Amelia Bamsey
Amelia is Creative Bloq’s Staff Writer. After completing a degree in Popular Music and a Master’s in Song Writing, Amelia began designing posters, logos, album covers and websites for musicians. She now enjoys covering a range of topics on Creative Bloq, including posters, optical illusions, logos (she's a particular fan of logo Easter eggs), gaming and illustration. In her free time, she relishes in the likes of art (especially the Pre-Raphaelites), photography and literature. Amelia prides herself on her unorthodox creative methods, her Animal Crossing island and her extensive music library.
Latest articles by Amelia Bamsey
![A close up of the Limmattaler Elektro AG logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jJUkDqkrTXYj7kUMHUVSNL-320-80.png)
This simple yet brilliant logo is lighting up our lives
By Amelia Bamsey published
Electrifying design.
![A Foney Fonts graphic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vSCtYPg4PywxVDXrv9XtAA-320-80.png)
How well do you know your fonts?
By Amelia Bamsey published
This quiz is harder than it looks.
![The Thousand Years artwork](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/owFTr6coxmDEdVUtEUxMXL-320-80.png)
Surprise, surprise, Damien Hirst has upset someone else
By Amelia Bamsey published
Well, I didn't see this one coming...not.
![The Demogorgon artwork](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S7X7RQJyAVTEoNPfJWC7XN-320-80.png)
Someone has created a terrifying Stranger Things optical illusion
By Amelia Bamsey published
Vec-ya!
![The (Not a) Lost Cat poster on Times Square](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MR46Coe5eRD6Vm4CtvYVHY-320-80.png)
Lost cat posters are taking over the world
By Amelia Bamsey published
And I love them.
![The new Toblerone brand identity](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jgtMfwaitCFVbXwk9ehqfR-320-80.gif)
Toblerone's new logo is better than you think
By Amelia Bamsey published
And it still features one amazing design secret.
![The Photoshop logo on a gradient background](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NwuwVNzFs3FqhZHVSaBmCd-320-80.png)
6 unmissable Photoshop hacks to save you time
By Amelia Bamsey published
Plus: a fruity bonus.
![The RMUP-01 watch](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RCTQxhvcaz9JKkgTzCUJG-320-80.png)
This watch is thinner than a quarter
By Amelia Bamsey published
...and utterly pointless.
![for Nintendo Switch Lite](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/28jxT5rpCqWx3jyHzqwCw7-320-80.jpg)
These Nintendo Easter eggs will blow your mind
By Amelia Bamsey last updated
... and slightly freak you out.
![The bar optical illusion](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pyEwKv23yKiTm6rWmhdVFS-320-80.png)
Wait, how many bars are in this optical illusion?
By Amelia Bamsey published
I am so confused.
![The Apple clownfish wallpaper](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zpziH5Jw9j79tSSPKKt8TJ-320-80.png)
Nostalgic iPhone wallpaper rescued from the Apple vault
By Amelia Bamsey published
And fans are delighted.
![The title poster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bf6J9dckDHGbuDut8RTCeE-320-80.png)
The Euro 2022 posters are graphic design at its finest
By Amelia Bamsey published
These belong in a gallery.
![The Piggyback poster design](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dNwjAp2Vn6HeXNQBTrgTmm-320-80.png)
The Stranger Things 4 posters are the gift that keep on giving
By Amelia Bamsey published
I’ll take the whole lot, please.
![The McDonald's swings](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ooSghtSZwXHbrSR6aFrwvT-320-80.png)
Is this the best use of the McDonald's logo ever?
By Amelia Bamsey published
I think it might be.
![The Plum Guide ads](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jpp7RXkxYRVxWeohsnLmJZ-320-80.png)
These terrifying print ads have me questioning my existence
By Amelia Bamsey last updated
Nothing like an existential crisis, right?
![The icon for the pen tool in Adobe software](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oAuEvteXfR3JUQ5YZwtLnV-320-80.png)
This Bézier game will have you Pen tool fluent in no time
By Amelia Bamsey published
It's fun and informative.
![The new Muppet logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lsdz8z7TGt4x5EPgfyLDLn-320-80.png)
I'm sorry, but the new Muppets logo is pretty underwhelming
By Amelia Bamsey published
Where’s all that Muppet eccentricity?
![The American flag optical illusion](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TKtK9UYVfvZttpgoJUKxZn-320-80.png)
This Independence Day optical illusion is baffling me
By Amelia Bamsey published
I promise these lines are straight.
![The Hot Wheels](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SXWyHVjYC6gTGvsdnVcoAT-320-80.png)
This Hot Wheels logo design secret just blew my mind
By Amelia Bamsey last updated
Now, this is how to use negative space.
![The Specsavers billboard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oDipNMJmH8ipniTWUEnGEk-320-80.png)
4 surprising billboards to make you stop and stare
By Amelia Bamsey published
Here's how to design a billboard.
![The spinning optical illusion](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bg58A83u4kG35NyNzWZ5fJ-320-80.png)
This vibrant optical illusion is utterly hypnotic
By Amelia Bamsey last updated
Here's how to make it stop.
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