Articles by: Dan Oliver

Creative Bloq ART AND DESIGN INSPIRATION

Over the last 20 years, Dan has edited a number of print magazines and websites, including Computer Arts, 3D World and ImagineFX, and has written for publications including the Sunday Times, the Guardian, the Manchester Evening News, Manchester United Magazine, T3, and many more. He is currently the digital editor of Creative Bloq's sister magazine, Wallpaper*.

The best Bluetooth speakers in 2023

By Dan Oliver published 26 August 21

Tools The best Bluetooth speakers around, for every budget.

The best wireless speakers in 2023

By Dan Oliver published 24 May 21

Tools We've got the perfect wireless speakers for you.

Surface Go review

By Dan Oliver published 17 December 18

Hardware Discover if this diminutive device is a good choice for designers.

Add digital signage to your studio for under £60

By Dan Oliver published 15 May 17

Graphic Design Don’t bin those old displays. Here's how you can transform them into digital signage for your studio.

Get our new report about ‘The Future of Technology’ for free

By Dan Oliver published 17 January 17

Business

Spinning tops: where art meets engineering

By Dan Oliver published 15 December 16

Product design Discover the new craze that combines symmetry, physics and art via collectable spinning tops.

Get your limited edition Design Annual today!

By Dan Oliver published 16 November 16

Graphic Design This 224-page casebound book captures the year's design highlights in stunning detail.

Get into DIY marketing with the PixMax badge maker

By Dan Oliver published 7 October 16

Design Discover how you can combine your design skills to create some bespoke marketing material.

Hands on with the ultimate VR experience

By Dan Oliver published 17 August 16

Video games Discover how to get the most from virtual reality, as we reveal all in our VR guide.

Review: Flexson VinylPlay Turntable

By Dan Oliver published 23 May 16

Hardware £229

Review: MVMT watch

By Dan Oliver published 25 January 16

Product design $95/£61

Review: WD My Cloud Mirror NAS (4TB)

By Dan Oliver last updated 1 April 22

Review The Western Digital My Cloud Mirror, a NAS with pizzazz (comparatively)

LEGO Dimensions: UX triumph or tragedy?

By Dan Oliver published 12 October 15

Product design LEGO’s reputation is on the line as it enters the toys-to-life gaming arena, says Dan Oliver.

World's thinnest knife tops Kickstarter after just 24 hours

By Dan Oliver published 6 October 15

Product design Smashing its $20k target in just 24 hours, the WildCard is taking product design to new dimensions.

New app lets you create Illustrator vectors from smartphone photos

By Dan Oliver published 6 October 14

Adobe Take photos of real world shapes, and turn them into instant Illustrator vectors with Adobe Shape CC.

Behance launches tool to help designers find work

By Dan Oliver published 6 October 14

Adobe Could Behance Talent Search be your new favourite recruitment tool?

Photoshop adds new killer feature for extracting assets

By Dan Oliver published 6 October 14

Adobe As part of 20 big updates to Creative Cloud being unveiled today at its Max 2014 event, Adobe has launched Creative Cloud Extract.

The 7 greatest CG aliens of all time

By Dan Oliver published 1 September 14

Audiovisual This content has been brought to you in association with HP ZED, a 'pop up shop' for creatives in London's Soho from 29 September - 10 October 2014. Register for HP today!

7 marvels of motion capture

By Dan Oliver published 13 August 14

Audiovisual We pay tribute to the biggest motion-capture movies of the past decade.

6 movie stars reborn in CG

By Dan Oliver published 30 June 14

Audiovisual Real or computer generated? We investigate the new world of the CG-enhanced actor.

The 8 best CG movie monsters

By Dan Oliver published 15 May 14

Audiovisual Discover the greatest CG movie monsters, and the studios that spawned them!

10 stunning motion graphics in music videos

By Dan Oliver published 17 April 14

Audiovisual Prepare to be inspired, as we reveal outstanding examples of motion graphics in music videos.

Cinema's 5 greatest CG environments

By Dan Oliver published 10 April 14

Audiovisual We look back through the history of VFX, and explore the most amazing worlds CG artists have created.

The 5 greatest CG spaceships ever

By Dan Oliver published 1 April 14

Audiovisual They’ve taken us to the outer reaches of the cosmos. Now we celebrate the best CG spaceships of all time.

5 jaw-dropping CG movie moments

By Dan Oliver published 20 March 14

Audiovisual We celebrate five of cinema’s greatest computer generated moments, in the latest in our series sponsored by HP ZED. Did your favourite make the list?

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