Insight

Honest insight, opinion and analysis on the business of being creative – from industry trends and hot takes to the conversations that matter. From Creative Boom.

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Insight Graphic Design

Creatives are deeply divided over the new Instagram logo, and I think that points to a broader issue

19 August 2026

Insight Photography

What artists Benji Reid and Zana Masombuka can teach us about building believable fantasy

12 August 2026

Insight Illustration

How Nosheen Ahmed lost her side business to AI, and bet her whole career on the 'human hand'

11 August 2026

Insight Art & Culture

My weekend at metal festival Bloodstock reminded me why creatives need to step outside their comfort zone

10 August 2026

Insight Creative Industry

'We're not here to beg for a seat': how Victoria Montgomery & Tamira Hamden built Women in Brand

6 August 2026

Insight Graphic Design

Meet the design studio that's paid in wine, meals and travel rather than money

5 August 2026

Insight Art & Culture

The case for anonymous work: what today's creatives can learn from Ken White

29 July 2026

Insight Branding

The TikTok slang trap: why brands using it are already 'cooked'

29 July 2026

Insight Creative Industry

Should agencies be worried? This launch suggests clients increasingly don't need them

28 July 2026

Insight Branding

Inside Wolves of Tokyo: the design lessons behind London's new Japan-noir restaurant

21 July 2026

Insight Illustration

Illustrator pricing in 2026: what 403 artists told us about day rates, licensing & the 20% who feel fairly paid

15 July 2026

Marianne Olaleye. Photography by Krystal Neuvill

Insight Branding

JAIKU founder Marianne Olaleye on why we shouldn't obsess with Gen Z, and how storytelling can change the world

9 July 2026

Insight Advertising

Creative director Gemma Phillips on why the best ideas start with conversations nobody wants to have

6 July 2026

Insight Careers

Allison Henry Aver on why 45 is the perfect age to start your own agency

1 July 2026

Insight Creative Industry

'Should we do it at all?' The question David Johnston wants every creative to ask before the brief goes out

1 July 2026

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Creatives are deeply divided over the new Instagram logo, and I think that points to a broader issue

What artists Benji Reid and Zana Masombuka can teach us about building believable fantasy

How Nosheen Ahmed lost her side business to AI, and bet her whole career on the 'human hand'

My weekend at metal festival Bloodstock reminded me why creatives need to step outside their comfort zone

'We're not here to beg for a seat': how Victoria Montgomery & Tamira Hamden built Women in Brand

Meet the design studio that's paid in wine, meals and travel rather than money

The case for anonymous work: what today's creatives can learn from Ken White

The TikTok slang trap: why brands using it are already 'cooked'

Should agencies be worried? This launch suggests clients increasingly don't need them

Inside Wolves of Tokyo: the design lessons behind London's new Japan-noir restaurant

Illustrator pricing in 2026: what 403 artists told us about day rates, licensing & the 20% who feel fairly paid

JAIKU founder Marianne Olaleye on why we shouldn't obsess with Gen Z, and how storytelling can change the world

Creative director Gemma Phillips on why the best ideas start with conversations nobody wants to have

Allison Henry Aver on why 45 is the perfect age to start your own agency

'Should we do it at all?' The question David Johnston wants every creative to ask before the brief goes out