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October 31
- Beneath review: a broken '90s horror throwback I can't stop playing
- The M2 MacBook Air is the cheapest it's ever been in Best Buy's Black Friday sale
- I’ve spent all morning trying to beat the Pac-Man Halloween Google Doodle, and I’m not sorry
- This uncanny AI sitcom's weirdness is a genuinely frightening Halloween treat
- Why indie game Possessor(s) ditches Unreal Engine 5’s latest tools for hand-drawn art
- Spitting Image vs Paddington Bear: the legal spat raises interesting questions
- Forget AI: shrinkflation is the real threat to your brand strategy
- How Google became Adobe’s secret weapon in 2025
October 30
- How Adobe’s latest updates will revolutionise the way creatives work
- Affinity just combined three apps into one free program for all creatives
- Lenovo's "Swiss Army Knife of laptops" just got a massive $500 price drop
- PepsiCo rebrands for the first time in 25 years, and I'm underwhelmed
- YouTube redesign includes 20 fun Like animations
- Adobe is being smarter about AI video than I ever expected
- “Audiences hold the mic”: how virality became Fanta’s secret marketing weapon
- Acclaimed book cover artist Dan dos Santos reveals his unused sketches
- Adobe just previewed some of the wildest AI tools we’ve ever seen
October 29
- Adobe's AI assistant means Photoshop is no longer a passive tool
- Forget Black Friday, the best audiophile headphones are almost half price at Amazon right this very minute
- This real-time Colin Farrell model both amazes and disturbs me
- 1980s-inspired indie horror game Routine finally escapes development limbo 13 years later
- Soho Radio's rebrand nails the sticker book aesthetic
- Ikea hits us in the feels with heartfelt new ads
- This artist wants to help us find beauty in dark places
- I love Android and I hate to say it, but Apple will eventually win
- Is Adobe’s ‘conversational editing’ the future of design?
October 28
- The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic posters are instant classics
- Adobe's personalised AI generators could change creative software forever
- This mouse could change how you work on a drawing tablet
- How two screens changed everything: my ASUS Zenbook Duo story
- As an '80s kid I wanted a Tamiya RC, and now they're cheaper than you’d think
- What trend do you wish would come back?
- Unreal Engine 5 game about "just being a rock" is now multiplayer
- You can now get a TV for free... and I'm worried this is the future of tech
October 27
- The brand-new M5 iPad Pro already has $50 off
- Alienware's latest gaming monitor has too many hertz
- New figures show which artists are most ripped off using Midjourney
- Why all creatives should be watching Adobe MAX LA this week
- 5 celebrity brands that are nailing it, and what we can learn from them
- Dolmio strips down for World Pasta Day, and it’s surprisingly tasteful
- Leaked God of War multiplayer screens made me miss the Greek setting more than I expected
- Is AI setting unrealistic beauty standards for video games?
- I tried the colour walking craze for myself, and the results took me by surprise
October 26
- I’m so glad I 3D printed these Switch 2 Joy-Con grips
- Check out this striking sword art
- What trend do you wish would die?
- Many famous brands fail to go global, and I think I know why
- Halo: Campaign Evolved is already reigniting Unreal Engine 5 controversies
October 25
- This self-taught illustrator brings Art Nouveau vibes to digital art
- From EA to Krafton, why game studios are scrambling to master AI
- I 3D printed a pumpkin fidget just because I could
- Great, now even Microsoft Paint can make AI slop
- Ingenious optical illusion ads will make you see McDonald's on every dancefloor
- Cracker Barrel's CEO just revealed the surprising reason for its controversial rebrand
- Shall we all move to Ireland? Their plan to support artists sounds incredible
October 24
- This artist blends cosy Animal Crossing vibes with impressionism
- The most human game I've seen this year looks like it was made in MS Paint
- This spooky chat-led video game will give Twitch streamers nightmares
- The Acer Predator Triton 14 proves good things come in small packages
- Design Miami.Paris just changed my mind about art fairs
October 23
- This AI tool could speed up one of the most awful parts of 3D modelling
- The Switch 2 gets a rare UK discount with £20 off the Mario Kart World bundle
- I didn't know I needed a Sandisk x Crayola flash drive until today
- Dropbox Dash is the context-aware AI you’ve been waiting for
- Apple x Design Miami.Paris is the collab we didn't know we needed
- The Outer Worlds 2 review: a bolder, stranger, smarter sequel
- This digital artist's work is all about failed paradises
- Don't miss this Unreal Engine 5 VFX course while it's free
- Is Apple losing faith in Liquid Glass?
October 22
- The iconic Secretlab Magnus Evo is sleek, simple and affordable, and I've tested it
- POV: You visit the first-ever Nintendo Pop Up Store in London
- Huion Kamvas Pro 24 (Gen 3) feels like a serious Cintiq Pro challenger
- GTA IV looks like a new game with full path tracing in RTX Remix
- From today, women in design are working for free – here's why
- Is Samsung Galaxy XR everything Apple Vision Pro should have been?
