Dan Oliver

Dan Oliver

Over the last 20 years, Dan has edited a number of print magazines and websites, including Computer Arts, 3D World and ImagineFX, and has written for publications including the Sunday Times, the Guardian, the Manchester Evening News, Manchester United Magazine, T3, and many more. He is currently the digital editor of Creative Bloq's sister magazine, Wallpaper*.

Articles by: Dan Oliver

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I just played First Encounters on the Meta Quest 3 – and it's a game-changer

By Dan Oliver published

VR Meta's new, standalone VR headset has a raft of new features, but it's the full-colour passthrough that's really turning heads.

Meta Quest 3 in the box

Meta Quest 3 review: a new gold standard in standalone VR

By Dan Oliver published

Gaming Meta has pulled off something very special.

The best Bluetooth speakers

By Dan Oliver published

Tools The best Bluetooth speakers around, for every budget.

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The best wireless speakers in 2024

By Dan Oliver published

Tools We've got the perfect wireless speakers for you.

Surface Go review

By Dan Oliver published

Hardware Discover if this diminutive device is a good choice for designers.

Add digital signage to your studio for under £60

By Dan Oliver published

Graphic Design Don’t bin those old displays. Here's how you can transform them into digital signage for your studio.

Get our new report about ‘The Future of Technology’ for free

By Dan Oliver published

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Spinning tops: where art meets engineering

By Dan Oliver published

Product design Discover the new craze that combines symmetry, physics and art via collectable spinning tops.

Get your limited edition Design Annual today!

By Dan Oliver published

Graphic Design This 224-page casebound book captures the year's design highlights in stunning detail.

Get into DIY marketing with the PixMax badge maker

By Dan Oliver published

Design Discover how you can combine your design skills to create some bespoke marketing material.

Hands on with the ultimate VR experience

By Dan Oliver published

Video games Discover how to get the most from virtual reality, as we reveal all in our VR guide.

Review: Flexson VinylPlay Turntable

By Dan Oliver published

Hardware £229

Review: MVMT watch

By Dan Oliver published

Product design  $95/£61

Review: WD My Cloud Mirror NAS (4TB)

By Dan Oliver last updated

Review The Western Digital My Cloud Mirror, a NAS with pizzazz (comparatively)

LEGO Dimensions: UX triumph or tragedy?

By Dan Oliver published

Product design LEGO’s reputation is on the line as it enters the toys-to-life gaming arena, says Dan Oliver.

World's thinnest knife tops Kickstarter after just 24 hours

By Dan Oliver published

Product design Smashing its $20k target in just 24 hours, the WildCard is taking product design to new dimensions.

New app lets you create Illustrator vectors from smartphone photos

By Dan Oliver published

Adobe Take photos of real world shapes, and turn them into instant Illustrator vectors with Adobe Shape CC.

Behance launches tool to help designers find work

By Dan Oliver published

Adobe Could Behance Talent Search be your new favourite recruitment tool?

Photoshop adds new killer feature for extracting assets

By Dan Oliver published

Adobe As part of 20 big updates to Creative Cloud being unveiled today at its Max 2014 event, Adobe has launched Creative Cloud Extract.

The 7 greatest CG aliens of all time

By Dan Oliver published

Audiovisual This content has been brought to you in association with HP ZED, a 'pop up shop' for creatives in London's Soho from 29 September - 10 October 2014. Register for HP today!

7 marvels of motion capture

By Dan Oliver published

Audiovisual We pay tribute to the biggest motion-capture movies of the past decade.

6 movie stars reborn in CG

By Dan Oliver published

Audiovisual Real or computer generated? We investigate the new world of the CG-enhanced actor.

The 8 best CG movie monsters

By Dan Oliver published

Audiovisual Discover the greatest CG movie monsters, and the studios that spawned them!

10 stunning motion graphics in music videos

By Dan Oliver published

Audiovisual Prepare to be inspired, as we reveal outstanding examples of motion graphics in music videos.

Cinema's 5 greatest CG environments

By Dan Oliver published

Audiovisual We look back through the history of VFX, and explore the most amazing worlds CG artists have created.