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2026 42 articles

Creative Boom

Fifth Avenue food hall identity highlights how a person can trump a mood board

by Tom May · 10 Jul 2026

It's Nice That

Building a brand means building a world – that's why Blanca Doba's identity for Bare Earth didn't stop at a wordmark

by Ellis Tree · 09 Jul 2026

Creative Boom

The state of the creative industry 2026: what our survey tells us about pay, burnout and AI

by Tom May · 07 Jul 2026

Wallpaper*

London Festival of Architecture 2026: everything you need to know

by Ellie Stathaki · 06 Jul 2026

The Drum

The AI identity crisis: Why your brand is now at the mercy of an algorithm's trust

by Mark Challinor · 04 Jul 2026

Seth's Blog

Stop ruining it

by Seth Godin · 03 Jul 2026

Creative Boom

Why brands are going custom with type

by Abbey Bamford · 01 Jul 2026

The Brand Identity

How Sasha Denisova built a practice where brand and type intersect

by The Brand Identity · 30 Jun 2026

It's Nice That

From Olivetti to Instagram: a short history of modern brand design

by Katharina Sussek and Jens Müller · 29 Jun 2026

Creative Review

Radio Times unveils first major rebrand in two decades

by Adam Woodward · 27 Jun 2026

It's Nice That

"Music venues are the engine of the creative industries": lessons from the graphic ephemera of our lost clubs and pubs

by Paul Moore · 26 Jun 2026

Dezeen

Thirteen unmissable exhibitions during 3 Days of Design

by Cajsa Carlson · 25 Jun 2026

Creative Review

How heritage brands can stay culturally relevant in 2026

by Alex Brown · 24 Jun 2026

Creative Boom

Studio Blackburn helps Brompton mark 50 years with new identity rooted in 'Life Unfolded'

by Abbey Bamford · 23 Jun 2026

It's Nice That

Why design studio Oneplus treats branding like cultural excavation, not invention

by Ellis Tree · 23 Jun 2026

It's Nice That

Enter the Bucketverse: KFC's finger-licking rebrand turns an icon into an entire world

by Ayla Angelos · 22 Jun 2026

Creative Review

Can design help FIFA stage its own comeback?

by Megan Williams · 20 Jun 2026

It's Nice That

Koto revives an 80-year-old wordmark to rebrand Norton Museum of Art

by Olivia Hingley · 19 Jun 2026

Dezeen

Seven highlights from Osaka Art and Design 2026

15 Jun 2026

Creative Boom

10 trends that creatives are so over in 2026

by Tom May · 13 Jun 2026

Creative Boom

The top 15 illustrators of 2026, as chosen by the community

by Tom May · 12 Jun 2026

AIGA Eye on Design

Can We Teach Graphic Design History Without the Cult of Hero Worship?

by Aggie Toppins · 11 Jun 2026

The Brand Identity

Inside the Future of Brand 2026 report with Motto's co-founders

10 Jun 2026

Creative Boom

How being weird can save branding in 2026

by Bentzion Goldman · 09 Jun 2026

COOL HUNTING®

The Eames Office brings a modular architecture system to life at Milan Design Week

by Josh Rubin · 17 May 2026

Creative Review

Penguin reveals 2026 Cover Design Award winners

by Adam Woodward · 15 May 2026

It's Nice That

Uncommon's mouldy identity for Offf Barcelona is grown from biological traces of creatives

by Paul Moore · 15 May 2026

It's Nice That

Addison Copas doesn't want "freedom" – he thrives under the limitations in his wordmarks and brand identities

by Paul Moore · 13 May 2026

It's Nice That

4Creative cuts out visuals from the UK's most iconic TV shows to make its new identity

by Ellis Tree · 13 May 2026

It's Nice That

Benjamin Tuttle spent years designing for a Brooklyn microcinema – it all led him to Netflix's Beef

by Arman Khan · 11 May 2026

Creative Boom

This redesign of Stokes Coffee is a masterclass in 'change everything, but don't change a thing'

