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May 31
- So, did Taylor Swift handwrite her (already iconic) letter to fans?
- Tyrese Haliburton’s new logo just dropped in the coldest way possible
- BrewDog gets its bite back with a vibrant design refresh
- Several of the PS5 games I own are on sale right now with up to 65% off
- Wilson from Cast Away takes a surprise starring role in this powerful campaign
May 30
- Microsoft Security’s colourful rebrand feels like a breath of fresh air
- Looks like Apple is finally fixing its confusing naming system
May 29
- You could win Rebelle 8 Pro as part of the digital painting software's 10th anniversary celebrations
- Angel Reese’s new Reebok logo drips with class
- I went to an AI art conference expecting empty hype – I never expected to be creatively recharged
- The Brand Impact Awards 2025 are now open for entries
- KFC 'vandalises' billboard with kid's doodles in chaotic new campaign
May 28
- Early Concord concept art shows the game could have looked very different
- Could Apple's rumoured new gaming app be bad news for Nintendo Switch 2?
- The new Batman x Deadpool crossover is pure comic art excellence
- The Nintendo Switch 2 launch is a hype graveyard right now
- Camera phone shootout: Honor 400 Pro Vs the Honor Magic 7 Pro
- Is the closure of McDonald's CosMc's restaurants really a branding fail?
- Why AI means anyone can be a filmmaker not just Hollywood insiders
May 27
- Coca-Cola's bold new Vitaminwater logo hides a subtle design secret
- Here's how to get your hands on a Switch 2 (without pre-ordering)
May 26
- Can't wait for Nintendo Switch 2? There's a rare Memorial Day deal on the current OLED console
- These iconic logo rebrands ditch design briefs to embrace the joy of creativity
May 25
- Samsung is giving away free Galaxy S25s worth £799 – the catch? You need to buy a Neo QLED TV first
- I never realised Sonic the Hedgehog comic covers were this weird
- Turn mistakes into art: 7 exercises that start with a scribble
May 24
- The Marshall headphones that I use every day are now 50% off
- There's still time to save $160 in a Memorial Day MacBook Air deal that's kind of unheard of
- The Mario Kart AI ‘scandal’ shows we still don’t know how to talk about generative art
- This Taylor Swift optical illusion art is ultra-satisfying to watch
- Can OpenAI and Jony Ive's mystery device end a string of AI flops?
May 23
- D&AD announces 2025 winners, including 3 coveted Black Pencils
- There’s up to 50% off Switch games for Memorial Day - these are the 15 I’d buy
- "Tools evolve, the eye doesn’t" – why AI art still needs artists
- This restaurant branding is the perfect fusion of class and contemporary design
May 22
- As a photographer, the new Honor 400 Pro has seriously impressed me
- The brilliant 3D printer I used to print this Deadpool helmet is on sale
- Adobe aims to digitise traditional trend books with new Substance 3D assets
- Nintendo Wii fans will love How to Train Your Dragon on the Nex Playground
- Sorry Kesha, your AI art apology is a mess of contradictions
- 'It's a radical inversion of penis envy': how Evvy rewrote the rulebook on women’s health branding
May 21
- The Clios sets a new standard for sonic branding with immersive audio identity
- Save $500 on Samsung's popular Frame TV (55-inch) for Memorial Day
- How AI roto tech was used to make Little Simz' time-travelling new music video 'Young' more vibrant
- Fortnite's AI Darth Vadar controversy is about getting a fair deal for performers
- This groundbreaking in-game movie shows an exciting transmedia future
- In a rare OpenAI interview Chad Nelson faces the 'AI Slop' backlash and says "rising above the noise takes talent"
May 20
- This iPad deal for Memorial Day may be a month old, but it's still an all-time low price
- This NBA player’s custom Adidas logo is too clever for its own good
- These are the only 2 drawing tablet deals I'd consider today
- I met an AI artist and now believe there's a legitimate future for AI art
- Cheeky fan demo imagines Super Mario Bros remade by EA
- Who is the most influential creative of the last 25 years? Help us settle the debate
May 19
- Vibe rendering has arrived: this plugin allows AI to control Blender
- How we used Unreal Engine to create the voxelised world of A Minecraft Movie
- This Fantastic Four concept art shows we were robbed of perfect character design
- "AI can’t replicate the soul of a scene", says AFK Arena’s lead environment artist
- I can see why Nintendo smashed the 'Super Smash Bros' dating app
May 18
- Don’t @ me, but I prefer these fan made Wicked: For Good posters
- I never thought a Procreate brush could go viral, but people love this pencil look
- 'We have to bring the audience on the journey with us': How The Guardian approached its biggest redesign in a decade
- Some of these hilarious mock Apple product designs feel too close to home
May 17
- Our favourite affordable monitor for graphic artists has an extra $100 off!
