
Joe Foley
Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.
Latest articles by Joe Foley

Is this burger menu design a prime cut or canner?
By Joe Foley published
Graphic designers have some beef with the type-heavy layout.

This retro Apple iMac-inspired accessory is giving peak Y2K nostalgia
By Joe Foley published
Transparent tech is back.

Does using circles make a better logo design?
By Joe Foley published
Graphic designers debate.

Developers could win a laptop or GPU in NVIDIA’s G-Assist Plug-In Hackathon
By Joe Foley published
Anyone can submit tools to customise the AI assistant.

I bought the cheapest drawing tablet I could find. For photo editing, there's no need to spend more
By Joe Foley published
This super-cheap option does the job fine.

Final days to apply for $32,000 in artist grants for Decentraland Art Week 2025
By Joe Foley published
3D creators, visual artists and curators still have time to make submissions on this year's theme.

The next Xbox might transform how we think about games consoles
By Joe Foley published
PC gamers are hyped.

The AI ASMR video trend is agony to my eyes – and ears
By Joe Foley published
Well, that's another thing ruined.

"I paint in the hope of removing anguish" artist Yuka Sakuma discusses her nihonga-inspired paintings
By ImagineFX staff published
The illustrator tells us how the beauty of manga and anime influenced her dreamlike work.

There's time to stop the Apple-inspired obsession with glass UI before it starts
By Joe Foley published
I thought we had got past this phase.

Toy Story 5 has the perfect villain
By Joe Foley published
I just hope Pixar takes it seriously.

Why creative agencies need to know about new Adobe Firefly Boards
By Joe Foley published
The collaborative moodboarding app is now out of beta.

The best software for editing videos for YouTube
By Steve Paris last updated
Our expert guide to the best software for editing YouTube videos.

People can't believe this artist's super-smooth animation was made in the standard Procreate app
By Joe Foley published
The 2D animation looks almost 3D.

Ford is stoked about Charli XCX fans flipping its logo
By Joe Foley published
Is the F-150 the ultimate Bratmobile?

Even Microsoft is mocking Apple's Liquid Glass UI design
By Joe Foley published
(But is the joke on Windows?)

People are just discovering a hidden secret in the Milwaukee Brewers logo – thanks to a quiz show
By Joe Foley published
It pays to know your sports logos.

Coursera Plus has thousands of courses for creatives – these are the 6 I'd choose
By Joe Foley published
Flexible online courses allow you to learn new creative skills at your own pace.

Disney and Universal's lawsuit against Midjourney could shape the future of AI art
By Joe Foley published
Hollywood's finally taking a stand against AI.

Behind-the-scenes video reveals Aardman's painstaking approach to animation on Shaun the Sheep
By Joe Foley published
The charm of traditional stop-motion still can't be matched.

Zany video games that look like 1930s Mickey Mouse are bucking the trend for photorealism
By Joe Foley published
Summer Game Fest showed 2025 is becoming the year of rubber hose game animation.

Debate rages over generative gaming – is it really the next big thing?
By Joe Foley published
Living games could be the complete atomisation of culture.

Procreate Dreams 2 sounds like the upgrade animators have been asking for
By Joe Foley published
The popular iPad animation app is getting two new features that it really needed.
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