Garrick Webster
@garrickwebster.bsky.social
Copywriter | Journalist | Father
My colleague @tomisawriter.bsky.social has written this absolutely gorgeous book on #design
Worth every penny!
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Worth every penny!
www.creativeboom.com/resources/de...
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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June 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
My colleague @tomisawriter.bsky.social has written this absolutely gorgeous book on #design
Worth every penny!
www.creativeboom.com/resources/de...
Worth every penny!
www.creativeboom.com/resources/de...
It's Friday!
May 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
It's Friday!
I'm back over @creativeboom.com talking to the mural artist Oskar With a K: www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#manchester #graffiti #urbanart #Stockport
#manchester #graffiti #urbanart #Stockport
May 1, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I'm back over @creativeboom.com talking to the mural artist Oskar With a K: www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#manchester #graffiti #urbanart #Stockport
#manchester #graffiti #urbanart #Stockport
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
with @sretanbor.bsky.social @davidcousens.bsky.social Molly McCammon, Robin Raaphorst and Rose O'Mahony
April 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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
with @sretanbor.bsky.social @davidcousens.bsky.social Molly McCammon, Robin Raaphorst and Rose O'Mahony
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
Check this out: www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#illustration
April 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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
Check this out: www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#illustration
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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
March 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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
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
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Over on @creativeboom.com
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
February 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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/...
Over on @creativeboom.com
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
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...
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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February 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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...
www.creativeboom.com/insight/illu...
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🇨🇦 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...
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
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February 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🇨🇦 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...
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...
I haven't written about #editorial #design in a long time but this #magazine designed by Lind Haugaard is a feast for the eyes...
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check it out on on @creativeboom.com
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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February 3, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
check it out on on @creativeboom.com
What a buzz talking to these wonderfully creative live event illustrators...
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for @creativeboom.bsky.social
Real life art can never be replaced by AI, nor can real life artists!
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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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January 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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!
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
for @creativeboom.bsky.social
Real life art can never be replaced by AI, nor can real life artists!
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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!
January 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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!
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 :
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#illustration #china
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
January 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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
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
These look phenomenal
Papercraft Models — Rocky Bergen 👀 http://rockybergen.com/papercraft
January 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
These look phenomenal
It was great talking to the illustrator Emmy Lupin for @creativeboom.bsky.social last week. Such honesty and positivity in her approach...
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#illustration #designermaker #Nottingham
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#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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January 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
#illustration #designermaker #Nottingham
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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
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/the-...
Read our review by @sandramangan.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/the-...
Read our review by @sandramangan.bsky.social
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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
January 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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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One helluva groovy spot by Kitchen 👀 https://buff.ly/40rBOw7
January 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
One helluva groovy spot by Kitchen 👀 https://buff.ly/40rBOw7
Ah check it out. @samgilbey.bsky.social is one of the best. His work is going from strength to strength! #illustration
From fine art to Photoshop: Sam Gilbey's illustrious career so far https://buff.ly/40oUqLZ
January 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Ah check it out. @samgilbey.bsky.social is one of the best. His work is going from strength to strength! #illustration
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Design That Feels: merging sustainability with sensory experiences in packaging
👀 https://buff.ly/4ao8Rod
January 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Design That Feels: merging sustainability with sensory experiences in packaging
👀 https://buff.ly/4ao8Rod
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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 🧵 👇
1/10
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
1/10
December 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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 🧵 👇
1/10
More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live):
1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇
1/10
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.
@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.
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
January 16, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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.
@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.
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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
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/on-t...
Authors include Fruttero & Lucentini 🇮🇹 Dandy Smith 🇬🇧 @alexhaybooks.bsky.social 🇬🇧 @jamesyorkston.bsky.social 🏴 and CarterWilson 🇺🇸
#crimefiction #mystery #thrillerbooks
January 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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
crimefictionlover.com/2025/01/on-t...
Authors include Fruttero & Lucentini 🇮🇹 Dandy Smith 🇬🇧 @alexhaybooks.bsky.social 🇬🇧 @jamesyorkston.bsky.social 🏴 and CarterWilson 🇺🇸
#crimefiction #mystery #thrillerbooks
Over on the wonderful site @creativeboom.bsky.social I did a little piece about Kitchen, a directorial duo at Jelly, and their new animation for The Great Frog...
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One helluva groovy spot by Kitchen
The London motion directors Kitchen have unveiled a gorgeously dazzling and psychedelic animation for The Great Frog Vintage Market.
Your eyeballs are in for a wild ride if you happen to land on a...
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January 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Over on the wonderful site @creativeboom.bsky.social I did a little piece about Kitchen, a directorial duo at Jelly, and their new animation for The Great Frog...
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...
www.creativeboom.com/inspiration/...