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May 21
- This office chair deal may only have $10 off, but I think it's the best Memorial Day sale furniture deal so far
- How to draw charming story characters using pencils and watercolours
- Save $500 on Samsung's popular Frame TV (55-inch) for Memorial Day
- The Clios sets a new standard for sonic branding with immersive audio identity
- How AI roto tech was used to make Little Simz' time-travelling new music video 'Young' more vibrant
- Acer is now making smart rings too – when is it time for an iRing?
- Fortnite's AI Darth Vadar controversy is about getting a fair deal for performers
- This groundbreaking in-game movie shows an exciting transmedia future
- In a rare OpenAI interview Chad Nelson faces the 'AI Slop' backlash and says "rising above the noise takes talent"
- I love this slick 4K monitor with 144Hz refresh rate – but is it worth its price tag?
- Adobe's shock pricing move is controversial, but it's also pretty clever
May 20
- Blades of Fire review: if Jim Henson had made Conan The Barbarian – and it's as wonderfully weird as that sounds
- How to stand out as a portrait artist
- This iPad deal for Memorial Day may be a month old, but it's still an all-time low price
- This NBA player’s custom Adidas logo is too clever for its own good
- These are the only 2 drawing tablet deals I'd consider today
- The 7 best tools for game art and textures
- I met an AI artist and now believe there's a legitimate future for AI art
- What to do when things look wrong in Blender
- Unreal Engine 5 has been customised to deliver a Ghibli-like painterly art style for upcoming indie game Crescent County
- Testing Samsung's latest iPad Air killer is destroying my lifetime allegiance to Apple
- Cheeky fan demo imagines Super Mario Bros remade by EA
- Who is the most influential creative of the last 25 years? Help us settle the debate
May 19
- Vibe rendering has arrived: this plugin allows AI to control Blender
- How we used Unreal Engine to create the voxelised world of A Minecraft Movie
- Vibe-coding a weird new idea completely changed my AI outlook – this should be your new superpower
- This Fantastic Four concept art shows we were robbed of perfect character design
- This 8-plugin package has transformed my photography workflow in Photoshop
- Project 'Ghost Dance' is where VR meets dance – and it's like real-life Black Mirror (in a good way)
- "AI can’t replicate the soul of a scene", says AFK Arena’s lead environment artist
- I can see why Nintendo smashed the 'Super Smash Bros' dating app
May 18
- 10 ways to improve your texturing techniques for 3D modelling
- Don’t @ me, but I prefer these fan made Wicked: For Good posters
- I never thought a Procreate brush could go viral, but people love this pencil look
- This opera house's new moving logotype oozes sophistication
- 'We have to bring the audience on the journey with us': How The Guardian approached its biggest redesign in a decade
- Some of these hilarious mock Apple product designs feel too close to home
May 17
- How to create convincing environment art
- Our favourite affordable monitor for graphic artists has an extra $100 off!
- Diddy Kong has teeth now and I don’t know how to feel
- I just lost a month's work when my MacBook died... and it could have been avoided
- GTA 6 is delayed, but GTA 5 looks almost as good with this stunning mod
- Watch out Amazon, there's a new smile logo in town
May 16
- I 3D printed a beautiful Cinderwing dragon with this rainbow filament - and it's on sale right now
- Marathon features apparently stolen art? Its developer really needs to learn
- Never forget when the Android robot humiliated the Apple logo in front of the whole world
- Hey HBO Max, self awareness can’t fix your identity crisis
- "I went wild with warped houses, gnarled trees and jagged shapes" – how Tim Burton influenced the creator behind AFK Arena's scene game art
- This brilliant parody of The Elder Scrolls was made possible with pre-made assets
- Learn how to produce engaging landscape art for any project
- The New York Jets' infinite zoom art is the best NFL schedule release video yet
May 15
- The ASUS laptop that we recommend over the MacBook Pro is currently £380 off
- New survey shows the hidden cost of freelancing in creative roles
- Lucasfilm's vision for AI in Stars Wars is making me cringe
- Wix takes on Canva and Adobe with new free visual design platform
- Fans slate “appalling” editing fail in new Wicked: For Good poster
- Cricut experts just taught me how to make beautiful flowers – and you can, too
- Broadway's Redwood The Musical has a digital "forest that feels like it engulfs the audience", built using Unreal Engine
- Learn to use visual language to convey mood with bestselling children's book artist Tony DiTerlizzi
- Super Mario 64 is still revealing design secrets after almost 29 years – but this one takes 14 months to uncover yourself
- Loewe's adorable anime ads show art is still so much better than AI
- The new Superman trailer wins over fans with a VFX upgrade
May 14
- Capcom Fighting Collection 2 review: a pixel-perfect celebration of chaos and creativity
- Fans are surprised by the early concept trailer for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Bold Minimalism was all over the Cannes red carpet – Halle Berry, Eva Longoria and more
- Why the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 won’t matter
- Maxon just launched its first new software in years – and it’s bringing Oscar-winning cinematic 3D to designers
- Jennifer Aniston's hilarious haircare ad is a masterclass in celebrity branding
- Book me a ticket to Milan, I need to see this optical illusion
- Discover Greg Manchess's art tips for more dynamic paintings
- Who knew the Bible could be rebranded? I'm kind of obsessed with this bold new design
- The design of Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms is proving to be surprisingly controversial
May 13
- Wait, did Taylor Swift just use web design to drop a major Easter egg?
