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
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The PlayStation 5 Slim is back at a record low price at Best Buy
By Joe Foley published
Save $75 on both the disc and digital PS5.
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These were the most-played games on Steam in 2024
By Joe Foley published
Gamers again spent little time playing new titles.
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man trailer leaves fans divided
By Joe Foley published
But I love all the Easter eggs.
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The best TV shows for VFX in 2024
By Joe Foley published
From post-apocalyptic Earth to historic cities and other planets, VFX artists created magic in some of the best TV shows of the year.
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This viral optical illusion broke people's minds in 2024
By Joe Foley published
Some people still don't believe the two faces are the same colour.
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The biggest AI art controversies of 2024
By Joe Foley published
From auction sales to the public backlash and tantrums over copyright, AI art made a lot of headlines in 2024.
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Two years on, X's blue ticks are still causing chaos
By Joe Foley published
Some people say their paid-for blue tick has disappeared.
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Need a new laptop for the new year? These six deals in the Amazon January sale are the ones to consider
By Joe Foley published
Save up to $400 on powerful creative laptops from Apple, Asus, MSI and LG.
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New AI art magazine shows its time to take the medium seriously (even if it's hilarious)
By Joe Foley published
Highlights include 'Girl in a Pizza Dress'.
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The Hello Kitty Rubik's Cube design has no business being this cute
By Joe Foley published
Our favourite cat that isn't a cat takes brand collabs to another level.
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Designers are going wild for this clever logo design
By Joe Foley published
This brand identity hits all the right notes.
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Forget AirPods Max, Apple's Beats Studio Pro are less than half price in this after-Christmas deal
By Joe Foley published
This Labor Day deal is the lowest price they've ever gone for.
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Solve your storage needs for the new year with up to $220 off the best portable SSDs
By Joe Foley published
Grab a Samsung 2TB SSD for less than $200.
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People are still struggling to find the circles in this baffling optical illusion
By Joe Foley published
Colour me perplexed.
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The best indie games of 2024
By Joe Foley published
From an absurd 'slapformer' to stunning art and story-driven gameplay, these were our favourite indie games of the year.
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Weird "biblically accurate" angels are the viral Christmas design trend of 2024
By Joe Foley published
Some of these are terrifying.
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The 5 best movies of 2024 for VFX
By Joe Foley published
From Dune to Alien Romulus and Wicked, it was great year for CGI in movies.
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Tesla's levitating Cybertruck flies ahead of Christmas
By Joe Foley published
Musk's finally made a flying car.... kind of.
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This Venn diagram-inspired AI image generator is strangely satisfying
By Joe Foley published
Great UI design ...shame about the 'art'.
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The 8 best uses of Unreal Engine in 2024
By Joe Foley published
From video games VFX and 3D visualisation, Epic Games' real-time engine continues to expand creative possibilities.
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See an exclusive glimpse of digital artist Vinne's first book
By Joe Foley published
My Way showcases Vinne's dynamic anime-inspired work.
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Surprising early sketches show Shrek could have been more of an ogre
By Joe Foley published
The Chris Farley Shrek would have looked very different.
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Could Behr's bizarre Climate Change paint be the real colour of the year?
By Joe Foley published
The strange name defies explanation.
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