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The NBA logo: a history

By Jon Stapley last updated

The NBA logo is one of the most enduring in professional sports. Here's how it came to be.

Logos & Icons
Babiru; a digital illustration depicts a person on a vehicle navigating a wrecked urban landscape.

Mixing Unreal Engine 5 and DaVinci Resolve - how new film Babiru is changing animation

By Paul Hatton published

A showcase of next-gen filmmaking techniques.

VFX

"There's incredible typographic variety right now", Charles Nix reflects on type in 2025

By Rosie Hilder published

Plus, how he designed a typeface for M&M.

Fonts & Typography

15 brilliant portfolio examples, and why they work

By Tom May last updated

Seeking fresh design portfolio ideas? Then check out these outstanding portfolio examples.

Portfolios
Anime characters to draw;A collection of popular anime characters, including Pikachu, Totoro, Sailor Moon, and a character resembling Lupin, are depicted in a vibrant and dynamic image.

The best anime characters to draw

By Jess Kinghorn published

From from Pikachu to Totoro anime characters are great fun to draw and can inspire.

Digital Art
An Aardman animator works his magic on set of the Wallace and Gromit stop motion movie

Stop-motion animation: everything you need to know

By Kulsoom Middleton published

Aardman Animations uses claymation, a form of stop motion animation, to create films like Wallace and Gromit

3D Animation
Pete Gibbons headshot

"We’ve been making video for social since before social was a thing": a day in the life of Pete Gibbons

By Natalie Fear published

Formidable's co-founder discusses his career journey and the evolving landscape of social media.

Creative Careers
Paddington in Peru VFX; a bear tied in rope steering a boat wheel

Paddington in Peru's use of previz turned a London studio into a jungle

By James Clarke published

Framestore reveals its VFX secrets.

VFX

"AI will take work, it will probably not take jobs, at least not immediately," says leading typographer Charles Nix

By Rosie Hilder published

Monotype's senior executive creative director reflects on how AI is affecting the type world.

Fonts & Typography
Making Paddington in Peru's ruined city; An elevated, high-angle view showcases a section of a stone ruin, likely a historical site, with a person navigating the crumbling structures.

"It was one of the most complicated scenes we had to do" – how Paddington in Peru's Citadel was made

By James Clarke published

Framestore reveals how Paddington's Peruvian bear-city was made.

VFX
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