- Why we're looking forward to Birmingham Design Festival 2025
- This little tablet is so much more than just an e-reader (but it's not for everyone)
- 10 tips for building creative confidence in your art
- I finally found the solution to my muscle aches in this standing desk
- "Mental health has gone mainstream – but only the safe parts," how one Swiss coffee brand is smashing mental health taboos
- From Amazon to Adobe: is 2025 the year of the 'quiet rebrand'?
May 12
- The new Google logo is already proving popular
- US copyright verdict offers a glimmer of hope for artists vs AI
- Leaked Kung Fury 2 footage turns the original's camp comedy and over-the-top VFX up to 11
- Brussels Airlines gets a new identity, but sticks with its old logo
- The Mario Kart AI ‘scandal’ reveals the strange state of digital art today
- 'My artist alter ego gave me a purpose': a day in the life of Carlos Oliveras Colom
- I tested the fastest possible SSD – it's rough, tough and really expensive
May 11
- I adore Revenge of the Savage Planet's lush, lurid playground of alien absurdity – but it's not for everyone
- Can Disney Abu Dhabi possibly look like its stunning concept art?
- 5 times Apple chose the right font (and one it got wrong)
- How to trace in Procreate: a simple step-by-step guide for beginners
- "We wanted the polar opposite of the glossy world of Shopify": How&How's creative director on Big Cartel's big rebrand
- The Cola wars just got interesting as Campa Cola takes over India
May 10
- The best 1980s animated films include one of my all-time favourites
- 11 creative exercises you can do in five minutes or less
- "Everything feels much more at home," Frontify’s director of brand on the success of Amazon’s subtle rebrand
- Inside the sketchbook of Netflix and Apple background artist Sergio Mancinelli
- I've been testing 3D printers for over a decade – I tried the Elegoo Saturn 4 Ultra 16k and it's truly innovative
- No, the Utah Hockey Club didn't steal its logo design
- Director's concept art makes Disney 's Lilo & Stitch controversy even more baffling
- The foldable iPhone rumours are starting to sound exciting – all thanks to Samsung
- My pocket-sized 2TB hard drive may be a marvel of technology… but it also makes me nervous
- The best print ads of the 2000s, as chosen by experts
- The 'low-end' 2025 iPad is still a high value tablet - tested
May 9
- Video games meet real Lego in this innovative Unreal Engine project
- I spent a week playing Doom: The Dark Ages for my review, and it does the unthinkable – this retro icon is relevant again
- I tried a 2-in-1 laptop that beats BOTH Surface Pro and MacBook Air in creative tests... but it's pretty pricey
- Tesla's Robotaxi trademark rejection shows it needs to get more creative with its branding
- Redesigning football? How Rematch reimagines the sport as utopian 'painterly and impressionistic' cartoon chaos
- The Thunderbolt 5 Anker Prime TB5 docking station offers blazing speeds and multiple connections
- Meet female character designs with attitude in this artist's distinctive illustrations
May 8
- Pssst - all of these tech deals are perfect for Mother's Day
- After four weeks of using the XPPen Magic Note Pad this digital writing and sketching tablet has completely won me over
- Blender animation should be easier with this hair-raising new plugin
- The Midnight Walk review: like stepping into a Studio Laika animation
- Is it weird that I don't hate the new 'Chinese Cybertruck' design?
