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- August 25
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- The glaring design fail in the new iPhone Safari logo is proof that Apple's lost its direction
- AI is killing folk graphic design, and the resulting "Lovecraftian horrors" are making people want to never eat out again
- The Masters of the Universe AI art controversy shows Spider-Man: Brand New Day was just the tip of the iceberg
- Animation is having a punk rock moment – and it says a lot about how people view AI
- For proof AI accusations are getting out of hand, look no further than the Hamnet Netflix 'controversy'
- August 24
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- Master the monochrome with issue 270 of ImagineFX
- Nintendo's Game Boy ads were outrageous in the nineties – here are three examples that would never get made today
- PBS getting ghosted by a cloud storage provider makes me terrified I'll lose all my creative work too
- The Monster Munch rebrand shows a great brand mascot can last a lifetime
- August 23
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- A single artist spent 14 years making this hand-drawn animated movie, and every frame of the trailer looks stunning
- What to expect from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 – and how to watch it
- Yes, there are reasons why Disney uses one-word movie titles
- The Archery World Cup's dramatic rebrand has me quivering in anticipation
- August 22
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- Reduce eye strain and eliminate screen glare with 31% off this monitor light bar
- The Spider-Man AI scandal shouldn’t be a surprise
- I'd still buy the Pokémon X Polaroid cameras, but I think the designs had potential to be so much better
- Is AI destroying the art and magic of children's books?
- Meta's new social media app swaps photos and reels for your own AI-generated video games
- August 21
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- KPop Demon Hunters might have to change its name
- Swifties calm down, not everything is a Taylor Swift Easter egg
- I tested the new Galaxy Z Fold8 in a camera phone shootout against the Z Fold8 Ultra
- McDonald's SpongeBob x One Piece collab is as bonkers as it sounds
- Paramount's Golden Axe animation is an affront to the best sword and sorcery game of 1989
- There's nothing fishy about these protein bars, honestly
- August 20
- August 19
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- The new ACOTAR book covers are giving 2016
- Amazon's wanton destruction of rare books is a betrayal of the brand's origins
- I decoded the Camp Flog Gnaw lineup so you don’t have to
- GTA 6's leak exposes the uncomfortable truth about digital-only games
- These clever Coyote Vs Acme ads are stopping traffic
- Replacing creative jobs with AI could have a hidden cost, a new report warns
- August 18
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- This beautiful fountain pen is 40% off right now
- Has Apple dropped the ball with its Gen Z marketing?
- The story of China's viral "worst animation ever" just keeps getting weirder
- Apple's leaked new AirPods Pro look like a privacy nightmare
- Tell us what you think about the new Instagram wordmark
- Clay looks like Disney's most unusual and creative movie in years
- Forget dumbphones, this viral app lets you send messages by virtual pigeon
- These suggestive billboard posters are making people do a double take
- Apple's iPhone Ultra design keeps getting more and more unconventional
- August 17
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- Dear Disney, please keep Bluey's animation the way it is
- Instagram's new brand identity is more than just a wordmark
- While you were angry at Instagram, Jif quietly debuted a perfect new logo
- Is there a world where a £4,500 vibrating chair makes sense?
- Sony's answer to Hello Kitty is a kawaii character design for our times
- XPPen's new Artist Ultra 14 drawing display gets the important specs right
- August 16
- August 15
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- Disney's finally returning to 2D animation as it revives its oldest character
- Ghost Market will be Pixar's first ghost story, buy people think they've seen its main character before
- No, Gen Z isn’t to blame for Instagram’s controversial new logo
- You can now plug Adobe straight into ChatGPT - but should you?
