We've spent weeks whittling down our favourite gadgets and devices for artists and creative, on sale in the last 12 months. We're now excited to announce the shortlist for the inaugural Creative Bloq Awards 2022.
The Creative Bloq Awards 2022 celebrates the best new tech for designers and artists, on sale in the last 12 months. We asked you to nominate your favourite tech. The results of that campaign were added to the choices from our team. The Creative Bloq Awards 2022 features 70+ categories covering everything from drawing tablets to craft machines and smart TVs to laptops.
You can read the Creative Bloq Awards 2022 shortlist in full below, and visit the award's website for more details. The votes will be tallied and revealed the week beginning 12 September 2022.
The CB Awards 2022 nominations: drawing tablets
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Drawing tablet/pen display of the year
Xencelabs Pen Tablet Medium Bundle SE
Apple iPad Air (5th Gen, 2022)
Huion Kamvas Pro 24
XP-Pen Artist 24 Pro
Wacom Cintiq Pro 16 (2021)
Best tablet stylus
AX Pro iPad Stylus
Huawei M-Pencil (2nd generation)
Samsung S Pen Pro
Logitech Pen
Adonit Neo Ink
Best Drawing Tablet (budget)
Huion Inspiroy H640P
One by Wacom
Parblo Intangbo
XP-Pen Deco LW
Best drawing tablet (luxury)
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HP DesignJet Studio Steel Large Format up to A0 Plotter Printer - 36-inch
HP ENVY Inspire 7920e
Epson EcoTank Photo ET-8500
Best scanner
Plustek OpticSlim A3
Canon CanoScan 9000F MKII
Epson Expression 12000XL
Epson Perfection V39
Canon Cano Scan LiDE220
Best audio device design
SONOS Ray
Astell & Kern AK UW100
Jabra Evolve2 75 Headphones
Meze Audio Liric
Sony WH-1000XM5
Best smart TV
LG C2 OLED
Samsung S95B
Philips OLED806
LG CX OLED TV
Samsung AU7100 Crystal UHD Smart TV
The Frame by Samsung
Best smart home accessory
Amazon Echo Dot with Clock
Roomba i5 Robot Vacuum
HomePod Mini (2021 colours)
Meural Canvas II (Netgear)
Amazon Echo Studio
Best NFT display
Meural Canvas II (Netgear)
Canvia – Digital Art Canvas (Canvia)
The Frame by Samsung (Samsung)
Mono X7 (Framed)
Tokenframe (Tokenframe)
The CB Awards 2022 nominations: software
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Software of the year
Adobe Photoshop 2022 (Adobe)
Procreate 5.2 (Savage Interactive)
Affinity Designer (Serif Ltd.)
Adobe Illustrator (Adobe)
Blender 3.2 (Blender Foundation / Community)
Best digital painting software
Rebelle 5 (Escape Motions)
ArtRage Vitae (Ambient Design)
Corel Painter 2023 (Corel)
Adobe Photoshop 2022 (Adobe)
Procreate 5.2 (Savage Interactive)
Best 3D software
Blender 3.2 (Blender Foundation / Community)
Autodesk Maya (Autodesk)
ZBrush 2022 (Pixologic Inc)
Houdini 19.5 (SideFX)
Cinema 4D S22 (Maxon)
Best video editing software
Adobe Premiere Pro 2022 (Adobe)
PowerDirector 365 (CyberLink)
Davinci Resolve 18 (Blackmagic Design)
Pinnacle Studio 25 (Corel)
Final Cut Pro 10.5 (Apple)
Best game design software
Unreal Engine 5 (Epic)
Unity Pro (Unity Technologies)
Flowlab (Flowlab)
Autodesk 3DS Max 2023 (Autodesk)
GDevelop (Florian Rival)
Best UI / UX design
UXPin (Xenon Partners)
Adobe XD (Adobe)
Sketch (Sketch)
Marvel (Marvel)
Figma 2022 (Figma)
Axure RP 10 (Axure Software Solutions)
Best software for animation
Blender
Moho Debut / Pro 13.5
Procreate 5.2
iClone 8
Adobe Animate 2022
Best software for designers
Adobe Ilustrator
CorelDRAW
