Daniel John
Daniel John is Senior News Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of art, design, branding and lifestyle tech (which often translates to tech made by Apple). He joined in 2020 after working in copywriting and digital marketing with brands including ITV, NBC, Channel 4 and more.
Latest articles by Daniel John
![Two people wearing Vision Pro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4y8KSdrmgXUzwctFKTs5tU-320-80.jpg)
Yep, Apple Vision Pro looks pretty goofy in public
By Daniel John published
The social media onslaught has begun.
![Facebook logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BrZiaitutrYR6FjAHMugHd-320-80.jpg)
The Facebook logo: a history
By Daniel John published
The social media platform is 20 years old today.
![Victorian Skull optical illusions](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QMg3kDSnchKy2PLdKgAjkF-320-80.jpg)
These Victorian optical illusion postcards are freaking me out
By Daniel John published
*Insert skull emoji*
![Challengers poster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/beEhF93uU7bGj5Tsb6DGcC-320-80.jpg)
We've already seen some stunning film posters in 2024
By Daniel John published
It's looking like a great year for movie art – and it's only January.
![Barry Sanders statue](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2255NSgKVKoiZBw6jZfRdc-320-80.jpg)
Unprecedented lawsuit pits photographer against major NFL team
By Daniel John published
Did a photograph inspire a statue design?
![AI-generated image of Donald Trump praying with 6 fingers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vBjWLjZzQvr6H3ccuXA5AE-320-80.jpg)
Of course Donald Trump shared a botched AI 'photo' of himself
By Daniel John published
Count the fingers.
![Apple Mac at 40 graphic featuring various Apple products](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EAPetHGwWF3hfrDocNaPS5-320-80.jpg)
The Mac at 40: Our favourite Apple computers of all time
By Daniel John published
Apple has given us some iconic designs over the years.
![Super Bowl logos](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jFMCXPcBvUEzx8AoCNJeZR-320-80.jpg)
The NFL Super Bowl logo conspiracy is so outlandish I almost hope it's true
By Daniel John published
Can a logo predict the future?
![Joker logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3zpBgjBVXtUdycRzZzx2Xb-320-80.jpg)
Can you spot the typo in the new Joker movie logo?
By Daniel John published
The designers need to work on their French accents.
![A selection of AI-generated images created in Midjourney](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bGUQXuCMvZtXgatUDzgL7T-320-80.jpg)
"It's a watershed moment": New tool 'poisons' your art to protect it from AI
By Daniel John published
Nightshade is designed as an "offensive" tool.
![Godzilla standing in the ocean](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zRibNAgZ75uXjT9D8gHi7F-320-80.jpg)
People are only just noticing this hilarious Godzilla character design flaw
By Daniel John published
It's all in the legs.
![Screenshot from Burger King's 'Whopper Island ad' with Ronald McDonald superimposed on top of it](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/houQNTRWYDsh8iKqfbNSDe-320-80.jpg)
Burger King is baiting McDonald's AGAIN
By Daniel John published
(And honestly, it's starting to look a little desperate.)
![Wonka logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rLmtjrUzfR34RBn6ihgfjB-320-80.jpg)
'Seeing the responses has been really uplifting': How we made the Wonka movie typography
By Daniel John, Rosie Hilder published
We caught up with designer Alexandria Vernon.
![4 unused Google logos](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gUppLNUoNXmJAfUcZMtK98-320-80.jpg)
These unused Google logos are pure chaos
By Daniel John published
The wordmark could have been a lot more playful.
![Apple Vision Pro, Rabbit R1 and Humane Pin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wetvnW5eHaBWsiVpgdwsC6-320-80.jpg)
Tomorrow's tech is trying to be anything but a smartphone
By Daniel John published
Do we really need more screens?
![Samsung S24 Ultra](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QMU3a88jwEV5H2bo2dxi25-320-80.jpg)
With the Samsung Galaxy S24, AI is everything everywhere all at once
By Daniel John published
But will it be more than the sum of its parts for creatives?
![Collage of images of voice artists recording the RNIB sonic branding](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gCN4WDFGEst7tWcXmqZ9eT-320-80.png)
"Brands are finding ways to stand out and be heard": How we made RNIB's new sonic branding
By Daniel John published
The project has changed sound design studio Molecular's approach to thinking and collaborating.
![Apple mouse design through the years](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ls8MBHf8oSDFpGEii8xQBg-320-80.jpg)
Everyone's roasting Apple's mouse designs (again)
By Daniel John published
"The one piece of tech Apple never has been able to make correctly."
![Vision Pro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NS7QvkJsecV2t4BqehMgq4-320-80.jpg)
'It clearly needs improvement': Apple's Vision Pro keyboard seems to be baffling early users
By Daniel John published
The first version of VisionOS might not be the productivity beast many were hoping for.
![Remedy logo and Rockstar logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QEtrYuzrMcca7eZyutwbrR-320-80.jpg)
"Trademarking regular letters is just stupid": The Rockstar Games logo dispute is bemusing gamers
By Daniel John published
We have a feeling Remedy shouldn't be worried.
![Alibaba Animate Anyone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3tuNWqmcfemagg3QtbkAd3-320-80.jpg)
Even your TikTok dances aren't safe from AI training
By Daniel John published
Alibaba's Animate Anyone is trained on over 300 TikTok videos.
![Realme 12 Pro](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qPwhjnzFobAcDEkoyuRfaa-320-80.jpg)
No, Rolex didn't design this smartphone
By Daniel John published
Realme hoax fools almost everyone.
![Samsung S23 Ultra](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/79pLxhytms4NrdhJrQ5kBN-320-80.jpg)
Samsung's new billboards are utterly illegible (unless you have a Galaxy S23 Ultra, that is)
By Daniel John published
It's time for that 100x zoom to shine.