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July 2026

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July 31
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day proves the hero’s greatest power has always been reinvention
July 30
- How Kingdom Hearts, Spanish culture and Unreal Engine 5 shaped Duskfade's stunning art
- How artists can get the most out of creative communities
July 29
- A bad logo could cost you your job
July 28
- Which brands are still winning now the World Cup's over?
July 27
- Download resources for ImagineFX 269
July 24
- There are seven days left to save up to 44% on LiberNovo's game-changing new ergonomic chairs for big and tall creatives
July 23
- This anime-themed game is like Katamari Damacy, Crazy Taxi and Tony Hawk rolled into one, with a mix of 2D anime, pixel art and Dreamcast-era 3D visuals – it shouldn’t work but does
July 22
- Hollywood has a creativity problem, and cheaper filmmaking tools could finally fix it
- The Acer Nitro 16S AI shows that the all-rounder laptop is well and truly back, baby
July 21
- The 5 things nobody tells you about website builders
July 20
- Six months with these value headphones cured my earbud addiction
July 19
- Cities aren't malls. So why are they starting to look like them?
July 18
- Backrooms and Obsession changed the rules of filmmaking – now the tools are finally catching up
July 17
- "We have the opportunity to change the way we use computers" - Lenovo's design chief on AI, modularity, and the death of the keyboard
- Modern games have a readability problem – Saros shows how to fix it
July 16
- "Pokémon Go has taken nostalgia, and elevated it": on its 10th anniversary, experts reflect on the success of Pokémon Go
- Rumours that Star Wars is secretly "erasing" its sequels tell us something fundamental about our craving for perfection
- How a comic artist spent eight years turning his own characters into a beautiful point-and-click adventure game
July 15
- Noble's budget earphone sounds better than their expensive models so it's my go-to recommendation for a wireless earphone at $200
- 'AI has amplified my 20 years of experience,' believes concept artist Daniel Porto
July 14
- I tried Maxon's free After Effects alternative, and I don't want to go back
- "I’ve finally learned to lean into the way that I draw" – Tim Probert on creating the art of Lightfall
July 13
- Should you take the leap? The pros and cons of being freelance
- Why this indie Star Trek film team thinks AI could finally fix VFX's biggest headache
July 11
- Kidbash: Super Legend is built in Blender but rendered like a classic SNES game
July 10
- Have we lost the joy of branding?
July 9
- Bambu Lab's new PLA Pure should be your go-to daily filament for 3D printing at home
- "I saw the sun through the windows and knew it was where I wanted to work" – tattoo artist Mark Worst on creating his ideal studio in an art loft
- How audio branding is being affected by AI
- Gareth Damian Martin explains why Signet City is such a big departure from Citizen Sleeper
July 8
- The future of digital characters isn’t just better graphics – it’s better performances
- What happens when clients trust AI more than creative expertise?
July 7
- Why typography is so vital to good branding
- Madonna is back, and her brand is stronger than ever
July 6
- Why making a brand feel like itself is the real challenge
- 6 ways to beat the RAM price increase when you upgrade your creative kit
- How two filmmakers built a 300-shot VFX pipeline without a Hollywood studio
- Which AI design tools are actually good?
- 4 ways analytical AI improved my day-to-day productivity
- How background artists define the tone of movies and games before the action even starts
July 5
- Every summer, I lose at least a day of creative work to the heat – but not this time
- How Full Circle blends pixel art, 3D worlds and modern lighting into one gorgeous RPG
- How brand ambassadors really work, and is there ever a 'safe' pick?
July 4
- Get generative AI without cloud dependency thanks to ComfyUI
July 3
- How ActorCore’s library of 6,000+ assets completely changed my 3D process
- If it’s AI-powered audio tools you’re after, then I hope you have a NVIDIA RTX GPU
July 2
- Can a local AI assistant improve your creative process?
- Finding Polka is like a cosy interactive Where's Wally completely hand-drawn with ballpoint pen