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Mics, cameras, discounts: these DJI Prime Day deals are a must for creatives
If you’re a content creator or starting to take social seriously – don’t sleep on these DJI Prime Day deals.
This modern day iPod could be a dream come true for nostalgic MP3 player fans
Apple, take note.
Get audiophile sound at rock-bottom prices, with the best IEM deals for Prime Day
Quality audio needn't cost a fortune: here are the top Prime Day deals on in-ear monitors we've tested ourselves
Pen tablet or pen display? Our top-rated picks of each both have 20% off
There's still time to get up to $380 off the best value pen display or $80 off the best pen tablet available in 2026.
This it girl CD player is under $75 this Prime Day
Get 15% off this retrofuturistic beauty.
xTool’s fancy inkjet colour laser is 37% off for Prime Day
This laser cutter and engraver is 37% off, an absolute steal for crafters looking for a 2-in-1 tool. It can laser and inkjet print for colourful wood crafts.
This excellent portable SSD has over $150 off and still costs twice what I paid a year ago
Sadly, this is what counts as a great deal in 2026.
An Apple Watch for under $200? Yes please
This limited-time Prime Day deal won’t stick around forever.
This Meta Quest 3S bundle just dropped below $300 for Prime Day
Meta’s affordable VR headset is now just $297.49, and it includes a Gorilla Tag bundle.
Wow: This was already the best-value laptop for 3D modelling, and it’s now even cheaper
Amazon has dropped $218 off the price of the Acer’s Nitro 16S AI
These 7 laptops can handle both creative work and gaming, and they have up to $400 off for just a few more hours
Time's ticking on these laptop deals from Asus, Dell, MSI and Lenovo.
Cricut isn’t playing around this Prime Day - save over 40% on top machines
Crafters assemble - The Cricut Explore 5 Deluxe bundle is just £212.99
Erm, Apple only just released the M6 Mac mini, but it’s already $119 off for Prime Day
This super-powerful desktop is a steal at this price.
New Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping poster is subtly terrifying
The more you look, the more eerie it gets.
Turns out Prime Day is a haven for coffee maker deals
Here's our pick of the best.
“For this piece, I challenged myself to work with a limited, high-key palette. I wanted to preserve depth while using mostly light colours where I could”
Game artist Polina Kirillov on her experiments with characters and colour.
Jaguar’s controversial rebrand finally makes sense with the unveiling of the bold Type 01
It's a car design you'll either love or hate.
One of the most impressive sub-$200 earphones of 2026 just got reduced by 20% to $152
This may be the perfect 'neutral with bass-boost' IEM, and it's now great value.
Get those extra ports you need with up to 25% off these versatile docks
Our top pick offers blazing-fast Thunderbolt 5 speeds.
Protect your spine and make big savings, with these Prime Day office chair deals
Your back deserves better, so here are the best Prime Day office chair deals on models we've tested and loved
These cut-price Apple Pencil alts do the job from just $15 (with a couple of caveats)
Discounts of up to 40% mean it’s a good time to get the Apple Pencil replacement.
Apple’s best ever AirPods Pro are a massive $70 off for Prime Day
Right now you can get 30% the AirPods Pro 3
Free Star Wars Galactic Racer on Amazon Luna is a new dawn for video game releases
No download and no console: you can stream the game free on launch day, with no download.
Run, don’t walk - the Snapmaker U1 hits its lowest price ever for Prime Day
This is one of the most sought-after 3D printers of 2026
Nothing’s Prime Day deals put Apple to shame
It has some irresistible audio deals this Prime Day.
This beautiful wooden pen is less than $10 for Prime Day
Because a luxury writing implement needn't cost the earth.
What RAM crisis? These MacBook deals take prices back to pre-June levels with up to $250 off
Beat the RAM crunch with up to 15% off the latest MacBook Air, Pro and Neo during Amazon’s Prime Day in October
This beautiful 3-in-1 coffee machine does everything you need – and it’s $100 off this Amazon Prime Day
Ninja's bean-to-cup machine makes espresso, drip coffee and cold brew with minimal effort.
