Design

Dolmio ad
"Nostalgia is a double-edged sword": how Dolmio revived its beloved puppet family for a new generation

By Natalie Fear Published

Elmwood's Kyle Whybrow discusses the increasing hunger for tactile and intentional design.

Branding
Nothing X Charli XCX brand collab
Nothing has a secret weapon rival tech brands wish they had

By Natalie Fear Published

Why Club Nothing (R) is more than empty philanthropy.

Branding
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Art

Inktober brushes in Procreate
How to create your own Inktober-inspired brushes in Procreate

By Beth Nicholls Published

Nail down the spooky aesthetic with these quick and easy steps.

Traditional Art
Sketches and line art of monsters for a video game called Flask
How this artist turned childhood nightmares into video game monsters

By Ian Dean Published

Just in time for Halloween, John Kenn Mortensen talks dark fantasy, drawing by hand and bringing his distinctive illustrations to FLASK.

Digital Art
Photos of a white drawing tablet on a wooden table, the XPPen Magic Pro 13
XPPen Magic Pro 13 review: a premium Android drawing tablet for work and play

By Ian Dean Published

XPPen’s Magic Pro 13 is an Android art tablet that also works as a desktop pen display, making it genuinely hard to choose between XPPen and Wacom.

Digital Art
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3D

GTA 6 screen of people on a beach
Rockstar art-directed 600,000 animations, so that GTA 6’s passers-by feel like real people

By Tom May Published

It’s a lesson the whole creative industry needs to heed.

Video Game Design
A pixel art game screen of characters holding balloons in a cafe, made using AI Engine
The new Atelico AI Engine gives game NPCs memories

By Ian Dean Published

The on-device toolkit aims to change how games are played, not replace the people who make them.

Video Game Design
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Branding & Advertising

Dolmio ad
"Nostalgia is a double-edged sword": how Dolmio revived its beloved puppet family for a new generation

By Natalie Fear Published

Elmwood's Kyle Whybrow discusses the increasing hunger for tactile and intentional design.

Branding
Nothing X Charli XCX brand collab
Nothing has a secret weapon rival tech brands wish they had

By Natalie Fear Published

Why Club Nothing (R) is more than empty philanthropy.

Branding
Samsung ad featuring an Apple trying to fold next to the Galaxy Z Fold 8
Samsung proves it’s king of the folding phones in shady Apple diss

By Natalie Fear Published

Their smartphone brand beef rages on.

Advertising
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Video Game Design & Gaming

A trailer for GTA 6 inside South Park
GTA 6's latest gameplay reveal is filthy, and South Park is helping Rockstar sell it

By Ian Dean Published

The most entertaining bit of game marketing I've seen in a long time.

Gaming
Mass Effect 5 art director says it's “truly heartbreaking” we'll never play his team's game

By Tom May Published

Sparth says it's painful to know the artist's work won't reach players following BioWare's closure.

Gaming
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AI

A drawing of a crow becomes a 3D model in a Maxon AI video
Maxon teases another AI tool, and artists aren't happy, despite not knowing what it does yet

By Ian Dean Published

A potential new tool for Cinema 4D is raising more questions about the direction of creative software.

AI
A man with glasses, wearing a dark jacket over a green shirt, sits at a desk in front of a wooden wall background with house plants, a mug, notebooks, and a lamp.
Etsy's crackdown on AI slop is welcome, but it shows how far things have slipped

By Tom May Published

When a marketplace focused on handmade design needs a rule banning fake photos, something's gone wrong.

AI Art
Just Eat AI food imagery
Just Eat's AI apocalypse raises a glaring question

By Joe Foley Published

Fancy some 'tiger' prawns or a literal toad in the hole?

AI
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Technology

Amazon's dropped the price of our favourite laptop for graphic designers by $160 in early Black Friday deal

By Tom May Published

The M5 MacBook Pro tops our buying guide.

Laptops
A pair of Dunu DaVinci Vitruvian earbuds, with sepia faceplates etched with clockwork gear drawings, sits on a dark wooden desk
The Dunu Vitruvian promises DaVinci’s JM-1 warmth, trading low end for top-end sparkle

By Tom May Published

Succeeding a New Meta classic, Dunu’s latest begs the question: is less sub-bass ever a good idea?

Headphones & Earbuds
The Sennheiser HD 480 Pro Plus (with case).
The perfect closed-back wired headphones just got a $40 discount

By Beren Neale Published

I just gave the Sennheiser HD 480 Pro a full 5 stars, so this is one to snap up.

Headphones & Earbuds
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Creative Inspiration

Radim Malinic's book Daring Forever
"Nobody has it figured out, and that’s the point": Radim Malinic on the power of creative risk

By Natalie Fear Published

The creative director makes the case for backing yourself in his new book, Daring Forever.

Creative Inspiration
Halloween collection
Make a DIY boo basket with up to 60% off Halloween goodies

By Natalie Fear Published

From handmade candles to cute crochet.

Creative Inspiration
A sticker maker on a wooden table, penguin stickers
Cricut StickerPix Print + Cut review: a playful, professional printer with a hidden cost

By Julie Dean Published

Cricut has made printing stickers and professional photos incredibly easy – now about those refills…

Digital Crafting
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More Creativity Unleashed

Christopher Glass production design behind the scenes
"Use their tools against them": why AI isn't the death of production design

By Natalie Fear Published

Christopher Glass shares his industry insight for the next generation of creatives.

Creative Careers
A trailer for GTA 6 inside South Park
GTA 6's latest gameplay reveal is filthy, and South Park is helping Rockstar sell it

By Ian Dean Published

The most entertaining bit of game marketing I've seen in a long time.

Gaming
Christopher Glass work for I love Boosters
‘Its sheer madness is unparalleled’: inside the production design of I Love Boosters

By Natalie Fear Published

Christopher Glass discusses working on Boots Riley’s absurdist crime comedy.

Movies & TV Shows