- I’m blown away by the beautiful details of the new Frankenstein poster
- Unity's Android XR support allows game devs to launch on new Samsung Galaxy XR in "about a week"
- 5 digital photo frames that aren’t total eyesores
October 21
- I've finally found an electric bike design I actually love
- Hand-drawn art makes this retro video game look like a moving D&D rulebook
- Ikea’s adorable mini beds are the perfect solution to late night doomscrolling
- How a father and son made a Star Wars film in their garage
- Why sports branding needs more originality
- How this artist experimented with a new art style for his first graphic novel
- Power up your manga with issue 259 of ImagineFX
- Download resources for ImagineFX 259
- The best indie horror games of 2025 for Halloween scares
- Iconic optical illusion secret was just revealed (thanks to mice and lasers)
October 20
- Ninja Gaiden 4 review: a proudly old-school return to form
- Uhh Amazon is slashing up to 55% off PlayStation 5 games right now
- Mac mini is on clearance – save up to $400 on this teeny beast
- I'm starting to think Apple's Siri might be cursed
- Sora's MLK deepfakes plunge OpenAI's social media ambitions into chaos
- Where's all my cable clutter gone? The Anker Nano Charger took care of it
- The new XPPen Artist 12 3rd puts the artist at the centre of revolutionary design
- Laser savings that cut deep with Acmer, this Halloween
- Warning: Don't stare at this optical illusion for too long
- How to create a strong sci-fi character
- XPPen Artist 12 (3rd Gen) review: precise stylus tech punches above its price point
October 19
- "I harness my power animal": a day in the life of Jonathan Ford
- 5 expert tips for tasteful fall porch decor
- How minimal tools and accepting mistakes make this artist's work feel spontaneous
- Is this really the most 'creatively effective' print ad ever?
- Microsoft’s new icons are proving surprisingly popular with Apple fans
October 18
- Apple is still the best brand in the world, according to Interbrand's report
- This free Blender addon is a game changer for expanding faces on 3D models
- AI has a stereotyping problem
- How to preorder the latest Apple M5 range, from MacBook Pro to iPad Pro
- How I solved a colouring nightmare to make this isometric artwork for Supercell's 15th anniversary
- KFC gives the Colonel an unexpected makeover in clever billboard ads
- "The best logos in the world are typographic": Why fonts matter more than ever in 2025
- This perplexing optical illusion proves the power of colour theory
October 17
- Creality's newest 3D scanner is already $540 off
- Rules of Engagement: The Grey State is giving me the chills, but is it ripping off other games?
- Can't afford a MacBook Pro? These are your best alternatives
- Indie game Denshattack turns Japan’s iconic train culture into pure pop-art motion
- Brand Impact Awards 2025: the 20 top-performing agencies since the BIAs began
- McDonald's Street Fighter burger ads are a pixel-perfect hadouken of nostalgia
- Everybody's roasting YouTube's new web design
October 16
- Honor's new AI Robot phone can't be real, it just can't
- Indie developer hilariously shows how not to market a video game
- Sports fans used AI to recreate new logo to prove how generic it is
- Run, don't walk – Bambu Lab's X1C Combo is only $799 (with just 17 hours left)
- I tried a budget Lenovo laptop that beat Apple’s M4 Air in tests
- Is branding killing advertising – or saving it?
- Marvel and DC Comics artist shows how to a draw a character with pencil, pens and markers
- It’s spooky season! And this Jack Skellington Echo Dot bundle is $25 off right now
- Drew Struzan’s posters made me love movies – here's what creatives can learn from him today
October 15
- This creepy indie game looks like an arachnophobe's nightmare
- Nintendo meets photography with these new Instax Mini Link features
- Think creative investment is essential for success? Prove it
- Erm, apparently the Cosmic Orange iPhone 17 Pro is turning... pink?
- Time Magazine MUST be trolling Trump with its awful new cover image
- The MTV logo history: how an '80s icon became a pop culture legend
- 10 ways to get better at figure drawing
- Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls' fusion of anime and comic book visuals blows away the Marvel fighting games of Capcom's past
October 14
- The cutest power bank ever is 30% off today
- Bambu Lab unveils new P2S 3D printer
- DrainSim is an Unreal Engine 5 game about unblocking drains, and it looks amazing
- Tested: The iPhone 17 Pro is tempting this Android user to the dark side
- Apple TV drops “vibrant new identity” – but it's already confusing fans
- 6 ways brands missed the mark on Taylor Swift's orange moment
- How to make video game concept art using Blender
- JD Vance triggered by removable graffiti stickers in Cathedral
- Could DC Comics' anti-AI stance mark a tide change against AI slop?
