Amelia Bamsey

Amelia Bamsey

Staff Writer

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 Foney Fonts graphic

How well do you know your fonts?

By Amelia Bamsey published

This quiz is harder than it looks.

Fonts & Typography
The Thousand Years artwork

Surprise, surprise, Damien Hirst has upset someone else

By Amelia Bamsey published

Well, I didn't see this one coming...not.

Creative Inspiration
The Demogorgon artwork

Someone has created a terrifying Stranger Things optical illusion

By Amelia Bamsey published

Vec-ya!

Urban Design
The (Not a) Lost Cat poster on Times Square

Lost cat posters are taking over the world

By Amelia Bamsey published

And I love them.

Poster Design
The new Toblerone brand identity

Toblerone's new logo is better than you think

By Amelia Bamsey published

And it still features one amazing design secret.

Logos & Icons
The Photoshop logo on a gradient background

6 unmissable Photoshop hacks to save you time

By Amelia Bamsey published

Plus: a fruity bonus.

Photo Editing Software
The RMUP-01 watch

This watch is thinner than a quarter

By Amelia Bamsey published

...and utterly pointless.

Smartwatches
The Google Play logo with a question mark over the top

Is a new Google Play logo on its way?

By Amelia Bamsey published

I hope so.

Logos & Icons
for Nintendo Switch Lite

These Nintendo Easter eggs will blow your mind

By Amelia Bamsey last updated

... and slightly freak you out.

3D Art
The Splatoon 3 Switch

The Splatoon 3 Nintendo Switch is kind of ugly

By Amelia Bamsey published

Sorry, Nintendo.

Gaming
The bar optical illusion

Wait, how many bars are in this optical illusion?

By Amelia Bamsey published

I am so confused.

Optical Illusions
The Apple clownfish wallpaper

Nostalgic iPhone wallpaper rescued from the Apple vault

By Amelia Bamsey published

And fans are delighted.

Wallpaper
The title poster

The Euro 2022 posters are graphic design at its finest

By Amelia Bamsey published

These belong in a gallery.

Poster Design
The Piggyback poster design

The Stranger Things 4 posters are the gift that keep on giving

By Amelia Bamsey published

I’ll take the whole lot, please.

Poster Design
The McDonald's swings

Is this the best use of the McDonald's logo ever?

By Amelia Bamsey published

I think it might be.

Branding
The Plum Guide ads

These terrifying print ads have me questioning my existence

By Amelia Bamsey last updated

Nothing like an existential crisis, right?

Print Design & Publishing
The icon for the pen tool in Adobe software

This Bézier game will have you Pen tool fluent in no time

By Amelia Bamsey published

It's fun and informative.

Illustration
The new Muppet logo

I'm sorry, but the new Muppets logo is pretty underwhelming

By Amelia Bamsey published

Where’s all that Muppet eccentricity?

Logos & Icons
The American flag optical illusion

This Independence Day optical illusion is baffling me

By Amelia Bamsey published

I promise these lines are straight.

Digital Art
The Hot Wheels

This Hot Wheels logo design secret just blew my mind

By Amelia Bamsey last updated

Now, this is how to use negative space.

Logos & Icons
The Specsavers billboard

4 surprising billboards to make you stop and stare

By Amelia Bamsey published

Here's how to design a billboard.

Print Design & Publishing
The spinning optical illusion

This vibrant optical illusion is utterly hypnotic

By Amelia Bamsey last updated

Here's how to make it stop.

Optical Illusions
One of the Basquiat paintings in the collection

The FBI seizes entire Basquiat exhibition because of a font

By Amelia Bamsey last updated

The power of typography.

Traditional Art
Nintendo Switch

Why I'm disappointed by last night's Nintendo Direct Mini

By Amelia Bamsey published

Plus: all the games announced.

Events
The photo of the floating ship

4 accidental optical illusions that made us question reality

By Amelia Bamsey published

What is going on in these?

Photography
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