Latest articles by Ian Dean
What the Nintendo fan backlash can teach artists about character design.
A lovely wilderness sandbox that runs out of surprises too soon.
The Switch 2 remake has turned into a full-blown internet argument.
A powerful tool or pipeline to 'AI slop' games?
Reset, from the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 publisher, shows video games belong in art, fashion and design.
From Moleskine to Strathmore, the deals creatives shouldn’t miss.
Light on challenge, but captures the awkwardness of music taste in every illustration.
Illustrator Maciek Łazowski discovered an intuitive way to learn 3D modelling.
Brutalist and brilliant.
Star Wars Galactic Racer's key art is perfectly nostalgic.
And fans love it.
Rubber keys, clacky keyboards, and deep cut retro games.
It's a brilliant retro-like rush that burns out too quickly.
A creative partnership that’s raising eyebrows.
The gesture and geometry of Liuyazi (Arya) Hou's sculptures.
Dragon Quest, Resident Evil, Mario Galaxy and more at impulse-buy prices.
Flow Studio’s new features turn character creation and animation into a single process.
My hands-on shows how smart art direction can reshape familiar horror tropes.
Inside the glitchy, music-led animation redefining the game's visual language.
The results were eye opening.
Don’t miss your shot at this retro revival – here's where to pre-order.
From Affinity to CorelDRAW, try these top vector-editing tools.
30 years on, this pixel art masterpiece refused to evolve, and that's why it still matters.