Snag a new Switch game from $20 this Prime Day
From Smash Bros. Ultimate to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
This magic notebook digitises your doodles in real time, and it’s 30% off right now
The XPPEN Note Plus is reduced for October Prime Day.
Right now you can get a Microsoft Surface Pro for just £549, down from £799.99
The 2025 version of Microsoft’s 12-inch Surface Pro has dropped to a very tasty price for Prime Day
We've never seen a Disney billboard like this before
It's not like one of the world's most famous brands to mess with its logo.
Testing the iPad Air M4 as a multi-disciplinary artist: does it stack up?
My full, honest review of the newest iPad Air, testing it for digital art, 3D and video editing.
What?! These high-end IEMS were already a bargain at $200: now they’ve dropped to $159 for Prime Day
Pairing a bassy twist on the New Meta sound with superb mids, these brilliant IEMS are 20% off today
I’m amazed Resident Evil’s most terrifying scene wasn’t CGI
Movement director Jakub Hudlický reveals the spine-chilling choreography process.
LIVE: Nintendo Switch Prime Day deals incoming! These are the best discounts at Amazon (and anywhere else too)
The biggest Prime Day Switch deals are on games and accessories.
From a taxi centaur to a harpy who can’t fly, discover this digital artist’s surprising fantasy world
Edwin Vorng loves the challenge of showing a character’s complex personality visually.
This Benq monitor is ideal for creatives who care about colour
The Benq PD2732U may lack flashy features, but it’s got it where it counts for creatives
The $55 GTA VI T-shirt design is actually perfect
Finally, we get a real-life version of Tommy Vercetti's iconic Vice City T-shirt.
Prime Day Apple deals just rewound this year’s big price hikes with up to $200 off Macs
MacBooks, iPads, AirPods and Apple Watches are the cheapest they've been since the big price hike in June.
LIVE: October Prime Day 2026 3D printing deals - save up to 50%
We're seeing Amazon Prime Day offers on Anycubic, Creality, Elegoo, and Bambu Lab machines.
Woah, Street Fighter’s new billboard is almost too convincing
"Who's gonna pay for the damage?"
Gears of War: E-Day review: a beautifully brutal Unreal Engine 5 showcase
The Coalition’s prequel ramps up the tech and spectacle but doesn’t forget the soul (patch) that makes Gears great.
Celebrate James Bond Day with these gifts for 007 fans
Memorablia, pens, puzzles and more.
The Brisbane 2032 Olympics logo has an ingenious triple design
Can you identify the hidden meanings?
Brands are performing nostalgia to hook you: here’s why
Not every brand has heritage to lean into, but they're doing it anyway.
How to create a heroic indie comic cover
Partha Pratim Sarkar shows how storytelling and bold inks can create a dynamic black-and-white composition before colouring.
The Harry Potter colour grading controversy explained
An expert reveals why HBO’s Harry Potter series looks so much darker than the movies.
Why George Lucas’s new museum treats a Pikachu painting like a Rembrandt
Finally, a place where comics, games and fine art share a wall.
These aesthetically delightful retro vinyl players have up to 50% off at Amazon
Plug into 2026's analogue revival with a timeless-looking turntable.
Weird girls, your next shelf collectible is a stack of Robert Pattinsons
Why A24’s nesting dolls are perfect.
“For me, drawing is thinking out loud on canvas”: Simon Pape on his process for creating a fantasy underwater scene
The freelance illustrator sees narrative as vital for inspiring creative decisions in art.
Adobe’s AI text-to-3D world concept is a glimpse of where Firefly could go next
Ambitious AI patents suggest that Adobe's thinking beyond 2D.
Free Premiere on Android is exactly the direction Adobe should be taking
Adobe's free video editor for Android isn't perfect, but it's the kind of generous move that could win creatives back.
