Designers needed a book about their history that didn't exist… so I wrote it myself 50 Greatest Designers gets under the skin of the pioneers who shaped our world today. The saying goes: to know where you're going, you need to know where you're coming from. So if you work in des...

My colleague @tomisawriter.bsky.social has written this absolutely gorgeous book on #design
Worth every penny!
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It's Friday!

I'm back over @creativeboom.com talking to the mural artist Oskar With a K: www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#manchester #graffiti #urbanart #Stockport

A new piece on @creativeboom.com - a little look at the ins and outs of private commissions for illustrators and designers: www.creativeboom.com/insight/priv...
with @sretanbor.bsky.social @davidcousens.bsky.social Molly McCammon, Robin Raaphorst and Rose O'Mahony

I've just discovered the wildly expressive artwork of Zosia Bońkowska writing for my favourite creative site, @creativeboom.com
Check this out: www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#illustration

Creative Boom IRL: New events just launched. Coming to a town or city near you soon. Next up? Sheffield. RSVP by joining The Studio, our private community 👀 community.creativeboom.com

A little piece but one that excited me. I talked to Andy Vella, the designer who works with The Cure, about his work on Songs of a Lost World. 🖤
Over on @creativeboom.com

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Generally positive. There are still people who repost a gazillion political memes and links every morning but contribute very little themselves.

Illustration Trends: What creative directors are commissioning in 2025 Using company data and insight from its agenting team, IllustrationX has written an evidence-based look at what's trending in illustration as 2025 gets underway. We've teamed up with them to bring...

Over on @creativeboom.com - a report I wrote about what's trending in #illustration at the moment based on data and insights from the agency IllustrationX.
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🇨🇦 Good day, eh.
In fact a very good day to let you know that there's a rich seam of Canadian crime fiction on our site - books, TV shows, great authors to discover:
crimefictionlover.com/tag/canadian...

Famous For My Dinner Parties: a food mag to savour Like vinyl album covers, perhaps magazine design is making a comeback via eye-catching publications like Famous For My Dinner Parties. We talked to its designer, the Danish-Icelandic creative Lind...

I haven't written about #editorial #design in a long time but this #magazine designed by Lind Haugaard is a feast for the eyes...
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check it out on on @creativeboom.com

How live event illustration brings big opportunities for artists For many artists, there's nothing better than drawing and painting in real life. And, if you're good at it, there are clients out there who will pay handsomely for your live illustration talents....

What a buzz talking to these wonderfully creative live event illustrators...
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for @creativeboom.bsky.social
Real life art can never be replaced by AI, nor can real life artists!

It's so wholesome to see more brands and creatives joining BlueSky. New followers for us include @pentagramdesign.bsky.social and @brilliantartists.bsky.social... And so many more! Hello world!

Happy Lunar New Year! 🎇
It was fantastic talking to @jasonlyon.bsky.social yesterday about his illustrations for the packaging of the special Lunar New Year edition of Royal Salute scotch. Here's what he said, via @creativeboom.bsky.social :
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#illustration #china

These look phenomenal

'I'm a maximalist, so it's all colour and pattern,' says Emmy Lupin Over the last five years, this Nottingham-based artist has unleashed a flurry of ever-changing, brutally honest, but beautifully crafted imagery, creating for big brands but staying true to her own...

It was great talking to the illustrator Emmy Lupin for @creativeboom.bsky.social last week. Such honesty and positivity in her approach...
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#illustration #designermaker #Nottingham

A rural setting. An old gold mine. A beautiful river in New South Wales. It's the perfect setting for murder in Chris Hammer's latest! 🇦🇺
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/the-...
Read our review by @sandramangan.bsky.social

Not to burden your Thursday morning, but this is essential reading: Big worries for creatives in the UK government's AI plan 👀 https://buff.ly/4fZav0n

One helluva groovy spot by Kitchen 👀 https://buff.ly/40rBOw7

Ah check it out. @samgilbey.bsky.social is one of the best. His work is going from strength to strength! #illustration

Design That Feels: merging sustainability with sensory experiences in packaging
 👀 https://buff.ly/4ao8Rod

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇

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Usually I love the pieces I work on for
@creativeboom.bsky.social - I really enjoy talking to artists about what they do. However, this news piece was written with great concern - particularly for independent creatives in all fields.

Friday is here - Let's check out some new crime novel releases!✨📚🔎
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/on-t...
Authors include Fruttero & Lucentini 🇮🇹 Dandy Smith 🇬🇧 @alexhaybooks.bsky.social 🇬🇧 @jamesyorkston.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and CarterWilson 🇺🇸
#crimefiction #mystery #thrillerbooks

One helluva groovy spot by Kitchen The London motion directors Kitchen have unveiled a gorgeously dazzling and psychedelic animation for The Great Frog Vintage Market. Your eyeballs are in for a wild ride if you happen to land on a...

Over on the wonderful site @creativeboom.bsky.social I did a little piece about Kitchen, a directorial duo at Jelly, and their new animation for The Great Frog...
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🚨UK People🚨

1/7 Your government is proposing a HUGE change to copyright law, where they give away YOUR works to Tech companies to profit from for FREE!

A disgusting overreach that will cause irreparable harm to ALL creatives and beyond .You have one chance to stop it, read how below👇

Amazing #illustration and #typography from this Danish artist, now based in Vancover, Canada. 🇩🇰 x 🇨🇦 via @creativeboom.bsky.social

This week I caught up with Andy Council to find out about the HUGE new dinosaur artwork he painted for Cabot Circus in #Bristol. Story on @creativeboom.bsky.social
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Raven Milo: The reinvented Rotterdam artist takes flight

I've been writing about some beautiful #art and commercial #illustration by Robin Raaphorst AKA Raven Milo. She's most comfortable in style that draws on her Dutch and Korean heritage.
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
Over on @creativeboom.bsky.social 💥