- Spotify's AI debacle is a mess of its own making
- This smartphone's solar eclipse fail shows the problem with AI-enhanced photography
- Coyote Vs Acme's rave reviews are about more than Looney Tunes nostalgia
- August 14
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- Stunning demo shows Unreal Engine 6 should be a game changer for rendering cinematics
- Audeze want to make the only headphones you'll ever need
- Studio-grade sound, desk-grade design: the amaran Mic
- 8BitDo just turned your iPhone into a perfect retro handheld with this clever controller
- Marvel fans apologise to your wallets, the PlayStation x Wolverine collab is here
- From KPop Demon Hunters to Charlie Vs The Chocolate Factory, Netflix has finally reversed its big-screen strategy
- August 13
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- Raleigh's collapse proves that even iconic brands can't rely on nostalgia alone
- Apple's iPhone 18 line up is looking like a radical departure in more ways than one
- I just found a daily doodle website that's the most joyful middle finger to AI art
- The viral cursed milk cat has been turned into a hilarious animation using Blender
- Jaguar doubles down on its controversial rebrand with a (literally) divisive interior design
- Viral hand-drawn Spider-Man poster shows people are craving more originality in movie art
- YouTube's new policy is bad news for animators
- August 12
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- August 9
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- Viture's new Pro XR glasses have the most useful party trick ever
- From Zootopia and Toy Story to X-Men's Storm, the Disney D23 poster design is raising big expectations
- Robert Pattinson’s Primetime performance is making me nauseous, and that’s great filmmaking
- The Simpsons might be ending, and millennials think they know why
- Netflix, get that man out of your billboard
- BMW's controversial Spider-Man advert could be even more damaging than the Jaguar rebrand
- The Square Enix AI fiasco convinces me we all need to start documenting our creative process
- August 8
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- So, it seems Disney music is our only protection against Meta's pervert glasses
- Ikea goes viral with racy wicker bench photo because Alexander Skarsgård
- These sold out 'Normal F****** Sunglasses’ are a huge middle finger to Meta
- Get the luxury look with stationery starting from $10
- Vermont's logo looks like it was made in five seconds... so why do I love it?
- August 7
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- Ricky Gervais’ Alley Cats proves animation is the perfect home for weird ideas
- Nothing’s Clip Pro earbuds made me paranoid – so I put them to the test
- Japan asks Trump to quit it with the weird Super Mario videos already
- Alexander Skarsgård's wood in Wicker is almost entirely real
- Laika spotlights “hands” behind the craft in stunning Wildwood poster
- Pixar co-founder's new AI role is reigniting animation's biggest debate
- August 6
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- GTA VI is so big Netflix is treating its trailer like a Hollywood premiere
- Secretlab expands luxury Pokémon chair Collection with 3 new arrivals
- Inspired by watchmaking, we look at the unique design of Focal headphones
- ASAP Rocky just dumped this designer over leaked DMs
- Forget 3D printers, CNC machines could be the next big craze of 2027
- "That’s not horror, that’s just giving up": critics slam Ice Cream Man after Eli Roth's AI confession
- The TikTokification of Disney+ makes me worry about the future of animation
- August 5
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- The creator of Halloween and The Thing is releasing a 132-page dystopian horror comic paired with a 14-track synth metal album that rocks like it's 1986
- This Blender Deep Paint artist makes 3D look like a children's book brought to life
- No Trump, your Newsweek magazine cover isn’t a compliment
- No beaver logo is safe from Buc-ee’s legal wrath
- A viral $200 joke game highlights a serious problem for indie creators on Steam
- Berlin Museum breaks the rules of branding with EIGHTY-ONE different logos
- August 4
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- Did Coca-Cola need a redesign? Design experts weigh in on the new look
- Why Sennheiser's brand chief is bringing London's underground club scene to the top of the Shard
- Autodesk tackles AI filmmaking's biggest problem by offering 3D control
- This MacBook charger has a tiny pixel display and is 15% off – Apple fans are going to love it
- This AI smartphone can pull off Hitchcock's hardest camera trick in Vertigo without a film crew
- This new 3D and UV printer hybrid from HeyGears just passed $10 million on Kickstarter and looks sensational
- Apple seems to be rebranding itself as a subscription service. I wish it wouldn't
- No, Vermont's new logo design isn't Comic Sans
- If you remember Nintendo's Game & Watch, this bizarre retro game will bring a tear to your eye
- This old-school game design optical illusion is still blowing people's minds
- August 3
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- Pepsi shades Coca-Cola in parody rebrand
- Those biceps on The Odyssey poster aren't Matt Damon's – and they aren't even a man's
- Want the same phone as Spider-Man? Just 3 days remain to preorder the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip8
- Why Spider-Man: Brand New Day's subway scene feels so real
- Everyone in this AI art row has a point, and that's what worries me
- August 2
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