
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

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.

The latest Unreal Engine 5 fan remake brings back memories for early noughties gamers
By Joe Foley published
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault gets a new lick of paint.

3D artist reveals the best new features coming in Blender 4.5
By Joe Foley published
From new Import Nodes to UI design upgrades, here's what you need to know about the beta release.

Draw what you see: 9 observation exercises to train your artist’s eye
By Joe Foley published
These practice techniques will help improve how you draw from observation.

Wikipedia's fashion collection actually looks surprisingly cool
By Joe Foley published
Finally, a brand collab that has something to say.

The Switch 2's most unexpectedly significant upgrade is the eShop design
By Joe Foley published
Fans are as excited about this as the hardware and games.

Okay, so Elon Musk doesn't understand AI image generation
By Joe Foley published
There's no way Grok could generate these images.

I'm hypnotised by this 3D animation of cotton being turned into T-shirts
By Joe Foley published
The fabric simulation is mesmerising.

I never thought this weird pirate RPG would have the most interesting art style at PlayStation State of Play
By Joe Foley published
Please don't let it be a terrible gacha game.

15 of the best audio logos and why they work
By Tom May last updated
These iconic examples of sonic logos show us how it's done.

This viral 3D drawing app just won an Apple Design Award
By Joe Foley published
Feather continues to win over artists with its 2D to 3D approach.

AI gets high: 'digital psychedelics' allow image generators to replicate the effects of drugs
By Joe Foley published
Don't do drugs – get AI to do them for you.

Long-lost Magic Eye software is a delightful dose of '90s nostalgia
By Joe Foley published
So this is how those 3D optical illusions were made.

Wacom Cintiq tablets get an upgrade in new 16 and 24-inch models
By Joe Foley published
Higher resolution and a thinner design could make these the drawing tablets to consider.

Godot Engine's native VisionOS support is a potential game-changer for VR developers
By Joe Foley published
Apple's direct support for open-source Godot could be huge for indie devs.

Stunning horse physics steal the show in beautiful Unreal Engine 5.6 Witcher 4 tech demo
By Joe Foley published
I'm bewitched.

Why the new Android Photoshop app could be huge for Adobe
By Joe Foley published
Photoshop for Android is totally free during the beta period.

Tango Gameworks is back, and the new logo design is all kinds of right
By Joe Foley published
They're looking to hire developers.

The iPhone Pro camera tips you need to know
By Joe Foley, Daniel John last updated
Top tips to get the most from your iPhone camera.

"I want to show that creativity can be as powerful as athletic success": Matthew A Cherry on his next animated film Time Signature
By Joe Foley published
The American footballer turned film director tells us about his influences, industry challenges and why sport and art aren't as different as people think.

Upside down and backwards: 9 must-try art exercises to break your drawing habits
By Joe Foley published
These essential exercises will help you see and draw differently.
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