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- August 31
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- Big tech will pull the plug on free AI. Can creatives afford to pay?
- The negative space in this horror movie poster is pure perfection
- Inside an AI animation studio: how we’re rewriting the rules
- Taylor Swift's website mistakes are an important lesson to everyone on the internet
- From iPhones to speakers: 4 butter yellow gadgets to get your life (and home) on trend this summer
- You've never seen a video game character design as strange as this
- This Lego Apple iMac G3 is the perfect retro toy design I never knew I needed
- August 30
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- Master Unreal Engine 5: the best courses for beginners and pros alike
- I will be buried with my Sonos speaker and, with $20 off, you can be too
- Pixar vs DreamWorks: here’s why one studio always wins my heart
- Devs are to blame for Unreal Engine 5 performance issues, Epic Games CEO says
- 5 failed AI ads that prove human creativity is still superior
- Is this addictive game made by just one person the best first-person shooter of the year?
- Wow, there's a Guinness World Record for identifying fonts. Could you beat it?
- August 29
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- Hollow Knight: Silksong is the 'artquake' shifting indie game launches
- This bluetooth speaker has only been on sale since March, and there's already $60 off for Labor Day
- Perfect your skills with these essential line art exercises
- Nothing’s stock photo scandal is a lesson in accountability
- The best YouTube channels and podcasts every film artist should subscribe to
- Taylor Swift got engaged – and brands went wild. Here’s the funny, the clever, and the cringe
- I had zero interest in foldable smartphones before I met Honor's Magic V5
- From Taylor Swift to Charli XCX, the alternate album art trend has gone too far
- Your creative team is brilliant, your workflow isn’t. Here's how to fix it
- Mastering Transfer Tape: how to make every Cricut project look professional
- Don't Lose Aggro is a solo-playing MMORPG experience made by a solo developer
- Creative job losses are rising – and we need to talk about it
- August 28
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- Ringo Starr's new art collection is the peace and love refresher I needed
- I thought 'audiophile' headphones were only for chin-scratching posers... until I got a pair
- This sparkling SodaStream Art discount is so good I thought it was a mistake
- Behold, the drinks brand making Papyrus cool again
- This '90s Super Mario bootleg is hilariously weird
- Honor of Kings: World is an open-world fantasy game that surpassed its MOBA origins – here's why
- What number is hiding in this optical illusion?
- My essential checklist for engaging character art
- An essential Switch 2 accessory just got a major upgrade
- August 27
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- Unreal Engine vs Unity: which is right for you?
- 'Dread, anxiety... but also hope': Here's how creatives really feel about social media in 2025
- The Sims remade in Unreal Engine 5 is everything I didn’t know I needed
- Nintendo’s new Mario stop-motion animations are pure childhood nostalgia
- New Timothée Chalamet billboard really shouldn't work (but it totally does)
- Apple's 3-year design plan just got me excited about the iPhone again
- An AI startup just became a film studio, and Hollywood should be thankful
- I tried a photo to colouring page generator, and it's actually adorable
- How I painted this One Piece character artwork for Big Mom's voice actress
- I tried the Longer Nano laser engraver and found it to be one of the most versatile lasers out there
- Oh dear, Will Smith – this AI mess stinks of desperation
- August 26
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- Students, stop buying the MacBook Pro – you're sleeping on a far better option
- My first impressions of Bambu Lab's latest H2S 3D printer
- Early sketches for The Bad Guys 2 give a fascinating insight into character design
- Designer took a crack at their own Cracker Barrel logo – and everyone loves it
- Gorillaz look perfectly retro as Fortnite Festival Season 10 headliners
- Cracker Barrel should never have apologised for its controversial new logo
- Explore over 500 epic sketches and doodles in issue 257 of ImagineFX
- Why the biggest mistake an interior designer can make right now is ignoring AI
- I love Silent Hill f's pivot to Japanese horror, less so its clunky Soulsy combat
- Why we should be worried about Donald Trump's National Design Studio
- Netflix's new AI rules are hypocritical
- August 25
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- Don't miss the chance to learn video editing in DaVinci Resolve 20 for free this week
- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is the visually stunning comeback that Sega's ninja master deserves
- I'm a music photographer, and I just learned something from Samsung's concert and festival photo tips
- I love my ASUS Zenbook A14, and can't believe it's dropped $520 in price
- I tried Honor's premium ultrabook, and it's a serious alternative to the MacBook Air
- I'm sorry, but enrolling an AI into art college is just absurd
- The controversial MSNBC rebrand is healing broken America
- August 24
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- This 8GB tablet was cheap to start with: I'm astounded it's dropped to £165!
