Articles by Ian Dean, Editor, Art & Design

Creative Bloq ART AND DESIGN INSPIRATION

Ian Dean is Editor, Art & Design at Creativebloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and leading video game title Official PlayStation Magazine. In his early career he wrote for music and film magazines including Uncut and SFX. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on AI, digital art and video game art and tech, and more to Creative Bloq, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5. He's also a keen Cricut user and laser cutter fan, and is currently crafting on Glowforge and xTools M1.

Articles by: Ian Dean

Ete painting game on Steam; an images is created using digital watercolour

I'm obsessed with this new 'painting narrative' game

By Ian Dean published 9 June 23

Montreal becomes a work of art in Été, the debut game from Impossible, that let's you paint the world in watercolour.

Diablo IV New York smog billboard; a game ad

Diablo IV's ad is suddenly very poignant as New York suffers

By Ian Dean published 8 June 23

There's no such thing as bad timing?

Why the Duke Nukem AI art fiasco is the most Duke Nukem thing ever

By Ian Dean published 5 June 23

Come get some… bad publicity.

This game is being made with AI, so should you be worried?

By Ian Dean published 5 June 23

It's the future, Biff.

Want to quit everything and set up your own studio? Anna Hollinrake did

By Ian Dean published 4 June 23

Anna Hollinrake did what many want, here's the honest reality of taking the plunge and starting a game studio.

Nvidia AI Neuralangelo; Michelangelo statue rendered in 3D

Meet Neuralangelo, the Nvidia AI that turns 2D video into 3D scenes

By Ian Dean last updated 2 June 23

Your iPhone movies are now game worlds.

Nvidia AI game speech; a game character talks like a real person

You can now talk to game characters using Nvidia's smart AI - watch the demo

By Ian Dean published 1 June 23

Look who's talking now.

Generative AI 3D model; a rotating bunny

This 3D model was made by AI, and I'm impressed

By Ian Dean published 1 June 23

Text-to-3D is getting good.

Greg Rutkowski AI art prompts; the dungeons and dragons art called Dragon Slayer

"It's terrifying" - Greg Rutkowski is the most prompted artist on Stable Diffusion

By Ian Dean published 31 May 23

The reality of using an artist's name as an AI art prompt.

How to use Adobe Firefly; a fantasy warrior on an orange and yellow background

How to use Adobe Firefly in your concept art workflow

By Ken Coleman published 31 May 23

Discover how generative AI app Adobe Firefly can fit into your creative workflow.

Project Q; the PS5 handheld on a blue background

Yikes, Sony's Project Q handheld just got even worse

By Ian Dean published 30 May 23

More details, less impressive.

Can you spot the mistake in this iconic Nintendo logo?

By Ian Dean published 29 May 23

This classic N64 logo had a design fail.

Adobe Firefly: everything you need to know about this ethical AI generator

By Ken Coleman published 28 May 23

Only just heard of Adobe Firefly? Then artist and lecturer Ken Coleman is here to update you on this new AI, from creating text to editing your own art and photos.

The best Nintendo Switch games in 2023

By Ian Dean published 26 May 23

These are the best Nintendo Switch games available today.

Seriously, this really is Sony's hyped PS5 handheld design

By Ian Dean published 25 May 23

The new PS5 handheld, codenamed Project Q, is a WiFi streaming device, and fans aren't happy about its design.

Revenant Hill at PlayStation Showcase; cartoon characters

I love the art and design of these new PS5 games from PlayStation Showcase

By Ian Dean last updated 25 May 23

I look behind the headlines of the PlayStation Showcase, these are the new PS5 games with the best art direction.

PlayStation Showcase 2023 live bloq; PS5 game characters on a blue background

PlayStation Showcase 2023 live blog: the biggest PS5 game design news

By Ian Dean published 24 May 23

All the latest news as it happens.

The Art of The Lord of the Rings Gollum; a fantasy character looks up at a large eye

I can't believe who inspired Gollum's design in the new LOTR game

By Ian Dean published 24 May 23

Daedelic art lead Mathias Fischer interview: what it took to bring Middle-earth to life on PS5 and the weird Sesame Street connection you never new existed.

Is AI art really that bad? I speak to a pro who uses it

By Ian Dean published 23 May 23

The reality of using AI art is mixed, I speak to Final Frontier's Chris Colman to discover the truth about using generated images in a production workflow.