Daniel John
Daniel John is Design Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of design, branding and lifestyle tech, and has covered several industry events including Milan Design Week, OFFF Barcelona and Adobe Max in Los Angeles.
Latest articles by Daniel John
![A hand using a Logitech mouse](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z6SSiSQ55Dmw648YNiK5Dn-320-80.png)
Not even your mouse is safe from AI
By Daniel John published
Logitech just added ChatGPT support to its existing mice.
![Lexus](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6UwjUU7UdobvBGDdyQ8haj-320-80.jpg)
"Car design used to be very shocking": How Lexus's "human-centric" design has evolved
By Daniel John published
We spoke to the brand at Milan Design Week.
![A screenshot from a video review of the Apple iPhone FineWoven case](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C5G8uMjuLepCSAnNCC4qC9-320-80.jpg)
The iPhone FineWoven debacle will go down in Apple design fail history
By Daniel John published
The company has reportedly ceased production after less than one year.
![Hit Man poster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZmtSJW25auBjcKqpLsN2Wf-320-80.jpg)
Don't zoom in on the poster for Netflix's Hit Man
By Daniel John published
Not even the biggest streaming platform is safe from Photoshop fails.
![Faces generated with Microsoft VASA-1](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L5J453DxYskGkpNoWN6bAD-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft's new AI tool is a deepfake nightmare machine
By Daniel John published
VASA-1 can create videos from a single image.
![Ikea at Milan Design Week](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7gVoUetqzLaJE76tjy2eGj-320-80.jpg)
Ikea explores the emotional side of moving home in powerful new show
By Daniel John published
The brand's exhibit at Milan Design Week is open now.
![Video game ads](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UYAhn4XG4rGPdRxtpHiPyP-320-80.jpg)
Video game ads in the 90s were utterly unbelievable
By Daniel John published
These designs would not get approved today.
![AI-generated woman](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/twyVAeuL8aC5ztnTYRctQB-320-80.jpg)
Dove rejects AI beauty standards in powerful new campaign
By Daniel John published
"We will not stop until beauty is a source of happiness."
![The 16-inch MacBook Pro sits open next to a 14-inch version.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mLpZB22edYwaSx8tZqRZoA-320-80.jpg)
Apple's first M4 MacBook could be an AI powerhouse
By Daniel John published
Apple could continue to embrace AI in 2024.
![Medical logos drawn from memory](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MXioee3f4nuQqZeqaQuzRB-320-80.jpg)
Behold, people's attempts to draw medical logos from memory
By Daniel John published
Diagnosis: design fail
![CT scan of Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TM2Dif4U6GYCFFwsm72pwC-320-80.jpg)
"Two divergent design philosophies": CT scans show Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest look radically different inside
By Daniel John published
But which is the better design?
![Maxon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u3GgdjrEjxrdjJqooHcY6G-320-80.png)
Maxon reveals impressive updates for Cinema 4D, Redshift and more
By Daniel John, Paul Hatton published
The entire Maxon One suite gets a look-in.
![Dulux Heritage book covers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6Ykj5Ah9J3VohQCSNwpV3C-320-80.jpg)
I can't get enough of these hand painted book cover designs
By Daniel John published
Dulux Heritage reimagines 12 literary classics.
![Hand-drawn Coca-Cola logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pyzHkuD6xbFrHZCg84uDa5-320-80.jpg)
Why Coca-Cola's bold new logo campaign was both uncomfortable and rewarding for the brand
By Daniel John published
"Loose, twisted, audacious, unofficial."
![Google logo, YouTube logo and ChatGPT logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X3H4eUReyGCmewEDnFP3sR-320-80.jpg)
Google's alleged YouTube scraping could be the biggest AI controversy yet
By Daniel John published
Report claims Google AI and ChatGPT were trained on millions of YouTube videos.
![A render of Apple Pencil 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ML3qAHxgKQnBNqk9vK7qgk-320-80.jpg)
Apple Pencil 3 could offer unprecedented control for creatives
By Daniel John published
We can't wait to give the new iPad stylus a squeeze.
![solar eclipse](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mSXFJ2GAxgbBRxy4dK6ciT-320-80.jpg)
How not to fail at photographing a solar eclipse
By Daniel John published
Affinity's 8 top tips for capturing the phenomenon.
![Vern's Holding's shoe ad](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KjmtwkdmWx5s8dReVKS7PL-320-80.jpg)
Shoe brand apologises after controversial logo receives police complaints
By Daniel John published
“The management would like to humbly apologise and seek forgiveness."
![iPad vs iPad mini](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SoBAXt2M8vakSqFTsUf8PE-320-80.jpeg)
Sound the alarm: Apple's new iPads might finally be on the way
By Daniel John published
Is it a Pro? Is it an Air?
![KFC print ads](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fj2w2UjaHMceYruM9xwN7A-320-80.jpg)
First Pepsi, now KFC: why brands need to stop featuring competitors in their ads
By Daniel John published
If your ad shows a Coca-Cola can, it looks like a Coca-Cola ad.
![Joker 2 poster](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XJc3QVUR7zHWgXK4Kd6KpN-320-80.jpg)
Stunning new Joker 2 poster breaks records on X
By Daniel John published
It's enjoying a rapturous response.
![Optical illusion laptop](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NJNcZzLeozQm3yX2fTUZLD-320-80.png)
I can't get enough of this optical illusion laptop design
By Daniel John published
Why can't all computers look like this?
![Canva founder Cliff Obrecht in front of the Canva logo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zucvJePCQvSiTyhGCMJvQj-320-80.jpg)
Why Canva's Affinity takeover suggests a surprising shift in direction
By Daniel John published
Is Canva finally aiming to replace Adobe?
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