- I've never really understood Samsung's Music Frame but I'll take $100 off
- Forget AI, here's how to draw a dinosaur with pencils
- 30 years since the launch of Windows 95, the 90s still has some of the best sonic branding
- My favorite Marshall headphones are currently $50 off – it's a deal worth hearing out
- The ultimate movie logos quiz
- I've been using this Geekom mini-PC for three weeks, and it might just be the Mac mini rival Windows users have been looking for
- Starbucks' printer ban shows remote working has gone too far
- August 23
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- Samsung’s The Frame is the best TV I've ever bought – and right now it’s got some incredible discounts
- The best Unreal Engine 5 games out now and coming soon
- These 3D printed Oreos actually look pretty realistic
- Quiz: Is graphic design REALLY your passion? Prove it
- How the creative team behind Netflix's Arcane pushed the animation even further for the second season
- Bose jumps on 2025's most viral colour trend with ingenious packaging design
- One of my top chair brands has a Labor Day sale on all its best products, and I think you should be interested
- There's a big problem with Taylor Swift's new website
- August 22
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- Please, Watch The Artwork transforms the paintings of Edward Hopper into a casual psychological horror
- Gap jumps on the Sydney Sweeney bandwagon with "inclusive" new campaign
- How I created the demonic video game cover art for Doom: The Dark Ages
- The Cracker Barrel logo controversy shows MAGA doesn't get branding
- I used a laser engraver for the first time, and now my office is flooded with custom accessories
- I spent a month testing the Creality Falcon A1 and I'd say it's the perfect laser engraver for beginners on a budget
- Pizza Hut's new logo is baked to perfection
- AI has a branding problem
- August 21
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- Quiz: Think you know about Apple? Let's see...
- Save £300 on Honor's Magic V5 foldable phone BEFORE it's released next week
- Resident Evil Requiem had me drenched with terror like the series never has before
- Is this the boldest agency announcement ever?
- 8 of the most iconic video game hero animations
- The excuse for Call of Duty's AI controversy is a bit ridiculous
- I tried AOC's latest 27-inch gaming monitor, the Q27G4ZR, and it's surprisingly good for creatives too
- What is Nano Banana, and is it really the end of Photoshop?
- August 20
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- How we made the character designs for Netflix's Sakamoto Days
- The base Mac mini may have $100 off, but I think students should get the more expensive 512GB model (with $110 off)
- Sanex’s banned ad should be a warning to brands
- I've been waiting years for an OLED monitor aimed at pros, and this sizzling new ASUS panel might mark the end of that wait
- What's behind the sudden rise in AI interior design?
- Listen up finance bros, this is how you nail a crypto rebrand
- Need a new 3D printer or 3D scanner? These 3 back to school deals are too good to miss
- Nvidia's Indiana Jones upgrade could be the end of bad video game hair
- Are football club logos facing a design crisis?
- Time magazine's latest animated cover is an absolute joy
- August 19
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- Can you name the oldest tech from today's tech giants
- Samsung's finest smartwatch yet has converted me in just 3 weeks
- I have a Master's degree in photography, but I wouldn't recommend it
- Think you know your Cowboys from your Cardinals? Put your skills to the test with this NFL logo quiz
- Adobe somehow just made PDFs exciting
- The new Frankenstein movie posters have filled me with hope
- Fans tear "disgusting" new Eurovision logo to shreds
- How Death on the Nile embraces "the fearless colour, interiors, and fashion of the 1970s" to gamify nostalgia
- August 18
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- August 16
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- Uniqlo’s Pokémon collab accidentally stars a hilariously saucy design
- Inside the charming and colourful sketchbook of illustrator and animator Carlotta Notaro
- I tested the Revopoint Trackit, and I don't want to see a scanning marker ever again
- Quiz: How well do you know your album cover artwork?