Disney’s Lionel Messi cartoon looks unlike what anyone expected
Forget football, Disney's Messi takes on giant monsters with orbs.
Pixar just released a handmade stopmotion GTA VI with fruit
You would never guess the handcrafted stop motion animation came from Pixar artists.
Sky’s Van Gogh season began with a brushstroke engine
Yingxian Lu reveals how the brushstroke tech predated the story, and the letters shaped Sky's Dear Van Gogh season.
A super realistic take on Disney’s Stitch and a stylised Samus helped this 3D artist expand his range
Check out the 3D art of Juan Hernández.
Everyone’s making mountain-inspired logos in 2026 - here’s what that tells us
From Toblerone to Alpes 2030, this simple symbol never seems to lose its visual power.
Erling Haaland might be splitting hairs in this Norwegian Air lawsuit
The footballer’s iconic locs are no memeing matter.
Warner Bros and Paramount’s Skydance rebrand isn’t going down well
It's reminding people why the merger is so controversial.
The best multicolour 3D printer for beginners has $130 off in Amazon’s early Prime Day sale
The Anycubic Kobra X is now just $329.99.
Nothing Headphone (1) Pro review: better headphones, but should you upgrade?
Nothing's flagship over-ear headphones are a clear step up. Whether the £349 upgrade is worth it depends on what you're coming from.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia gets a swanky upgrade
But do looks outweigh the facts?
Star Wars Galactic Racer review: a labour of love, and it shows
This British start-up developer used Unreal Engine 5 to show the rest how to make a Star Wars game.
This eerily realistic animation is guaranteed to make your skin crawl
Watch fabric tear itself apart and then heal itself.
The Freckle phone is the perfect dumbphone for kids
It encourages them to explore, not scroll.
How indie game Inkblood's hand-drawn art makes a 2D world feel alive
The game's weird vision of early-20th-century Central Europe draws on cutout animation and cult Czech cinema.
“I don’t have a plan for what I want to create”: Bente Schlick on the feeling and spontaneity in her fantasy illustrations
The successful book cover illustrator reveals her art process.
Quote of the Day by Louise Bourgeois: “I have been to hell and back. And let me tell you, it was wonderful.”
Surviving the worst things life can throw at you and being able to joke about it.
Yes, Ted: The Animated Series looks like Family Guy, but that’s perfect
Why change a style that works?
One of Anycubic’s best resin 3D printers has $230 off in Amazon’s Early Prime Day sale
Whether you want to go big or fast, these deals have you covered.
Imagine spending $8.4 million on a Pokemon card
Raincoat Pikachu becomes the second most valuable card in history.
Vauxhall reveals “bold and pure” new logo design
For the first time since 1915, the flag is no more.
It’s International Coffee Day, and there’s up to 50% off coffee makers at Amazon
Today's the day to upgrade your home coffee setup.
Design of the Day: Moccamaster KBG Select coffee maker
This International Coffee Day, we look at the design icon that's kept us caffeinated since 1974.
Tutorial: How to draw monstrous milkshakes
What better way to embrace the spirit of Spooktober than to design some ghoulish beverages?
How one illustrator turns fantasy worlds into unforgettable book covers
From Warrior Cats to the Last Vampire, the illustrator discusses her art process and inspirations.
These classic arcade games were far messier to make than you might think
For more than 20 years, journalist Paul Drury has interviewed the people behind coin-op classics. His new book tells their stories in their own words – messier and more human than the legend.
Blender for Android could mean iPad is no longer the obvious choice of tablet for creatives
The Android port of the open-source 3D modelling software looks fantastic.
Forget GTA 6, this solo indie dev made a PS2-style ’70s Istanbul GTA in Unreal Engine 5
Alaturka has heavy driving physics and doner kebab deliveries, and it's development was live streamed.
