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Creative Boom is a UK-based online magazine for the creative industries, offering inspiration and ideas for creatives worldwide

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Lindsay Adler on why a photographer's perspective will matter more in the future, not less

As AI reshapes creative work, the photographer and founding member of Adobe Creative Collective explains why picking up a camera helps to sharpen your creativity. If you're a designer, illustrator...

Six pieces of advice for juniors in their first month (which the rest of us might need to hear too)

Here's what I wish someone had told me when I first got started. When you've got a few years under your belt and have learned a thing or two, it's a great feeling to pass those learnings to junior...

When bike brand Brompton needed a refresh, Studio Blackburn didn't mess around—they headed straight to the factory floor

Iconic bicycle manufacturer Brompton needed a global brand platform. But Studio Blackburn didn't just design a system. They went to the source and cut metal letters next to the machines that build...

'Hands are the protagonist': Stefhany Y Lozano on communicating with fingers and gestures in her paintings

With gestures and postures doing the heavy lifting, the artist tells us why hands have become a recurring motif in her work. "I always wanted to be an artist," says Stefhany Lozano, and looking at...

D&AD has a stark message for creatives: the industry is eating itself from within

Drawing on 197 in-depth conversations with global creative leaders across 30 countries, alongside an analysis of more than 10,000 D&AD Award entries, its new AI & Creativity Report gets to...

Inspired by man-made objects and nature, Naruhiko paints 'ordinary' neighbourhoods and parks across Japan

With works that are "slightly lonely and quietly optimistic", the artist turns the everyday into something familiar, nostalgic and utterly beautiful. A pigeon on a beach path; a blue elephant spri...

Cats take centre stage in Minyoung Kim's surreal and subtle paintings

The South Korea-born and London-based artist has always been obsessed with cats. Below, she tells us why they're a recurring motif and her reasons for only showing the indirect details. We often h...

'I just love dogs': Gaia Alari on her wobbly, tactile drawings of animals, bodies and emotions

From charcoal smudging to crosshatching and stretchy animations, the illustrator builds immersive worlds through each frame and pencil mark on paper. In Gaia Alari's drawings, you'll see worlds w...

Beyond the mountain stage: there's more for creatives at Green Man 2026 than just music

The perfect festival for people who make things, Green Man's science talks, comedy stage and cinema tent deserve as much attention as the main headliners. If you work as a creative and haven't bee...

Instagram reveals its first brand refresh in 10 years, with a new wordmark and three typefaces

The script survives, but it's been straightened out. Instagram's design team admitted it tried hundreds of other directions before returning to the handwritten approach. We find out more. Instagra...