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Instagram reveals its first brand refresh in 10 years, with a new wordmark and three typefaces
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (462+ words) The script survives, but it's been straightened out. Instagram's design team admitted it tried hundreds of other directions before returning to the handwritten approach. We find out more. Instagram has surprised us all with its first brand refresh in a…...
Creative Boom IRL just got bigger! Here's how to join us
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (381+ words) Our free real-life meetups for creatives now have the backing of Affinity and Cavalry by Canva, and events are coming to Glasgow, New York, Shrewsbury, Nottingham and beyond. But first, what exactly is Creative Boom IRL, and why has it…...
Step inside Natalie Liu's painterly music video created for Björk's new song, Nerve Bloom
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (128+ words) Creative Boom However, she brought in 3D motion designer Luca Struchen to help carry it. "We researched different methods, techniques and new technologies to find the right visual language for each part of the music," she says, moving between newer CGI…...
Playing with scale and perspective, Julie Jonquet-Caunes creates hyperreal renderings of everyday objects
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (344+ words) Stools, clothes pegs, envelopes and clothing take centre stage in the Paris-based illustrator's textural yet impeccably detailed drawings. If you look at a patch of light on a wall, or a crease in a shirt sleeve, you might not have…...
How OnePlus studio was built on 'discovery, exchange and a bit of healthy friction"
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (493+ words) How OnePlus studio was built on 'discovery, exchange and a bit of healthy friction' Creative Boom Tap outside or press Esc to close How OnePlus studio was built on 'discovery, exchange and a bit of healthy friction' From uni rivals…...
Meet Party Cannon, the candy-coloured group turning death metal branding on its head
4+ day, 22+ min ago (800+ words) Party Cannon is hands-down the heavy metal group most talked about at design conferences. But where does their unusual day-glo branding stem from? I met Chris Ryan and Martin Gazur backstage to find out. So when I saw they were…...
Is there a retirement crisis in the creative industry?
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (767+ words) We keep hearing about senior creatives who are planning to exit the industry earlier than expected. So what exactly is going on? Retirement plans are changing for creatives. Image licensed via Adobe Stock There's a conversation in creative industries right…...
Booms & Shakes: Why August's hires and launches might suggest the worst is behind us
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1699+ words) In our monthly celebration of all that's happening across the creative world, we explore the biggest movers, shakers and launches. And the big takeaway? Things are looking up. M+C Saatchi promotes Guy Bradbury and hires Regan Warner As the…...
What artists Benji Reid and Zana Masombuka can teach us about building believable fantasy
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (420+ words) Walk into most commercial studios chasing a "surreal" or "dreamlike" campaign image, and you'll find someone, somewhere, muttering about compositing in post. Clouds get painted in, wires get cloned out, seams vanish. Because the whole point of illusion, in most…...
A 10ft ball of real human hair is rolling through New York, and it's all part of the plan
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (341+ words) From Midtown to Chinatown, Uncommon's giant 'Tumblehair' has been surprising New Yorkers this week – all to get the Big Apple talking about hair loss for K18. It's never a fun job removing dead hair from your shower's drain. But it's a…...