
Joe Foley
Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.
Latest articles by Joe Foley

AI makes character animation faster and easier in Cascadeur 2025.1
By Joe Foley published
The new Inbetweening tool automatically fills the space between poses.

Elon Musk faces yet another potential copyright controversy
By Joe Foley published
A tech startup claims it owns the Grok brand name.

ZBrush for iPad gets the update that 3D artists had been hoping for
By Joe Foley published
The app is now even better for 3D modelling on the move.

Foundry launches new tool to simplify VFX virtual production pipelines
By Joe Foley published
Nuke Stage allows real-time playback and live compositing of photo-realistic environments.

5 epic Nintendo Switch 2 surprises that have fans talking
By Joe Foley published
Fans react to Nintendo's next-gen console.

How to take pro photos with iPhone
By Joe Foley last updated
Get the most out of you iPhone's camera.

The OpenAI Studio Ghibli controversy could be a test for art copyright in the AI era
By Joe Foley published
Can an artistic 'style' be protected?

BAFTA Games Awards 2025 nominations show the rise of indie games as serious rivals to AAA dominance
By Joe Foley published
A raft of nominations is proof that creative innovation needn't be limited by budget.

"A straight up heist of intellectual property" – artists respond to the AI Studio Ghibli trend
By Joe Foley published
Artists fear AI developers now have free rein.

H&M's digital clone models are already causing controversy
By Joe Foley published
Digital twins could decimate the modelling industry.

Why are Japanese game developers succeeding where western devs aren't?
By Joe Foley published
Some think it was due to moment of rediscovery.

Duolingo's viral Ashton Hall parody shows how brands can smash social media
By Joe Foley published
So why do so many brands get it wrong?

The 3 biggest game industry trends in 2025, according to devs
By Joe Foley published
"2025 will be a year where mid-tier and indie studios thrive".

Apple's foldable watch phone concept looks a bit ridiculous
By Joe Foley published
Tell me this isn't the foldable iPhone, Apple.

Nothing wants you to design its next phone
By Joe Foley published
Just don't send them Minions concepts.

Ronaldo in Fatal Fury is the weirdest fighting game crossover of all time
By Joe Foley published
SNK has just beaten Tekken for bizarre guest characters.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is finally getting PSSR support, but not all fans are happy
By Joe Foley published
To upscale or not upscale?

Lady Gaga's new logo is causing legal Mayhem - she’s being sued for $100 million
By Joe Foley published
Mother Monster is being used by another brand, but neither is a match for the OG.

Free Unreal Engine 5 plugin reduces the repetition in game development
By Joe Foley published
The open-source GAS Ability Task Registry aims to avoid needless duplication.

Studio Ghibli memes show OpenAI's new image generator is out of control
By Joe Foley published
Poor Miyazaki.

Viral anti-Tesla ads show how far an iconic brand can fall
By Joe Foley published
Has Tesla become the world's most hated company?

Autodesk shakes up Maya and 3ds Max with new AI tools and plugins
By Joe Foley published
Crowd scenes just got easier.

What is vibe coding, and is it really the future of app and game development?
By Joe Foley published
Proponents claim AI allows anyone to create an app guided by 'vibes' alone, but the approach has some problems.
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