- I really wish this incredible 'new' Crocs logo was real
October 13
- Get a free M-Pencil Pro with the new Huawei MatePad 12 X
- “Beyond trippy” 3D game art isn't what it seems
- Virgin's empowering billboard ads are a refreshing take on grindset fitness
- 'It doesn’t matter how good AI is if your idea is terrible,' Jonas Hegi on using AI for Nike, Apple and more
- The newest iPad Air is still super cheap – this 25% discount can't last
- I swapped my iPad Pro for a Lenovo Idea Tab on a long-haul flight – here’s what happened
- Why talent alone isn't enough to make it as a concept artist for movies
October 12
- How I turned a boring office into an inspiring art studio
- Someone dreamt up a logo for garlic and the reactions are hilarious
- I was skeptical about the redesigned Evercade EXP-R, until I finally tried it
- I can’t believe I’ve never noticed this hidden detail in the Halloween poster
- "Best marketing I've ever seen": Back Market's powerful iPhone ads have viewers floored
- How an architect-turned-artist realised his dream of working for Magic: The Gathering
October 11
- Decades later, TRON’s Oscar snub feels oddly prophetic
- KitKat wants you to be ruder to AI
- Could this iPhone Nano Banana camera finally make AI photography a thing?
- What brands can learn from this year's Britpop summer
- The new Marvel logo is giving me a headache
- The BenQ MA320U is simply a perfect monitor
- The iPhone Air is too pure for this world
October 10
- Duolingo's bizarre anime series is causing controversy already
- This classic retro zombie game just got a glossy Nvidia RTX makeover
- How colour theory from the '90s still defines great JRPGs
- I can no longer defend the atrocious new Wicked posters
- The midrange Huawei MatePad 11.5"S is a great art tablet for creative pirates
- 10 things you should do when drawing the human body
October 9
- Save $500 on this professional-tier Sony A7 IV full-frame mirrorless camera
- 3 ways the Wacom Movink Pad 11 will transform your creativity
- Forget Labubus…I just discovered the Eiliko and I NEED one
- Did OpenAI really not see the Sora 2 copyright controversy coming?
- Burger King's new baby ads are making me uncomfortable
- I tried SolidWorks 2025 and was surprised by the CAD app update
- Domino’s new sonic logo is an instant earworm
- University’s new logo deemed ‘worse than Cracker Barrel rebrand’
- Nintendo's bizarre Pixar-style animation is actually genius
October 8
- James Bond's iconic "exploding" Parker pen cut by 53% to under $10
- Queen Elizabeth and James Bond had the same favourite pen... and it's now on sale
- Run faster than an M3 chip if you want Apple's newest iPad with a record $162 off
- I just solved all my photo and video storage needs with 3 huge Prime Day deals
- This heated blanket has 50K positive reviews on Amazon and is just £22.49 for Prime
- This Space Invaders watch is the ultimate geeky wrist upgrade, now cheaper
- The new Sennheiser ANC headphones might just make audiophiles out of us all
- My kids have used a Yoto player every day for the last 5 years – and it's utterly delightful
- TourBox's Creative Console sale is way better than Prime Day
- I just found my excuse to try 'Rubik's Cube for the iPhone generation'
- My dream speaker is 33% off this Prime Day
- My new wireless foldable charger is so well designed it made me shiver
- Audiophiles! There's 43% off my favourite wired headphones
- The Ember Mug 2 solves my cold coffee problem, and there's 40% off
- These 3 essential tech accessories are on my desk every day – and have over $100 off right now
- Fizzy water addicts! Sodastream's biggest ever sale is LIVE
- Run – this might be the best Cricut deal I've ever seen
- I grew up with instant cameras and couldn't resist this Polaroid Flip deal
- Help! My coffee machine has turned me into Gwyneth Paltrow
- I love Honor’s tablet range, and this 90Hz model is down to just £72 for Prime Day
- Dinky coffee machine gets gigantic 58% price slash this Prime Day
- I gave this office chair a perfect score, and it has 20% off for the next 12 hours
- Barack Obama's 'elite' pen of choice is unbelievably affordable today
- Amazon's shockingly bad James Bond posters have me worried about 007's future
- How can you get people on board with your branding project? These pros explain all
- Spike Jonze's surreal Gucci movie shows how filmmakers can really use AI
- K-Pop Demon Hunters almost looked wildly different – get a sneak peek at early art
- Treat yourself with up to 40% off Le Creuset this Prime Day
October 7
- Deals hack! Get the 55-inch Frame TV for less than the 50-inch model
- These Echo Dots come with an Iron Man or Jack Skellington case, and for $65 I think that's dandy
- Want the new Creality K2 Pro 3D printer? Don't buy it from Amazon!
