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- Why Ostend's Crystal Ship is the street art festival the rest of us should study
Creative Boom · Apr 21, 2026
Creative Boom’s feature by Tom May explores The Crystal Ship, a street art festival in Ostend, Belgium, celebrating its tenth anniversary. The article highlights how the festival has grown organically from the city’s identity, combining large-scale murals, community engagement, and new initiatives like a career centre for young artists. It positions The Crystal Ship as a model of authentic, place-based cultural programming.
The Crystal ShipVisit Ostendenvironmental - The top 15 illustrators of 2026, as chosen by the community
Creative Boom · Apr 16, 2026
Creative Boom’s 2026 community poll highlights 15 illustrators shaping the global illustration scene, emphasizing originality and human touch in an AI-saturated era. The list spans established names like Noma Bar and Malika Favre to emerging talents such as Anna Micheloni and Genie Espinosa. The article celebrates craftsmanship, individuality, and the enduring commercial relevance of distinctive illustration.
The New YorkerThe Guardianillustration - Decimal Designs Optimistic Brand for AI Creators Coalition
· Apr 13, 2026
Decimal created a brand identity for the newly formed Creators Coalition on Artificial Intelligence (CCAI), a nonprofit founded by creatives like Daniel Kwan and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to advocate for ethical AI in entertainment. The identity emphasizes human agency through an imperfect gradient system, a logo symbolizing collaboration, and a custom web-based drawing tool that invites community participation. The project reflects a balance between technology and human creativity.
DecimalCreators Coalition on Artificial Intelligence (CCAI)branding - Accompany builds a world of orderly wonder for portfolio platform Summ
The Brand Identity · Apr 10, 2026
Sydney-based studio Accompany rebranded Crypto Tax Calculator as Summ, a new identity reflecting its evolution into a comprehensive crypto portfolio platform. The project includes a new name, visual and verbal systems, and an extensive illustration suite by Nico Brausch. The identity balances precision and warmth, using a vibrant violet palette, expressive typography, and motion to convey clarity and confidence in the fintech space.
AccompanySummCrypto Tax Calculatorbranding - The paper that holds its colour: how Coloursource became a designer staple
Creative Boom · Mar 19, 2026
Creative Boom reports on the global launch of Coloursource, the dyed-through uncoated paper range by James Cropper, now distributed worldwide by Winter & Company. The campaign features hand-made paper sculptures by photographer Susan Castillo and screen-printed posters by Dan Mather, highlighting the tactile and visual qualities of the material. The collaboration marks a new chapter for the long-standing partnership between the two paper specialists.
Winter & CompanyJames CropperWinter & CompanyJames Cropperbranding - How Procreate Dreams 2 is making animated storytelling more expressive than ever
It's Nice That · Mar 11, 2026
The article introduces Procreate Dreams 2, the latest update to the award-winning animation app by Savage Interactive. It highlights new features such as Selections, Transform, and expanded Flipbook functionality, along with a new brush library by Kyle T. Webster. The update aims to make animation more expressive and accessible for creators of all levels.
Savage InteractiveProcreatedigital - Type designer Arthur Calame treats letters like “soft material to be sculpted”
It's Nice That · Jan 28, 2026
The article profiles Paris-based type designer Arthur Calame and his studio Calame.Bureau, exploring his tactile, craft-driven approach to typography. Drawing inspiration from everyday life and personal hobbies, Calame treats letters as sculptural forms, resulting in expressive typefaces like Maroni, Bobine, and Comptoir. His work spans cultural and commercial projects, blending human imperfection with digital precision.
Calame.BureauPile StudioMardi BleuComptoir des CotonniersCravanbranding - Craft’s rebrand roots recruitment in cultivation and natural growth
The Brand Identity · Jan 15, 2026
Sundry led a comprehensive rebrand for global creative recruitment consultancy Craft, repositioning it around the concept of cultivation and natural growth. The new identity combines earthy tones, bespoke floral motifs, and a refined typographic system to convey maturity and warmth. Collaborations with Good City, Paula Codoner, and Louie Zeegen extended the brand across digital, motion, and verbal touchpoints.
SundryGood CityCraftbranding - Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines launches industry-first 'Hybrid AI' campaign
Creative Boom · Jan 15, 2026
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has launched an industry-first 'Hybrid AI' advertising campaign that merges live action, CGI, photography, and generative AI. Created with Blunt House and produced by nmatic.ai, the campaign focuses on the emotional experience of sailing with the brand rather than destinations. It features a digital twin of a Fred. Olsen ship and a flagship TV commercial directed by Jonathan Jones, highlighting a responsible and efficient use of AI in creative production.
Blunt Housenmatic.aiFred. Olsen Cruise Linesadvertising - The clever way Standard Projects solved the paradox of branding invisible work
Creative Boom · Jan 7, 2026
Creative Boom’s article by Tom May explores how Melbourne-based studio Standard Projects created a brand identity for London post-production studio Microdot. The identity draws from cinema’s technical language—edge codes, timecodes, and film grain—to make invisible post-production work visible without breaking its illusion. The result is a restrained, monochrome system that feels authentic to filmmaking while allowing Microdot’s work to shine.
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