Graphic design now

There's a long-overdue note of self-confidence surrounding contemporary design. It's not boastful but thoughtful; the work it underpins can have all the power of a tectonic shift but prefers subtlety.

Whether this means finding the beauty hiding in raw statistics or drawing out character with abstract portraiture, the underlying theme is diversification. With no powerful new technology to wrestle, huge culture clashes to mull or trends to overcome, the best of today's graphic designers are following their own creative paths. And the overwhelming sensation their work evokes is one of possibility.

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The Creative Bloq team is made up of a group of design fans, and has changed and evolved since Creative Bloq began back in 2012. The current website team consists of eight full-time members of staff: Editor Georgia Coggan, Deputy Editor Rosie Hilder, Ecommerce Editor Beren Neale, Senior News Editor Daniel Piper, Editor, Digital Art and 3D Ian Dean, Tech Reviews Editor Erlingur Einarsson and Ecommerce Writer Beth Nicholls and Staff Writer Natalie Fear, as well as a roster of freelancers from around the world. The 3D World and ImagineFX magazine teams also pitch in, ensuring that content from 3D World and ImagineFX is represented on Creative Bloq.