- Diddy Kong has teeth now and I don’t know how to feel
- GTA 6 is delayed, but GTA 5 looks almost as good with this stunning mod
May 16
- I 3D printed a beautiful Cinderwing dragon with this rainbow filament - and it's on sale right now
- Marathon features apparently stolen art? Its developer really needs to learn
- Never forget when the Android robot humiliated the Apple logo in front of the whole world
- Hey HBO Max, self awareness can’t fix your identity crisis
- The New York Jets' infinite zoom art is the best NFL schedule release video yet
May 15
- The ASUS laptop that we recommend over the MacBook Pro is currently £380 off
- New survey shows the hidden cost of freelancing in creative roles
- Lucasfilm's vision for AI in Stars Wars is making me cringe
- Wix takes on Canva and Adobe with new free visual design platform
- Fans slate “appalling” editing fail in new Wicked: For Good poster
- Super Mario 64 is still revealing design secrets after almost 29 years – but this one takes 14 months to uncover yourself
- Loewe's adorable anime ads show art is still so much better than AI
- The new Superman trailer wins over fans with a VFX upgrade
May 14
- Fans are surprised by the early concept trailer for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Bold Minimalism was all over the Cannes red carpet – Halle Berry, Eva Longoria and more
- Why the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 won’t matter
- Maxon just launched its first new software in years – and it’s bringing Oscar-winning cinematic 3D to designers
- Jennifer Aniston's hilarious haircare ad is a masterclass in celebrity branding
- Book me a ticket to Milan, I need to see this optical illusion
- Who knew the Bible could be rebranded? I'm kind of obsessed with this bold new design
- The design of Pope Leo XIV's coat of arms is proving to be surprisingly controversial
May 13
- Wait, did Taylor Swift just use web design to drop a major Easter egg?
- Why we're looking forward to Birmingham Design Festival 2025
- From Amazon to Adobe: is 2025 the year of the 'quiet rebrand'?
May 12
- The new Google logo is already proving popular
- US copyright verdict offers a glimmer of hope for artists vs AI
- Leaked Kung Fury 2 footage turns the original's camp comedy and over-the-top VFX up to 11
- Brussels Airlines gets a new identity, but sticks with its old logo
- The Mario Kart AI ‘scandal’ reveals the strange state of digital art today
May 11
- Can Disney Abu Dhabi possibly look like its stunning concept art?
- "We wanted the polar opposite of the glossy world of Shopify": How&How's creative director on Big Cartel's big rebrand
- The Cola wars just got interesting as Campa Cola takes over India
May 10
- No, the Utah Hockey Club didn't steal its logo design
- Director's concept art makes Disney 's Lilo & Stitch controversy even more baffling
- The foldable iPhone rumours are starting to sound exciting – all thanks to Samsung
May 9
- Video games meet real Lego in this innovative Unreal Engine project
- Tesla's Robotaxi trademark rejection shows it needs to get more creative with its branding
May 8
- Pssst - all of these tech deals are perfect for Mother's Day
- Blender animation should be easier with this hair-raising new plugin
- Is it weird that I don't hate the new 'Chinese Cybertruck' design?
- Adobe quietly rebrands, tweaking its iconic logo
- This VR experience opened my eyes to the future of creativity
May 7
- Creatives! Mother's Day is this Sunday, save up to $400 on a Cricut machine
- The new GTA 6 trailer looks unbelievably lifelike: here's why
- I test 3D printers for a living – and my favourite Bambu model is on sale right now
- Apple just dropped a striking new wallpaper: here's how to get it
- Turns out all graphic designers DON'T all use Macs. That's me told
May 6
- Someone turned their kid's artwork into a video game (and the results are adorable)
- Even Google is roasting Apple's iPhone 17 design (and to be honest, I agree)
- "It’s an emotional experience”: new GTA 6 trailer lives up to the hype
- How Met Gala 2025’s most striking looks can inspire your next character design
- Epic Games' plans for Unreal Engine 6 are dividing developers
- Meta’s AI app is a hot mess of questionable features
- Get Mother's Day sorted early with these 3 digital photo frame deals
- The most popular brand mascots are revealed, and the results are ridiculous
May 5
- Marvel Studios' surprise Thunderbolts* poster design change is dividing fans
- Official Donald Trump May the 4th artwork contains a revealing design fail
- Apple's new web page design leaves users baffled
May 4
- This new brand revolves around the Rorschach Test, and I can't stop staring at it
- Robbie Williams' willingness to lay himself bare makes his art collection a revealing insight into a life in the spotlight
- Nail your character art with issue 253 of ImagineFX
- The iPhone 20 already sounds like it will cost a fortune
- How to build a website in Shopify: 6 pro tips from the horse's mouth
- These are the fonts that designers are sick of pretending to hate
May 3
- Law firm has case rejected... because of a logo
- Apple design was unbeatable in the noughties (and I wish we could go back)
- How Harry Potter inspired an innovative new digital frame design
- Is AI giving clients impossible expectations of designers?
May 2
- "Each time you watch the ad, you smile": Aardman on the Thatcher's Juicy Apple ad
- "Tonight is about you telling me how f***ing amazing my art is": Robbie Williams launched a new art show – here's what happened inside the room
- How a fun rebrand and a new mascot boosted this brand's reputation tenfold
- What is anti-design, the rising trend that tears up the rule book?
- The latest Snapchat redesign fail shows users don't always want minimalist UI
- New Nvidia AI Blueprint is a bridge between Blender and AI image generation
- The Pope's tomb was not on my design debate bingo card for 2025
May 1
- Someone please turn this adorable rock collection into a font