Design

Gosh it's hot! The 2 best designed fans are up to 34% off right now

By Georgia Coggan published

Dyson and Shark are here to save your sweat without compromising on aesthetics – from $99.

Design
Three desk lamps on a blue background.

9 legendary desk lamp designs and their affordable alternatives

By Beren Neale published

Can't afford that iconic $3,000 desk lamp you want? There's a $30 dupe with your name on it.

Product Design
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Art

Digital art showing a mountain scene with archers hunting a zebra-like creature

DreamWorks artist shows how accidents can guide a digital composition

By Sylvain Sarrailh published

Discover the story of this piece by Sylvain Sarrailh.

Digital Art
Patrick Gibson and Noémie Nakai

'It was humbling': The cast of 007 First Light on acting in a video game

By Daniel John published

The first James Bond game in 15 years lands this week.

Character Design

Avatar concept artist shows how she creates a fairy-tale castle using a 3D workflow in Blender

By ImagineFX staff published

Yoojin Seong on creating a tranquil winter scene.

Digital Art
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3D

A render of a fantasy landscape, fields, cliffs and a tower

These Blender environment art tricks make scenes feel instantly more cinematic

By Bill Yi published

Concept artist Bill Yi explains his techniques for creating massive environments in your concept art.

3D
A side-by side comparison of scenes in a game made in Unity vs Godot Engine

Unity or Godot Engine? This dev made the same game twice to test both, and his verdict might surprise you

By Joe Foley published

See how free, open-source software compares with the most popular game engine.

Video Game Design
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Branding & Advertising

Mascots are back, but not as you know them

By Phill Rees published

Future-focused brands know that mascots can embody a brand and bring it to life.

Branding
A close-up view of the back of a light green and blue octagonal watch shows its exposed mechanical movement through a transparent case back, with the stylized blue text "Royal Pop" printed in the center.

As violence breaks out over design drops, who's taking responsibility?

By Tom May published

People are coming to blows over brands, and it needs to stop.

Branding

The ultimate logo quiz: think you know your 2010s logos?

By Rosie Hilder published

Our logos through the decade series continues with 2010s logo trivia.

Logos & Icons
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Video Game Design & Gaming

Bubsy 4D, a retro cartoon character, an orange cat-like creature

Bubsy 4D review: not a cat-astrophe but not purr-fect

By Ian Dean published

A fun revival that's also paw-sitively messy in places.

Gaming
Game soundtrack albums

The best video game vinyl soundtracks you can actually afford

By Ian Dean last updated

From Doom to Death Stranding, these game soundtracks are worth spinning and cost less.

Gaming
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AI

A screenshot from AI-generated movie Hell Grind

"The future is one person making a whole film," says director of AI movie that hijacked Cannes

By Joe Foley last updated

Higgsfield says Hell Grind was made in two weeks for $500,000.

AI
Photos of the red carpet at Cannes with the stars and photographers cut out to leave a blank space

Can you tell which stars are missing from these iconic red carpet photos?

By Joe Foley published

Empty Red Carpet makes a statement against AI as the Cannes Film Festival gets underway.

AI Art
John Lennon and Yoko Ono

New John Lennon documentary will be a controversial test for AI video

By Joe Foley published

Would The Beatles really approve?

AI Art
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Technology

Photograph of Audeze Maxwell 2 headphones

The Audeze Maxwell 2 are massive and ugly and I never want to play my PS5 with anything else

By Jon Stapley published

These huge, wonderful-sounding headphones might have ruined other gaming sets for me.

Headphones & Earbuds
Three of the current best monitors with integrated webcams.

Monitors with webcams: The 5 best options available

By Beren Neale last updated

These six are genuinely worth your money.

Monitors

I'm thrilled to report my huge SanDisk G-Drive hasn't deleted my data even once

By Erlingur Einarsson published

The SanDisk G-Drive 24TB has enormous storage, and after several months of regular use, I've found it reassuringly reliable.

Peripherals
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Creative Inspiration

These 8 gorgeous house plants will brighten up your home office, and they don't cost the earth

By Rosie Hilder published

And they purify the air too.

Creative Inspiration
Cricut Joy 2 review

Tested: Cricut's new Joy 2 machine is teeny tiny (but mighty powerful), and I love it

By Beth Nicholls published

The Cricut Joy 2 unlocks crafting away from the workbench for on-the-go projects.

Digital Crafting

D&AD Pencils 2026 winners reveal a geographic shift in global creativity

By Joe Foley published

This year's awards attracted entries from a record number of countries.

Creative Inspiration
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More Creativity Unleashed

A selection of fidget toys.

These fidget toys – starting at $7 – will keep you sane at work

By Beren Neale published

Calm your restless hands with these brilliant devices.

Toys & Collectibles
Bubsy 4D, a retro cartoon character, an orange cat-like creature

Bubsy 4D review: not a cat-astrophe but not purr-fect

By Ian Dean published

A fun revival that's also paw-sitively messy in places.

Gaming
Game soundtrack albums

The best video game vinyl soundtracks you can actually afford

By Ian Dean last updated

From Doom to Death Stranding, these game soundtracks are worth spinning and cost less.

Gaming