Creative Boom is an art, design and visual culture magazine and website aimed at the creative industries. The UK-based platform includes general articles, industry news, features, tips and inspiration pieces for various creative sectors including advertising, animation, architecture, art and culture, crafts, digital, fashion, film, gaming, graphic design, illustration, photography, product design, and publishing. In addition, it has a

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and print shop.

History and growth

Creative Boom launched on 24 July 2009 after its Manchester-based founding editor, Katy Cowan, spoke to other

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and small businesses on

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and realised there was a need for creative support online, particularly for the underrepresented – somewhere people could gain free exposure, support and learn about all things creative. Creative Boom has seven million readers annually. On 4 November 2011, Creative Boom became part of

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Culture Professionals Network, one of the professional networks available on the newspaper's website where Katy Cowan would write advice pieces. On 3 February 2020, Creative Boom introduced The Creative Boom Podcast, featuring conversations with artists and designers. As host, Katy Cowan has interviewed over 70 guests, including illustrator and author Dapo Adeola, designer and host of Design Matters,

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, American graphic designer, writer and educator

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, British graphic designer

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, visual artist and author

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. On 11 November 2021, Creative Boom launched its print shop, selling art prints by artists and designers, including

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, Morag Myerscough, Luis Mendo, Danielle Rhoda, and Rob Lowe of Supermundane.

Recognition

Creative Boom won Best Design Media Award in the international A' Design Award & Competition in 2018.

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recommended the website as a resource "dedicated to creative inspiration" while Creative Pool described Creative Boom as a platform for "artists, writers, game designers and more", saying "we'd spend hours playing with those little eyes at the top". The Creative Boom Podcast was named the number one podcast for creative career advice and insight by Creative Lives in Progress."10 podcasts to tune into for creative career advice and insight"
Creative Lives in Progress, 27 May 2021. Retrieved on 28 March 2022.

References

External links

* {{Official website, www.creativeboom.com Online magazines published in the United Kingdom Design magazines Magazines established in 2009 Magazines published in Manchester