Design

Aerial view of a forested Vermont lake in autumn colours, overlaid with the hand-lettered "Vermont" wordmark and the strapline "State of Inspiration".

Vermont's logo looks like it was made in five seconds... so why do I love it?

By Tom May Published

It's anything but bland, and that needs to be celebrated.

Logos & Icons
ASAP Rocky

ASAP Rocky just dumped this designer over leaked DMs

By Natalie Fear Published

But was it an overreaction?

Design
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Art

Cartoon cats find a cucumber

Ricky Gervais’ Alley Cats proves animation is the perfect home for weird ideas

By Ian Dean Published

From BoJack Horseman to Netflix’s new feral cat comedy, adult animation is giving creators room to experiment.

Animation
The painting Senecio

Quote of the Day by Paul Klee: "Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible."

By Ian Dean Published

Why the artist's 1920 creative manifesto feels more relevant than ever in the age of AI art.

Art
Toy Story and Pixar founder and Higgsfield AI award

Pixar co-founder's new AI role is reigniting animation's biggest debate

By Joe Foley Published

Is it a "huge knife in the back" for animation?

Animation
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3D

Super Mario and Donald Trump

Japan asks Trump to quit it with the weird Super Mario videos already

By Joe Foley Published

Officials asked the White House to stop using Japanese art to Make America Great Again.

Video Game Design
A singer on stage, with fire

How to use Notch to create live concert effects

By Ian Dean Published

Senior Designer Lorenzo Venturini used 50 Notch layers to help create a castle on stage for Grammy-winning Laura Pausini.

3D
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Branding & Advertising

Aerial view of a forested Vermont lake in autumn colours, overlaid with the hand-lettered "Vermont" wordmark and the strapline "State of Inspiration".

Vermont's logo looks like it was made in five seconds... so why do I love it?

By Tom May Published

It's anything but bland, and that needs to be celebrated.

Logos & Icons
Buc-ee's and Beaver's Mini Mart logos

No beaver logo is safe from Buc-ee’s legal wrath

By Natalie Fear Published

The brand has kick-started another design battle.

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Logos & Icons
Berlin Museum logo designs

Berlin Museum breaks the rules of branding with EIGHTY-ONE different logos

By Joe Foley Published

Design genius or a confusing cop out?

Logos & Icons
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Video Game Design & Gaming

Screens from a horror samurai game

Onimusha: Way of the Sword (PS5) hands-on – Capcom’s samurai comeback is far stranger and more ambitious than I expected

By Ian Dean Published

The biggest surprise isn't its Sekiro-inspired combat.

Gaming
GTA 6

GTA VI is so big Netflix is treating its trailer like a Hollywood premiere

By Ian Dean Published

Why Rockstar's branding is about to make the film industry look small.

Gaming
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AI

Screenshot from a Kingdom Hearts game showing Sora, Donald Duck, Goofy and a group of allied characters standing together in a dark, futuristic city setting.

The Square Enix AI fiasco convinces me we all need to start documenting our creative process

By Tom May Published

Keeping your sketches and drafts might be the only thing that proves a human made your work.

AI Art
Two-panel AI-generated image showing a green-haired woman and a man shopping for children's clothes on the left, and the same woman lying in a foam-packed "Galatea" box on the right, with a bulldog and a man looking on.

Everyone in this AI art row has a point, and that's what worries me

By Tom May Published

So who's right, exactly?

7 Comments
AI
Front & back of the book 50 Greatest Designers on a wooden desk

What does the biggest AI copyright payout in history actually change for creatives?

By Tom May Published

$1.5 billion is a lot, but the small print is less reassuring.

AI
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Technology

Kylie Jenner wearing Meta Glasses and Disney's Mulan

So, it seems Disney music is our only protection against Meta's pervert glasses

By Joe Foley Published

Desperate times, indeed.

Tech
DuckDuckGo Anti-surveillance glasses

These sold out 'Normal F****** Sunglasses’ are a huge middle finger to Meta

By Natalie Fear Published

DuckDuckGo takes a stand against Zuck’s ‘pervert glasses’.

Tech

MacBook Neo vs budget Windows laptops: which is worth your money?

By Erlingur Einarsson Published

As the back-to-school hordes descend on laptop retailers, this is perhaps the most important question of the season.

Laptops
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Creative Inspiration

Back to School stationery

Get the luxury look with stationery starting from $10

By Natalie Fear Published

Don’t pay designer prices this back-to-school season.

Fashion
CNC machines

Forget 3D printers, CNC machines could be the next big craze of 2027

By Beth Nicholls Published

There’s nothing like the sound of grinding metal as you wash the dishes.

Digital Crafting
The three best Cricut machines, in our opinion.

The best Cricut machines: The ultimate vinyl cutters for crafting

By Beth Nicholls, Ian Dean Last updated

The ultimate vinyl cutters for crafting

Digital Crafting
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More Creativity Unleashed

An image from Wicker movie alongside Ikea Wicker furniture

Ikea goes viral with racy wicker bench photo because Alexander Skarsgård

By Joe Foley Published

People are going Wicker crazy, and Ikea's laughing.

Movies & TV Shows
Wicker movie trailer

Alexander Skarsgård's wood in Wicker is almost entirely real

By Joe Foley Published

(His wood suit... I'm talking about his suit.)

Movies & TV Shows
An image from Laika's Wildwood trailer

Laika spotlights “hands” behind the craft in stunning Wildwood poster

By Natalie Fear Published

In a world of AI slop, give me stop motion animation.

Movies & TV Shows