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Art & design, minus the gatekeeping 👀 News & inspiration for artists, designers & illustrators since 2009 · @katylcowan

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Creative Boom
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18 Dec 2023
We're super excited to announce that Creative Boom is embracing a new era, marking 15 years with a vibrant redesign launched today. Boom! creativeboom.com/news/a-new-… What do you think? 👀👇👇👇
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These 10 beautiful tributes to David Hockney show just how much the creative community loved him 👀 creativeboom.com/inspiration…
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Breaking news: JKR evolves KFC's entire identity around the bucket – welcome to the 'Bucketverse' 👀 creativeboom.com/news/jkr-ev…
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DixonBaxi trained an AI on 25 years of its own thinking — and it'll tell you when it doesn't know 👀 A smart rethink of the agency case study: creativeboom.com/news/dixonb…
Opening visual for DixonBaxi's AskUs, an AI platform trained on 25 years of the studio's thinking.

ALT Opening visual for DixonBaxi's AskUs, an AI platform trained on 25 years of the studio's thinking.

The AskUs interface, stripped back and monochrome.

ALT The AskUs interface, stripped back and monochrome.

AskUs responding in DixonBaxi's own voice.

ALT AskUs responding in DixonBaxi's own voice.

A DixonBaxi project referenced within AskUs.

ALT A DixonBaxi project referenced within AskUs.
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Jimmy Turrell's analogue, hands-on process accidentally future-proofed his work against AI 👀 On the Creative Boom Podcast: rave culture, working-class roots and staying original when the tools keep changing. creativeboom.com/podcast/jim…
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Imposter syndrome, saying no, pricing your work, getting in front of a camera — the early years are genuinely hard 👀 Creatives share the lessons that quietly changed everything, and the proof it does get easier: creativeboom.com/tips/it-get…
Editorial illustration accompanying Creative Boom's article on the lessons creatives learn early in their careers.

ALT Editorial illustration accompanying Creative Boom's article on the lessons creatives learn early in their careers.
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David Hockney has died at the age of 88. Seven decades of colour, curiosity, and joy – from A Bigger Splash to the iPad drawings he was still making right to the end. Thank you, David. 💛
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Forget the fridge: Studio Mol on why your children's artwork deserves to be properly 👀 framed creativeboom.com/resources/s…
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Jun 11
Beautiful messy worlds with Christa Jarrold 🧶 From the Creative Boom archive: creativeboom.com/inspiration…
Messy, hand-made 3D illustration work by Christa Jarrold

ALT Messy, hand-made 3D illustration work by Christa Jarrold
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Livelyhood 🧘 From the Creative Boom archive: creativeboom.com/inspiration…
Illustration work by the studio Livelyhood, from Creative Boom

ALT Illustration work by the studio Livelyhood, from Creative Boom
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"When everyone has access to the same tools, what sets you apart is your taste." 👀 Aporva Baxi of DixonBaxi on originality, the risk of everything looking the same, and holding onto your voice in the age of AI. creativeboom.com/podcast/apo…
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Cecilia Reeve makes paintings that move and animations you can step inside 👀 creativeboom.com/inspiration…
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Katy Cowan@katylcowan
Jun 9
Who's going to @designfestbrum this week? I'm so excited! I'll be there on Friday👀 Carrying my mic around, hopefully meeting loads of creatives.
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Gina Guasch Studio (GGS) 👀 From the Creative Boom archive: creativeboom.com/inspiration…
Colourful graphic design work by Gina Guasch Studio (GGS), Barcelona

ALT Colourful graphic design work by Gina Guasch Studio (GGS), Barcelona

Bold graphic identity work by Gina Guasch Studio

ALT Bold graphic identity work by Gina Guasch Studio

Experimental poster design by Gina Guasch Studio

ALT Experimental poster design by Gina Guasch Studio

Vibrant flyer design by Gina Guasch Studio

ALT Vibrant flyer design by Gina Guasch Studio
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Coffee and Water by Jiyung Lee ☕️ From the Creative Boom archive: creativeboom.com/inspiration…
'Coffee and Water', risoprint, 2026, by Jiyung Lee

ALT 'Coffee and Water', risoprint, 2026, by Jiyung Lee

'Coffee', personal work, digital drawing, 2026, by Jiyung Lee

ALT 'Coffee', personal work, digital drawing, 2026, by Jiyung Lee

Pocket pages bookmark illustration by Jiyung Lee

ALT Pocket pages bookmark illustration by Jiyung Lee

'Yardsale for two' risoprint by Jiyung Lee

ALT 'Yardsale for two' risoprint by Jiyung Lee
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On this day in 1819, Gustave Courbet was born. The father of Realism, who painted unidealised workers on a Salon-scale canvas and made art an act of defiance. 👀 nationalgallery.org.uk/artis…
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"I think of paintings as energy transfers" 👀 Chad Etting paints belted trousers, clapboard houses and the nostalgia old photographs carry: creativeboom.com/inspiration…
'Legs Crossed' (2023), a painting by Connecticut-based artist Chad Etting.

ALT 'Legs Crossed' (2023), a painting by Connecticut-based artist Chad Etting.

'Braided Belt' (2024) by Chad Etting.

ALT 'Braided Belt' (2024) by Chad Etting.

'Bank Street House' (2025) by Chad Etting.

ALT 'Bank Street House' (2025) by Chad Etting.

'Targa Top' (2025) by Chad Etting.

ALT 'Targa Top' (2025) by Chad Etting.
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"Branding isn't performance, it's reputation." 👀 Designer James Martin on personal branding, the myth of "being your authentic self", and whether you really need to be visible all the time to build a creative career. creativeboom.com/podcast/jam…
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"When it's all you've got, starting small is absolutely enough" 👀 How Rob Draper went from coffee-cup doodles to Nike, the Golden Globes and NASA: creativeboom.com/insight/fro…
Lettering artist Rob Draper speaking at the All Flows conference.

ALT Lettering artist Rob Draper speaking at the All Flows conference.

One of Rob Draper's illustrated Starbucks coffee cups from his Coffee Time project.

ALT One of Rob Draper's illustrated Starbucks coffee cups from his Coffee Time project.

Rob Draper's hand-lettering work.

ALT Rob Draper's hand-lettering work.

Detailed hand-drawn lettering by Rob Draper.

ALT Detailed hand-drawn lettering by Rob Draper.
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We'll apparently spend five years of our lives doomscrolling 👀 Nothing reboots your creativity like a fresh notebook and a good pen. 22 of the best online stationery shops worth supporting: creativeboom.com/resources/2…
Interior of Colours May Vary, an independent design and stationery shop in Leeds

ALT Interior of Colours May Vary, an independent design and stationery shop in Leeds

Vintage-inspired stationery and paper goods from Present & Correct

ALT Vintage-inspired stationery and paper goods from Present & Correct

Cards and year planners by design studio Tom Pigeon

ALT Cards and year planners by design studio Tom Pigeon

Floral, colourful stationery and cards by Rifle Paper Co.

ALT Floral, colourful stationery and cards by Rifle Paper Co.
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"Design is never neutral." 👀 Jessie McGuire of Thought Matter on imagination as a tool for shaping culture — and why every creative decision affects the world around us. creativeboom.com/podcast/jes…
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