by Tom May · 09 May 2026

COOL HUNTING®

Beatie Wolfe and Brian Eno Can’t Stop Creating Music - COOL HUNTING®

21 Apr 2026

Creative Boom

Kenza celebrates human artistry by turning ballet into eye-popping digital art

15 Apr 2026

Ipswich.co.uk

Ipswich to host its first-ever TEDx event this October

12 Apr 2026

Dezeen

Brutalist Korea presents "nu-bru" buildings from Seou to Jeju Island

by Cajsa Carlson · 10 Apr 2026

Wallpaper*

V&A East Museum is about to open – look inside London’s new cultural hub

08 Apr 2026

Wallpaper*

A modernist Berlin cinema is reborn and ready for its close-up

05 Mar 2026

Dezeen

Dezeen's top five houses of February 2026

by Nat Barker · 03 Mar 2026

Creative Review

Behind the scenes on Gorillaz’s new album, The Mountain

02 Mar 2026

Creative Boom

Why Ben O'Brien is as enthusiastic as ever about illustration

01 Mar 2026

Dezeen

Lionel Jadot designs Jam Hotel Ghent to evoke an artist's atelier

by Alyn Griffiths · 01 Mar 2026

Creative Boom

Why this new ice-cream brand only makes sense after dark

27 Feb 2026

2025 32 articles

Wallpaper

As Photo London turns 10, seven photographers tell us the story behind their portraits

by Orla Brennan · 13 May 2025

Mashable

Meet LegoGPT, an AI model that creates custom Lego sets

13 May 2025

Core77

In Japan, Buses That Can Also Ride the Rails

by Rain Noe · 09 May 2025

Creative Boom

Now’s your chance to see Wes Anderson’s physical designs up close and personal

by Tom May · 07 May 2025

The Verge

Sinners’ cinematographer wants you to feel the Mississippi Delta’s vastness

26 Apr 2025

AdWeek

The Tobacco-Free Future of Phillip Morris With Marian Salzman

by Matt Britton · 26 Apr 2025

The Verge

Google Loses Ad Tech Monopoly Case

by Emma Roth · 21 Apr 2025

Skift

Fashion’s New Obsession: Partnerships With Hospitality Brands

16 Apr 2025

AdWeek

No One Cares: What We Can All Learn From Liquid Death’s UK Demise

by Emily Jeffrey-Barrett · 16 Apr 2025

The Drum

How brand sponsorship is being rewritten in 2025

by AMY HOUSTON · 14 Apr 2025

Creative Boom

From sacred to shared: Bath’s Trinity Church reopens as a creative coworking hub

by Abbey Bamford · 14 Apr 2025

The Drum

Pharmacies’ green crosses turn red when blood supplies run low in Red Cross campaign

by AMY HOUSTON · 10 Apr 2025

Seth's Blog

Designed, Designy or Well-designed?

10 Apr 2025

The Guardian

Josephine Baker: the superstar turned spy who fought the Nazis and for civil rights

by Jon Henley · 06 Apr 2025

Branding Strategy

Dominant Brands Wield The Power Of Trust

04 Apr 2025

The Drum

OpenAI’s ‘unethical’ stance on Studio Ghibli could lead brands to ‘reject’ gen AI

by Tom Banks · 03 Apr 2025

The Drum

Seth Godin to CMOs: ‘Everything that touches the market is on you’

by Cameron Clarke · 31 Mar 2025

Wallpaper

Unlike the gloriously grotesque imagery in his films, Yorgos Lanthimos’ photographs are quietly beautiful

by Katie Tobin · 31 Mar 2025

The Hustle

Is Seaweed the Next Kale?

by Staff · 26 Mar 2025

GQ Magazine

“London Will Die a Little Death”: Paul Mescal, Christopher Nolan and Danny Boyle on Why We Need the Prince Charles Cinema

by Jack King · 26 Mar 2025

Digital Trends

The strange historical saga of an astronaut’s forbidden sandwich

by Georgina Torbet · 22 Mar 2025

Creative Boom

GOOD Agency and Leerdammer launch ‘Talk It Out’ to support YoungMinds and mental mealth awareness

by Abbey Bamford · 13 Mar 2025

Creative Boom

Pentagram rebrand of Zeff reshapes the future of sustainable design

by Abbey Bamford · 11 Mar 2025

The Drum

In an era of misinformation, should brands even bother trying to tell the truth?

by Spencer Buck · 09 Mar 2025

The Verge

The questions ChatGPT shouldn’t answer

05 Mar 2025

How Brands Are Built

The importance of building a “human” brand in a digital world

02 Mar 2025

Skift

17 Travel Tech Acquisitions So Far This Year – See the List

by Skift · 01 Mar 2025

Creative Bloq

“Graphic designers are not magicians”: is the industry getting too demanding?

by Natalie Fear · 28 Feb 2025

Creative Boom

Robot Food refreshes Carlsberg’s craft beer brand Jacobsen

by Abbey Bamford · 28 Feb 2025

Cool Hunting

eriro Provides a Unique Mountain Retreat in the Austrian Alps

by Alex Moling · 28 Feb 2025

Creative Bloq

Inside the creation of Alien: Romulus – how the art team brought the terror up to date

by Tanya Combrinck · 03 Feb 2025

Wallpaper

The new dawn of the London sandwich shop

by Toyo Odetunde · 01 Feb 2025