- Out of the 21 monitors we've reviewed this year, these are the 6 we'd recommend to creatives
- Samsung's newest, most powerful phone still has $355 off (unlocked)
- As a Pokémon fan – these are the BEST Prime Day deals so far
- I gave these Ohuhu markers 4.5 stars, and now they're 33% off for Prime Day
- I found the Lenovo Idea Tab perfect for sketching and travel – and its Pro upgrade is just $299
- Wayfair drops major deals on cult kitchen brands from Smeg to Le Creuset
- Taylor Swift's alleged AI use is a rare creative misstep
- The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 is a fantastic MacBook alt, and it's finally under a grand
- This beautiful, bestselling coffee maker is £180 off for Prime Day
- I’ve tested it, my family loves it – Nex Playground is now $199 for Prime Day
- This is a green flag: get $100 off this student, eco-conscious laptop for Amazon Big Deal Days
- 4 ways to decorate your porch tastefully this Halloween
- Latest Surface Pro 12 tablet gets major price cut for Prime Day
- These are the only 4 genuine iPad deals I've found for Amazon Big Deal Days so far
- This shifting mirror artwork is a love letter to London landmarks (and it could be yours)
- This indie game's seamless mix of art styles looks incredible
- "Our bottle has always been a canvas”: how Absolut distilled Keith Haring's art
- Elon Musk's AI video game claim sounds pretty far fetched
- Designers reveal the one object they can't live without
October 6
- I tested the latest flagship gaming laptop from Alienware, and it could be the brand's greatest yet
- These discount Moleskine notebooks make great (whisper it) Christmas gifts
- Behind Severance’s minimalist style lies an incredible complexity
- The latest Taylor Swift movie is the future of cinema (and no, I'm not joking)
- Disney promotes nightmarish AI Mickey Mouse art
- LIVE: Nintendo Switch Prime Day deals are going fast!
- LIVE: Last day to grab these Apple Prime Day deals
- This new tool takes one of the best free game engines a step closer to high-end graphics
- There Are No Ghosts At The Grand is a seaside haunted house musical packed with eccentric British characters
- 10 essential sketchbook warm-up exercises to get into the creative flow
October 5
- Perfect Froot Loops collaboration shows NFT art isn't dead
- Flat white or flatlining? Costa needs a double shot of innovation
- This viral elephant optical illusion is pure magic
- The new lavender Cricut Joy Xtra is already on sale ahead of Prime Day
- Tested: the latest Infinix gaming phone chases down more expensive rivals
- How Double Diamond revived a retro brand without it feeling dated
October 4
- KPop Demon Hunters trend sparks health warning
- The new America's Best logo is a hoot
- What we can learn from Red Bull’s legendary empty can campaign
- Drifted is like flying a paper plane through Inside's 2.5D dystopian world
- Squeak! The best ergonomic mouse just dropped under $80
- The best 3D printer filaments that I use daily
- These provocative AI billboards were designed to be hated
- “Slowly infuse before you rapidly change your logo,” The Blackpepper Studio on the dos and don’ts of branding
- I've got the new Logitech MX Master 4 mouse in my hands and... I've got questions
October 3
- This stylish ASUS Chromebook means business and has a generous discount at Best Buy
- The best designers are Mods at heart
- The M5 iPad Pro is coming – but are iPad Pros actually any good for creatives, or does its nerfed software make it redundant?
- Does the rise of the NPU spell the beginning of the end for discrete GPUs?
- How did Nintendo miss this glaring mistake in Super Mario 2 for so long?
- Disney's stand against Character.AI is a small win for artists over AI
- KitKat comes for Apple in cheeky iPhone 17 parody ad
October 2
- This new VR game reimagines your living room as a 3D mini-golf course
- This free Blender addon is a shortcut to cool retro pixel art
- Brand Impact Awards 2025: all the winners revealed
- Brand Impact Awards 2025: credits
- Creatives fear the worst as Affinity's website is paused
- New IT poster AI conspiracy proves the internet has trust issues
- Want £200 off the Honor 400 Pro? How about a free tech bundle worth £344?
- I'm amazed this simple optical illusion just broke my brain
October 1
- What is Sora 2, the AI model some say could be the end of Hollywood?
- Need a smartwatch? Galaxy Watch 7 hits lowest price ever for Prime Day
- No notes, the new Frankenstein poster is perfect
- Sora is a new kind of social media where nothing is real
- This ultra-portable, compact and convenient coffee maker is under $65 in flash sale
- New Trump logo torn to shreds by ferocious Travis Kelce fans
- From Le Creuset to Smeg: 6 chic things I’d buy from Wayfair's Holiday Deal Week sale
- How one simple idea sparked this vibrant indie open-world action adventure
- Why Nothing’s AI Essential could finally break Android and iOS