- Wplace is the Google Maps for pixel art, and I can't stop exploring it
- August 15
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- The 6 best Unreal Engine 5 remakes so far
- Taylor Swift’s new album sparks the hottest branding trend of 2025
- So you want to be a designer? Read this before you apply to art school
- 5 astuces pour profiter au maximum de l’appareil photo de votre Samsung Galaxy S25
- 5 trucos rápidos para sacarle el máximo partido a la cámara de tu Samsung Galaxy S25
- Rembrandt, Vermeer, and now Hopper – how AI’s remakes are testing the soul of art
- QUIZ: Tech product fails! Do you know these massive stinkers from Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and more?
- This cheap and cheerful Acer laptop will just keep on going
- Blippo+ blends lo-fi visuals, surreal alien channels, and the chaotic charm of '90s cult TV
- August 14
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- Discover the work of a digital artist who blends personal influences with striking utopian fantasy
- This free Blender plugin delivers instant '90s nostalgia
- Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl has sparked an orange investigation
- Where have all the junior designers gone?
- Operation Night Strikers review: why these cult ’80s games still hit the mark
- Lenovo Thinkpad P1 Gen 7 review: A beautifully built but painfully pricey mobile workstation
- How to tease and tell stories in your digital art
- August 13
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- You can stop looking for back-to-school laptop deals - this M1 MacBook Air is the winner
- Nostalgic or just trash, is there still a place for low-poly game art?
- No, I will not shut up about my Loop Earplugs
- Why pay $30 for a hideous Labubu when you can 3D print your own abomination for around $5
- Designers are raging at this film festival’s AI poster
- I can't decide if this artist's video game embroidery paintings are hardcore or grandmacore
- “Essentially identical” logo reignites a 40-year brand war
- Performance-hungry creatives need look no further than the Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI
- What every game dev can learn from Mafia The Old Country's 'no swimming' controversy
- August 12
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- Apparently the OnlyFans logo is too raunchy for the cricket pitch
- If I were still a student, I'd buy these 4 monitor deals (with up to $450 off)
- This wild retro-inspired game unleashes a novel artistic enemy
- The most common living room layout mistakes, according to an interior design expert
- Eminem just proved why the popcorn bucket trend needs to die
- "It’s time all men paid attention”: raunchy ad exposes the literal meaning of ‘toxic masculinity’
- The Honor 400 Pro might be the most innovative mid-range phone of 2025
- There's something fishy about Nintendo's ingenious new Joy-Con design idea
- August 11
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- Google's AI Nighthawks painting misses the point of art
- Why focusing on values not colour makes better digital art
- These might be the most pretentious headphones ever (but I need them)
- At least 15 Switch games just fell to record-low prices at Walmart
- Netflix's Wednesday typeface is sheer genius
- How to mix art mediums for more powerful images
- August 10
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- This Chromebook is perfect for students and under $200 right now
- SanDisk's rugged portable SSD gets a bargainous price drop
- Lightcraft’s Spark could finally give filmmakers the "Google Docs of 3D"
- The 3 most beautiful-looking games from Nintendo's Indie World showcase
- The secret to composing a fluent painting in Photoshop that feels natural and expressive
- This museum’s rebrand is pure art therapy
- Please tell me Pokémon isn't using AI art
- August 9
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- Apple's cinema lawsuit is raising eyebrows
- Skechers just can't quit making crappy AI ads
- How to illustrate a YA book cover that readers will pick up
- What kind of AI is acceptable in video game development?
