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Why a former Pixar artist sees AI as as the future of animation
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (803+ words) Connie He thinks generative AI will allow more variety in animation. The animation industry is at a critical crossroads. Amid shifting priorities, job anxiety and the explosion of generative AI since 2023, many creatives feel like the ground is slipping beneath…...
One of the world's most beautiful pens is the cheapest I've ever seen it right now
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (262+ words) Creative Bloq You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Five times a week State of the Art If there's one product I've banged on about enough here at Creative Bloq, it's the Kaweco…...
This spiral logo shows us how branding is done
20+ hour, 10+ min ago (404+ words) The Museum of Narratives identity is simply perfect. The Museum of Narratives (Mo N) is housed in a very special building in Tokyo that looks like a spiral. It has modern sustainable architecture and is made of traditional wood, recycled materials…...
What Western design can learn from India's creative legacy
19+ hour, 10+ min ago (681+ words) Mother Tongue's Shruti Sighi discusses the danger of globalised neutrality and the value of authenticity. Designing for an ever-connected world is no mean feat. What one audience deems chic, another may see as dull, making it impossible to impress everyone....
The most retro, surreal and controversial World Cup kit designs of 2026
1+ day, 10+ min ago (845+ words) With design Easter eggs and controversial colour palettes, World Cup kits are looking more artistic than ever. This year's best World Cup kit designs range from retro aesthetics to unusual looks that break the mould by taking inspiration from the…...
New Universal Music logo strikes all the right chords
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (269+ words) It's a harmonious new look for the Publishing Group. Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has unveiled a new brand identity, spotlighting the talent of songwriters and the creative power behind them. Fluid, bold and confident, the new look is a…...
Why we should be designing for connection, not perfection
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (987+ words) And who's doing it right. As a creative, it's easy to feel pushed aside by a new AI tool every week. One minute it's a personal assistant, the next it's image generation, then it's a tool designed to optimise how…...
A director generated 3, 229 AI shots to make one film " here's what he learned
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1289+ words) How Catacombs was made using 3, 229 AI generations, 242 hours, and one filmmaker. CATACOMBS starts with a script, pre-production and prop creation, but rather than turn to film, Mendiboure begins prompting. As he says below in my interview, "The most important part…...
Why Wendy's new rule-breaking branding might be secretly genius
1+ week, 10+ min ago (221+ words) Fast food chain Wendy's is rolling out a new restaurant look that's breaking all the rules. Forget about hunger-inducing, attention-grabbing red; Wendy's global chains are feeling blue. Since the beginning, Wendy's has been associated with red, thanks to its iconic…...
Is the original Matrix poster really as bad as the director thinks?
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (194+ words) Lilly Wachowski thinks it looks like early "AI slop". As a child of the '90s, I grew up with the original Matrix trilogy. Back then, those films were the epitome of cool. I, however, as a twelve year old in my…...