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Swatch featuring 2025 colours of the year

Are these really the hottest colours of the year?

By Richard Hill published

Design brands and influencers line up every year to predict the hottest shades in products, fashion and interiors. Who called it right in 2025?

Design

"We wanted it to be really inviting for all types of creatives," JKR's Lisa Smith on D&AD's enticing new identity

By Rosie Hilder published

How do you design for creatives? With drama, it turns out.

Branding
Paperclip

10 everyday objects that are actually design masterpieces

By Tom May published

Brilliantly designed items hiding in plain sight around us.

Product Design
Manga publishing;

How to publish your first manga (and survive the experience)

By Tanya Combrinck published

Six top manga artists reveal the secrets behind their success

Digital Art
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Become more creative with these 6 morning rituals designers swear by

By Tom May published

Creatives reveal their secret weapons for starting the day well.

Creative Inspiration
A still frame from the film Trash, a graduate short by students at ESMA

What animators can learn from this award-winning graduate short, reveals a former Disney and DreamWorks pro

By Kulsoom Middleton published

Shelley Page talks Trash – a gritty, visceral short from ESMA that stunned juries and earned Oscar attention.

3D Animation

Sorry Sabrina Carpenter, but I don't care about your latest album artwork

By Rosie Hilder published

And I seem to be the only one.

Art

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.

Creative Careers
A purple female character

“The key to our success was keeping a 2D mindset": Marvel Rivals' art director on the game's unique comic book style

By Alan Wen published

Marvel Rivals art director Dino Ma on creating a unique comic book style for the hit superhero shooter

Video Game Design
Mr Bingo art

"So many artists make great work, but they hide”: Mr Bingo on the art of building an online presence

By Natalie Fear published

The illustrator discusses navigating social media and overcoming the pressure to create.

Creative Careers
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