- Offbeat manga artist Katsuya Terada shares insights into his work
- Wicked: For Good’s new poster is full of sloppy editing fails
- ChatGPT5 is simultaneously filling me with joy and dread
- Green Day's bizarre trading card artwork is a retro reminder of the worst movie ever made
- People are only just realising the true meaning of the BMW logo
- August 8
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- I tested the Dynabook Tecra A60-M, and it needs more power
- People can't believe this 3D artwork isn't a photo – even after the artist provided proof
- GPT-5 is out and here's what it means for artists and creatives
- 7 archviz trends you need to know about in 2025
- How Toem 2 builds on its monochrome magic with a more confident vision
- Amazon's cringey War of the Worlds makes me scared for the future of movies
- How to edit videos on a Mac: The basics in 6 easy steps
- Technique focus: why telling a story first will change the way you create concept art
- Apple's 'rare' gift for Donald Trump is kind of embarrassing
- August 7
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- I started using this Rode mic for TikTok, and it's seriously upped my audio game
- Disney's AI setbacks offer some hope for artists
- 5 editing pet-peeves that I solved with AI
- I can't believe we nearly got a NSFW Pikachu design
- Rod Stewart revives the dead in bizarre AI tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
- So, you think you can tell the difference between AI and reality?
- Beyoncé versus Sydney Sweeney: two denim ads, one dangerous divide in brand storytelling
- Have video game graphics really reached a plateau?
- The New Yorker’s latest cover is a huge slap in the face for censorship
- Forget what you know about CAD – Plasticity has made 3D modelling fun again
- I swapped out my gaming chair for a fancy new recliner this week – and I might never go back
- These comic art techniques will help improve your game art
- August 6
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- Why I wouldn't subject my kids to Google's AI storybooks
- Xencelabs PD24+ review: I'm wowed by its colour, accuracy, and feel
- Resident Evil's hench Duolingo owl is the weirdest gaming crossover yet
- Get 40% off your first year of Adobe's Creative Cloud Pro
- From Harry Styles to KSI, here's the problem with celeb brands
- Chaos unlocks real-time rendering for everyone – no Unreal Engine 5 needed
- Even Tesla's co-founder is mocking the Cybertruck design
- One of our favourite external hard drives is down to only $165
- August 5
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- Is this Tekken 8 character redesign better than the real thing?
- I can't believe how many new features are coming in Houdini 21
- Is this smartphone actually safe for kids?
- Why 'paint within limits' put Primary Hughes on a journey to honest, traditional art
- Donald Trump's response to Sydney Sweeney's controversial jeans ad is a literary masterpiece
- I just used the Cricut Hat Press, and I'm not convinced it's worth its price tag
- What is archviz? A beginner's guide
- The 6 best places to get free video game assets
- American Eagle's ridiculous response to its Sydney Sweeney ad backlash raises eyebrows
- August 4
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- If you own a Bambu Lab 3D pinter, this SUNLU AMS upgrade is a must-buy
- What every artist should know about breaking into picture books
- Brands clap back at Sydney Sweeney’s sleazy American Eagle ad
- The BioShock RTX remaster looks even better than I expected
- Apple clarifies its position on AI – but can it save its reputation?
- Demystifying the reality of a self-taught designer: a day in the life of Rittsu Kogarasuashi
- K‑Pop Demon Hunters is delivering Netflix its ‘Frozen moment’, but it isn’t what you think
- August 3
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- How to create a character design in Photoshop that rocks
- 10 Procreate art secrets that will improve your creativity
- This ingenious old-school optical illusion had me totally baffled
- I’m frightfully obsessed with this cereal brand’s Muppet makeover
- The 8 most influential interior design trends of the last 50 years
- August 2
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- Tokidoki's Kawaii Monopoly board design is the kitschest thing you'll see today
- Awaysis isn’t just a retro throwback – it reinvents 16-Bit dungeon crawling with next-gen physics
- Bank “steals” famous logos in genius ad campaign
- 8 iconic fashion trends from the last 50 years – chosen by experts
- Substack's messy plagiarism scandal says a lot about the internet today
- Working from home? How about gaming from home with the Boulies Master Max chair!
- Can you get more than 1 out of 16 in this impossible logo design quiz?
- August 1
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- This Thunderbolt 5 dock is lightning fast, charges your laptop, and looks like a spaceship (and it's got $45 off)
- I just tried the 'Netflix of AI' and enjoyed it far more than I wanted to
- Artists are calling Rebelle 8 "breathtaking" – here’s what makes it so real
- Trump Jr. flashes his daddy's genes in Sydney Sweeney American Eagle parody
- Peanuts’ first musical in 37 years hits all the right nostalgic notes
- I tested the WeCreat Vision Pro and was impressed by what it is capable of
- 7 video game art styles to consider for your game
