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A hedgehog illustration made entirely from pressed autumn leaves and ferns in browns, ochres and greens, positioned beside a real acorn and oak twig.

Animals from wildflowers? This unique illustration style shouldn't work, but it does - and here's why

Tom May Published 6 September 26

Helen Ahpornsiri turns pressed plants into beautifully lifelike animals

Ichigoichie's Tactichord: Glam Strategy

This indie tactics game is a tribute to 80s glam metal with some ingenious low-tech solutions

Alan Wen Published 6 September 26

Ichigoichie's David Ventura talks glam metal inspirations and reusing past ideas for Tactichord: Glam Strategy, a tactics game turned up to 11.

Doom 3 BFG with real-time path tracing

Someone's making Doom 3 BFG edition with DLSS 5

Joe Foley Published 6 September 26

Take a look at the work in progress.

Three of the best AI laptops for under $1000.

The best budget AI laptops under $1,000: Your laptop should make your life easier!

Tom May Published 6 September 26

You don't need to spend big to run AI locally.

ChatGPT-6 Astra

OpenAI's controversial ChatGPT-6 Astra advert paints a sad vision of the future

Joe Foley Published 6 September 26

Is this the future of creative work?

Labor Day laptop deal

7 massive Labor Day laptop deals that are actually good enough for creatives

Joe Foley Published 5 September 26

Save up to $1,000 on beefy laptops from Asus, Dell, Lenovo and Apple.

Stranger Than Heaven

I enjoyed grappling with Stranger Than Heaven's unconventional combat, but I'd love to see more of its depiction of early 20th century Japan

Alan Wen Published 5 September 26

My Gamescom hands-on of RGG's ambitious epic took me through three time periods in Japan in quick, brutal fashion.

3D character art

“Korean games and character art played a big part in inspiring me to become a 3D character artist"

ImagineFX staff Published 5 September 26

Samuel Selami creates grounded, memorable characters using ZBrush and Unreal Engine.

Ichigoichie's Tactichord: Glam Strategy — This indie tactics game takes you back to 1990 paying tribute to 80s American glam metal Ichigoichie's David Ventura talks glam metal inspirations and reusing past ideas for Tactichord: Glam Strategy, a tactics game turned up to 11.

Labor Day laptop deal — 7 massive Labor Day laptop deals that are actually good enough for creatives Save up to $1,000 on beefy laptops from Asus, Dell, Lenovo an Apple.

Stranger Than Heaven — I enjoyed grappling with Stranger Than Heaven's unconventional combat, but I would love to see more of its depiction of early 20th century Japan My Gamescom hands-on of RGG's ambitious epic took me through three time periods in Japan in quick, brutal fashion.

3D character art — “Korean games and character art played a big part in inspiring me to become a 3D character artist" Samuel Selami creates grounded, memorable characters using ZBrush and Unreal Engine.

Design

These cute cat ads don't seem to make sense – which is why they're genius

By Tom May Published 5 September 26

Cat food brand Smalls' campaign skips the clichés and leans into a strange, repeatable phrase.

Hogwarts logos from the HBO Harry Potter series

The controversial new Harry Potter logos represent "the decay of art," fans say

By Joe Foley Published 5 September 26

Has Hogwarts' graphic design department lost its magic?

Art

A Picasso painting on a wall

Quote of the Day by Pablo Picasso: “The chief enemy of creativity is ‘good’ sense"

By Ian Dean Published 4 September 26

Why this advice is more relevant than ever in an age of algorithms, AI and art made for likes.

ArtStation is taking action against AI art, but there's one question it doesn't want to answer

By Joe Foley Published 3 September 26

Some artists think there's an easier solution.

How to draw Sanrio characters like Hello Kitty the easy way

By Joe Foley Published 2 September 26

Follow along with these expert tips to perfect the distinctive Sanrio character look.

