets inspired Candy Con, a new range of colourful, customisable controllers from GameStop and WMH&I that look good enough to eat. The world's largest gaming retailer, GameStop, ha...

https://www.creativeboom.com/news/candy-con/