- Adobe quietly rebrands, tweaking its iconic logo
- This VR experience opened my eyes to the future of creativity
- How to use the Select Subject tool in Photoshop
- Why brands are getting it wrong when trying to connect with Gen Z
- Level up your game art with these 10 pro tips
May 7
- Creatives! Mother's Day is this Sunday, save up to $400 on a Cricut machine
- The new GTA 6 trailer looks unbelievably lifelike: here's why
- I test 3D printers for a living – and my favourite Bambu model is on sale right now
- I finally got a Bambu Lab X1 Carbon 3D printer, and I'm never going back
- How to succeed in the modern creative era? Make agility your superpower –here's how I'm doing it
- Apple just dropped a striking new wallpaper: here's how to get it
- How to use Photoshop's Generative Fill tool to add or remove unwanted objects
- This artist creates stunning elfin characters inspired by anime art styles
- Turns out all graphic designers DON'T all use Macs. That's me told
May 6
- Someone turned their kid's artwork into a video game (and the results are adorable)
- Even Google is roasting Apple's iPhone 17 design (and to be honest, I agree)
- This is rare! Adobe drops Creative Cloud price by 40% for a whole year
- "It’s an emotional experience”: new GTA 6 trailer lives up to the hype
- How Met Gala 2025’s most striking looks can inspire your next character design
- Epic Games' plans for Unreal Engine 6 are dividing developers
- How to use Photoshop's Generative Expand tool
- 5 experiences every designer should have on their bucket list – and I've done them all
- Meta’s AI app is a hot mess of questionable features
- Get Mother's Day sorted early with these 3 digital photo frame deals
- 10 tips for designing epic ships and vehicles for concept art
- The most popular brand mascots are revealed, and the results are ridiculous
May 5
- This artist's dreamy environment work transports gamers to grand, atmospheric new worlds
- Marvel Studios' surprise Thunderbolts* poster design change is dividing fans
- We asked 6 top filmmakers for their tips, this is what they said
- Official Donald Trump May the 4th artwork contains a revealing design fail
- Why you need to channel your five-year-old mind to ignite creativity
- Apple's new web page design leaves users baffled
May 4
- This new brand revolves around the Rorschach Test, and I can't stop staring at it
- Robbie Williams' willingness to lay himself bare makes his art collection a revealing insight into a life in the spotlight
- Nail your character art with issue 253 of ImagineFX
- Download resources for ImagineFX 253
- The iPhone 20 already sounds like it will cost a fortune
- The deepest pictures ever? Artist spends 518 hours creating mind-blowing infinite zoom artwork
- I tried the AlgoLaser Delta, and it might be the best budget-friendly laser engraver you can buy
- How to build a website in Shopify: 6 pro tips from the horse's mouth
- These are the fonts that designers are sick of pretending to hate
May 3
- I spent hours making labels on these 3 label makers, here's what I found
- Law firm has case rejected... because of a logo
- Improve your figure drawing by discovering the body's hidden structures
- How Harry Potter inspired an innovative new digital frame design
- Apple design was unbeatable in the noughties (and I wish we could go back)
- “It was the really loud, cheesy and retro look that hooked me in” – this 3D artist updated a retro Japanese sci-fi classic
- Tested: the UGREEN Revodok 6-in-1 USB-C hub is my newest trusty travel companion
- Is AI giving clients impossible expectations of designers?
May 2
- "Each time you watch the ad, you smile": Aardman on the Thatcher's Juicy Apple ad
- "Tonight is about you telling me how f***ing amazing my art is": Robbie Williams launched a new art show – here's what happened inside the room
- How a fun rebrand and a new mascot boosted this brand's reputation tenfold
- Draw your own 'floating cube' optical illusion: an arty party trick and fun creative exercise
- What is anti-design, the rising trend that tears up the rule book?
- The latest Snapchat redesign fail shows users don't always want minimalist UI
- How an inspired gamble on Nintendo Switch 2's mouse controls led to party game Mouse Work
- New Nvidia AI Blueprint is a bridge between Blender and AI image generation
- I've tested the Apple Mac Studio M4 Max, and it's clearly just gotten better
- The Pope's tomb was not on my design debate bingo card for 2025
May 1
- How to design instantly recognisable characters using strong silhouettes
- Discover this illustrator's stylised cartoon versions of classic paintings
- 10 adverts you probably didn’t realise were made by Aardman, the creators of Wallace and Gromit
- I tested Xiaomi’s sleek new 165W power bank, and it’s a must-have for creatives on the go (with a couple of caveats)
- Someone please turn this adorable rock collection into a font