Character Design

3D

Spider-Man and Hulk 3D sculptures

This artist turns iconic characters like Spider-Man and Hulk into sculptural Marvels

By ImagineFX staff Published 3 September 26

Digital sculpting allows Emiliano Calderón to achieve exceptional levels of detail in his collectible statues.

This 3D artist uses Unreal Engine 5 and Blender to achieve incredible detail in heroic character designs

By ImagineFX staff Published 2 September 26

Check out the work of Andres Zambrano.

Branding & Advertising

These cute cat ads don't seem to make sense – which is why they're genius

By Tom May Published 5 September 26

Cat food brand Smalls' campaign skips the clichés and leans into a strange, repeatable phrase.

Hogwarts logos from the HBO Harry Potter series

The controversial new Harry Potter logos represent "the decay of art," fans say

By Joe Foley Published 5 September 26

Has Hogwarts' graphic design department lost its magic?

The Brand Impact Awards 2026 shortlist is now live

By Georgia Coggan Published 4 September 26

Our global judging panel has chosen its shortlist of 41 projects.

Video Game Design & Gaming

Genigods: Nezha is China's answer to God of War in Unreal Engine 5

By Alan Wen Published 4 September 26

Ambitious 'cinematic fluid dynamic' tech fuels this epic clash of gods.

The White House just used Xbox and Sega logos to promote MAGA video games, and players want to know what's up

By Joe Foley Published 4 September 26

Developers don't need to worry about the competition, but really?

AI

Autonomous lamp

Meet Lamp: An "alive" Pixar-like desk robot that watches your posture, remembers strangers' faces and answers your emails

By Georgia Coggan Published 3 September 26

Is this new embodied AI assistant the future?

If Apple and Spotify are cracking down on AI slop, why can't YouTube? I think I know the answer

By Tom May Published 30 August 26

It's all about the business model.

AI-generated animated series based on the pixel art video game Astro Burn

This indie dev found a use for AI but says the project was still firmly human led

By Joe Foley Published 27 August 26

HaZ Dulull turned his own pixel art game into an animation series.

Technology

TourBox lite

TourBox Lite review: An entry-level console for editors who are tired of keyboard shortcuts

By Paul Hatton Published 5 September 26

The TourBox Lite is a budget-friendly option for photographers and videographers to speed up their workflows

Apple CEO Tim Cook standing next to a row of MacBook Air laptops at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in 2022.

Quote of the Day by Tim Cook: "I'm not worried about AI giving computers the ability to think like humans. I'm more concerned about people thinking like computers without values or compassion, without concern for consequences."

By Georgia Coggan Published 5 September 26

As Apple's CEO steps down, his decade-old words serve as a warning.

Three of the current best monitors with integrated webcams.

Monitors with webcams: The 5 best options available

By Beren Neale, Henry Winchester Last updated 4 September 26

These six are genuinely worth your money.

Creative Inspiration

Various Cricut cutting machine alternatives.

Beyond Cricut: the best Cricut alternatives for cutting machine creatives

By Beth Nicholls Last updated 4 September 26

Cricut is not the only option!

Digital Crafting

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Match your backpack to your personality with 42% off top brands

By Natalie Fear Published 19 August 26

Get back-to-school ready with these hand-picked bags for every style.

A t-shirt printing setup.

Build your own t-shirt printing empire with £1,130 off this starter kit

By Beren Neale Published 18 August 26

Get a t-shirt printer, a smokeless oven and a heat press for just £2,186.

Digital Crafting

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Genigods: Nezha is China's answer to God of War in Unreal Engine 5

By Alan Wen Published 4 September 26

Ambitious 'cinematic fluid dynamic' tech fuels this epic clash of gods.

The White House just used Xbox and Sega logos to promote MAGA video games, and players want to know what's up

By Joe Foley Published 4 September 26

Developers don't need to worry about the competition, but really?

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is another RE Engine triumph on Switch 2

By Alan Wen Published 4 September 26

Unlocked frame rate makes samurai swordplay spectacular, motion waggling optional.

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