Latest articles by Tom May
Big tech will pull the plug on free AI. Can creatives afford to pay?
Tech giants are hooking us on free, but it won't last forever.
Wow, there's a Guinness World Record for identifying fonts. Could you beat it?
The Guinness World Records hits 70, and I think there's an opportunity for designers.
Taylor Swift got engaged – and brands went wild. Here’s the funny, the clever, and the cringe
Which ones nailed it, and why?
Creative job losses are rising – and we need to talk about it
We need to think about how to respond.
'Dread, anxiety... but also hope': Here's how creatives really feel about social media in 2025
Creatives reveal their true emotions.
There's a big problem with Taylor Swift's new website
Her disabled fans deserve better than this mess.
I love my ASUS Zenbook A14, and can't believe it's dropped $520 in price
This featherweight laptop is now a serious MacBook Air rival.
I tried Honor's premium ultrabook, and it's a serious alternative to the MacBook Air
With good deals regularly available, the Honor MagicBook Pro 14 is well worth considering for creative work.
I'm sorry, but enrolling an AI into art college is just absurd
Vienna's top art school has a non-human student called Flynn.
This 8GB tablet was cheap to start with: I'm astounded it's dropped to £165!
The days you needed to spend £400+ on a tablet are over.
Starbucks' printer ban shows remote working has gone too far
Desktop PCs in cafés means something’s gone badly wrong.
Netflix's Wednesday typeface is sheer genius
Designers! Be like Wednesday, and stop playing safe with type.
ChatGPT5 is simultaneously filling me with joy and dread
OpenAI's latest model is unsettling me something chronic.
The 13 best social media platforms for artists and designers
Where are the best social media platforms to share your art?
If you're a video editor, these are the 9 monitors that we'd recommend
These are the best monitors for video editing.
The best Mac for video editing, all thoroughly tested and reviewed
Laptop or desktop, these are the best Macs for video editing.
Stop obsessing over Apple, designers: IKEA is where it's at
The flat-pack furniture titan has far more inspiration to offer.
How Ozzy and Black Sabbath's album art changed the look of rock'n'roll forever
Their first albums created the visual language of heavy metal.
Afraid of losing your design job to AI? This McDonald's story might help you sleep better
Turns out automation isn't always the enemy.
Tested: this super-cheap tablet from Xiaomi is surprisingly good
This low-cost, premium-feeling tablet delivers where it matters.
Adobe claims its AI tools are 'commercially safe', but does that stack up?
I'm getting confused, and I don't think I'm alone.
Netflix just normalised AI for VFX – and I'm devastated
TV and movies will be hollowed out by this Faustian bargain.
