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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Jun 5

My colleague @tomisawriter.bsky.social has written this absolutely gorgeous book on #design
Worth every penny!
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Designers needed a book about their history that didn't exist… so I wrote it myself

50 Greatest Designers gets under the skin of the pioneers who shaped our world today. The saying goes: to know where you're going, you need to know where you're coming from. So if you work in des...

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · May 2

It's Friday!

Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · May 2

Force of nature 🐺

Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · May 1

I'm back over @creativeboom.com talking to the mural artist Oskar With a K: www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#manchester #graffiti #urbanart #Stockport

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Apr 14

A new piece on @creativeboom.com - a little look at the ins and outs of private commissions for illustrators and designers: www.creativeboom.com/insight/priv...
with @sretanbor.bsky.social @davidcousens.bsky.social Molly McCammon, Robin Raaphorst and Rose O'Mahony

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Apr 3

I've just discovered the wildly expressive artwork of Zosia Bońkowska writing for my favourite creative site, @creativeboom.com
Check this out: www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#illustration

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Creative Boom @creativeboom.com · Mar 25

Creative Boom IRL: New events just launched. Coming to a town or city near you soon. Next up? Sheffield. RSVP by joining The Studio, our private community 👀 community.creativeboom.com

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Feb 20

A little piece but one that excited me. I talked to Andy Vella, the designer who works with The Cure, about his work on Songs of a Lost World. 🖤
Over on @creativeboom.com

www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Feb 18

Generally positive. There are still people who repost a gazillion political memes and links every morning but contribute very little themselves.

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Feb 18

Over on @creativeboom.com - a report I wrote about what's trending in #illustration at the moment based on data and insights from the agency IllustrationX.
www.creativeboom.com/insight/illu...

Illustration Trends: What creative directors are commissioning in 2025

Using company data and insight from its agenting team, IllustrationX has written an evidence-based look at what's trending in illustration as 2025 gets underway. We've teamed up with them to bring...

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Crime Fiction Lover @crimefictionlover.bsky.social · Feb 4

🇨🇦 Good day, eh.
In fact a very good day to let you know that there's a rich seam of Canadian crime fiction on our site - books, TV shows, great authors to discover:
crimefictionlover.com/tag/canadian...

Canadian crime fiction | Crime Fiction Lover

crimefictionlover.com

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Feb 3

I haven't written about #editorial #design in a long time but this #magazine designed by Lind Haugaard is a feast for the eyes...
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
check it out on on @creativeboom.com

Famous For My Dinner Parties: a food mag to savour

Like vinyl album covers, perhaps magazine design is making a comeback via eye-catching publications like Famous For My Dinner Parties. We talked to its designer, the Danish-Icelandic creative Lind...

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Jan 30

What a buzz talking to these wonderfully creative live event illustrators...
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
for @creativeboom.bsky.social
Real life art can never be replaced by AI, nor can real life artists!

How live event illustration brings big opportunities for artists

For many artists, there's nothing better than drawing and painting in real life. And, if you're good at it, there are clients out there who will pay handsomely for your live illustration talents....

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Creative Boom @creativeboom.com · Jan 30

It's so wholesome to see more brands and creatives joining BlueSky. New followers for us include @pentagramdesign.bsky.social and @brilliantartists.bsky.social... And so many more! Hello world!

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Jan 29

Happy Lunar New Year! 🎇
It was fantastic talking to @jasonlyon.bsky.social yesterday about his illustrations for the packaging of the special Lunar New Year edition of Royal Salute scotch. Here's what he said, via @creativeboom.bsky.social :
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#illustration #china

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Jan 27

These look phenomenal

Creative Boom @creativeboom.com · Jan 25

Papercraft Models — Rocky Bergen 👀 http://rockybergen.com/papercraft

Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Jan 27

It was great talking to the illustrator Emmy Lupin for @creativeboom.bsky.social last week. Such honesty and positivity in her approach...
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#illustration #designermaker #Nottingham

'I'm a maximalist, so it's all colour and pattern,' says Emmy Lupin

Over the last five years, this Nottingham-based artist has unleashed a flurry of ever-changing, brutally honest, but beautifully crafted imagery, creating for big brands but staying true to her own...

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Crime Fiction Lover @crimefictionlover.bsky.social · Jan 23

A rural setting. An old gold mine. A beautiful river in New South Wales. It's the perfect setting for murder in Chris Hammer's latest! 🇦🇺
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/the-...
Read our review by @sandramangan.bsky.social

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Creative Boom @creativeboom.com · Jan 16

Not to burden your Thursday morning, but this is essential reading: Big worries for creatives in the UK government's AI plan 👀 https://buff.ly/4fZav0n

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Creative Boom @creativeboom.com · Jan 20

One helluva groovy spot by Kitchen 👀 https://buff.ly/40rBOw7

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Jan 23

Ah check it out. @samgilbey.bsky.social is one of the best. His work is going from strength to strength! #illustration

Creative Boom @creativeboom.com · Jan 21

From fine art to Photoshop: Sam Gilbey's illustrious career so far https://buff.ly/40oUqLZ

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Creative Boom @creativeboom.com · Jan 15

Design That Feels: merging sustainability with sensory experiences in packaging  👀 https://buff.ly/4ao8Rod

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Ed Newton-Rex @ednewtonrex.bsky.social · Dec 17

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators.

More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):

1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇

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Garrick Webster @garrickwebster.bsky.social · Jan 16

Usually I love the pieces I work on for
@creativeboom.bsky.social - I really enjoy talking to artists about what they do. However, this news piece was written with great concern - particularly for independent creatives in all fields.

Creative Boom @creativeboom.com · Jan 16

Not to burden your Thursday morning, but this is essential reading: Big worries for creatives in the UK government's AI plan 👀 https://buff.ly/4fZav0n

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Crime Fiction Lover @crimefictionlover.bsky.social · Jan 10

Friday is here - Let's check out some new crime novel releases!✨📚🔎
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/on-t...
Authors include Fruttero & Lucentini 🇮🇹 Dandy Smith 🇬🇧 @alexhaybooks.bsky.social 🇬🇧 @jamesyorkston.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and CarterWilson 🇺🇸
#crimefiction #mystery #thrillerbooks

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