Affinity Designer
Sketch
Photoshop 2022
The CB Awards 2022 nominations: computing
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Desktop computer of the year
Dell XPS 8940 Special Edition
iMac (24-inch, 2021)
Corsair One i300
Apple Mac Studio
Best monitor
Apple Mac Studio Monitor
Sony Inzone M9
ASUS ProArt Display PA32UCG-K
Best workstation
GEEKOM IT8 Mini workstation
Apple Mac Studio
Apple Mac Pro
Apple iMac Pro (2021)
Microsoft Surface Studio 2
Best GPU
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Gigabyte Aorus GeForce RTX 3080
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050
AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Best mouse design
Apple Magic Mouse - Black (2022)
Razer Viper V2 Pro
Razer Viper 8KHz
Endgame Gear XM1r
Logitech G303 Shroud Edition
Best keyboard innovation
Logitech MX Keys
Logitech MX Mechanical
Keychron Q3
Razer Pro Type Ultra
Satechi Slim X3
Apple Magic Keyboard (2022)
Razer DeathStalker V2 Pro
The CB Awards 2022 nominations: crafting
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Craft machine of the year
Brother ScanNCut SDX2200D
Cricut Maker 3
Silhouette Cameo 4
Cricut Joy
Cricut EasyPress 3
Best cutting machine
Brother ScanNCut SDX2200D
Cricut Maker 3
Silhouette Cameo 4
Cricut Joy
Cricut Explore 3
Silhouette Portrait 3
Best sewing machine
Janome Continental M7 Professional (2022)
Innov-is BQ3100
Singer Quantum 9985
Singer 8500Q Modern Quilter
Best heat press machine
Cricut EasyPress 3
Cricut Mug Press
Cricut Hat Press
Cricut Autopress
Cricut EasyPress Mini
Best lamp for crafting
Daylight Company Duo
Daylight Company MAG Lamp S
Herman Miller Marselis Table Lamp
Cricut Bright 360 table light
The Daylight Company Gemini Floor Lamp
Best craft machine accessory
Cricut Mug Press
Cricut Hat Press
Cricut EasyPress Mini
TRILAB DeltiQ 2 3D printer
Best craft machine innovation
Cricut EasyPress MIni
Cricut Hat Press
Brother ScanNCut
Cricut Design Space
The CB Awards 2022 nominations: entertainment
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Streaming platform of the year
Disney+
Amazon Prime Video
HBO Max
Netflix
Apple TV+
Best TV series or limited series
Succession
Ms Marvel
Stranger Things 4
Peacemaker
Severance
Best VFX (TV)
Stranger Things 4 (DNEG)
Halo (MPC/Pixomondo)
Moon Knight (Image Engine)
The Lazarus Project (Vine FX)
Foundation (DNEG)
Best animated film
Encanto
Turning Red
Flee
Sea Beast
Lightyear
Best animated short / series
Arcane
Maya and the Three
Robin Robin
Marvels' What If…?
Love, Death + Robots Series 3
Best production design
Dune (Patrice Vermette)
The Batman (James Chinlund)
No Time To Die (Mark Tildesley)
West Side Story (Adam Stockhausen)
The French Dispatch (Rena DeAngelo/Adam Stockhausen)
Best VFX (film)
Dune (DNEG/Wylie VFX/Rodeo FX/Territory Studio)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (ILM/Framestore/Trixter)
No Time To Die (Framestore/DNEG)
Everything Everywhere All At Once (Zak Stoltz + friends)
The Batman (Weta Digital/ILM/Scanline VFX)
You can visit our site www.futureevents.uk/creativebloqawards2022 to find out more about the Creative Bloq Awards 2022, our judges and more - winners will be revealed the week beginning 12 September 2022!
Do you have a product in our awards and want to get in touch, or if you have any questions about the process and how to get involved, contactian.dean@futurenet.com.
Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.
