Creative Bloq Awards 2022: our shortlist is revealed

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We've spent weeks whittling down our favourite gadgets and devices for artists and creative, on sale in the last 12 months. We're now excited to announce the shortlist for the inaugural Creative Bloq Awards 2022. 

The Creative Bloq Awards 2022 celebrates the best new tech for designers and artists, on sale in the last 12 months. We asked you to nominate your favourite tech. The results of that campaign were added to the choices from our team. The Creative Bloq Awards 2022 features  70+ categories covering everything from drawing tablets to craft machines and smart TVs to laptops.

Ian Dean
Editor, Digital Arts & 3D

Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.

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