You can now use ChatGPT and Claude to speed up 3D art in Cinema 4D
Maxon's latest update brings AI assistants to its 3D modelling and animation software.
The next James Bond actor won’t be who you think
The Bond brand is bigger than any celebrity.
Samsung aims Galaxy Tab S12 Series at creatives with Photoshop preinstalled
The new Tabs are thinner and better but bloomin' expensive.
What brands can learn from the magic of Harry Potter’s Hogwarts letter
Physical media is back, and more important than ever.
This chair is so comfortable I haven’t got up in 3 days
The LiberNovo Omni Pro is a premium office chair that hits the sweet spots of comfort, ergonomics and design.
Meet the 3D printing tool I can’t believe I ever went without
Removing supports has never looked so easy thanks to the Hozo NeoSander.
Tested: Is the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo the year’s most expensive laptop?
Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo is the laptop you won’t want to use on your lap
This vibe-coded pixel-art soldier is here to destroy the internet
Destroy Any Website lets you blast through text blocks, banners and images.
Bambu Lab’s massive Halloween sale is all treat, with up to 30% of 3D printing supplies
There are frightfully good deals on Halloween decorations too.
Whimsymaxxing is the latest cure for the autumn blues
Whimsymaxxing is the perfect way to embrace creative joy this season.
Rare Nintendo Switch 2 deal alert! Lowest price ever for limited time
Get £65 off – that's enough to buy a game as well.
Making an 11-minute animated short using AI exposed serious creative limits
Guillermo Miranda and Javier de la Chica open up about what AI still can’t do and the unease it creates.
Formula E’s new “marmite” logo has a clever double design
"We went for a Marmite icon," says Matt Bolton, creative director and co-founder at MOX
Here’s an idea: what if Disney remade its live-action films as animations instead?
Disney should throw its remake machine into reverse.
RealityScan review: Epic Games’ free mobile app has features I love, when it’s not glitching
It's difficult to complain when it's free, and lots of people will love it.
Lexus just dropped the most twisted car design I’ve ever seen – literally
Art collective MSCHF has turned the brand's car design on its head.
PS5 or Xbox Series X for GTA 6? This is the one I’d buy
Prices have already crept up, the game is weeks away, and if you're buying a console just for Rockstar's next blockbuster, the choice is simpler than it looks.
The best IEMs under $500 will bring you nothing but joy
To my ears, these wired in-ear monitors are the best-sounding options available.
These $90 earphones absolutely bully IEMs twice the price
I think these are touchstone earphones, thanks to their mature yet crowd-pleasing tuning.
A hard-hitting ad campaign throws shade at Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg to highlight the real tech innovators
A better future won’t just be built by billionaires, the Mozilla Foundation says.
From Toy Story to Inside Out, Pixar’s revealed the locations of an Easter egg hidden in almost every movie it’s made
Did you spot all the A113 references?
How Unreal Engine 5 helped create Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’s dense open world
TT Games reveals why it switched to UE5 for its latest Lego Batman game.
These 9 kitchen items are icons of design, and they all have big discounts in Amazon’s early Prime Big Deals
There's up to 30% off kitchen design masterpieces.
The Wacom Intuos Pro is back to its lowest price ever with $80 off at Amazon
There's no need to wait until Prime Day for a deal on the best pen tablet for artists.
Disgusting food brand collabs are owning the ad world
It’s all about disturbing the taste buds.
CorelDRAW now has an AI tool that designers might actually use
The AI generates editable artwork, not another flat image to trace.
Viral AI animation sparks controversy over familiar character design
Artificial intelligence struggles with originality once again.
Please stop calling every laptop an “AI laptop”
An NPU is a component, not a personality. Slapping “AI” on the box tells us nothing.
2026 is the year of the cancelled ad
Are audiences too soft, are brands getting sloppy… or is it something else entirely?
A library of over 10,000 abstract models is the starting point for this artist’s compositions
3D artist Peter Olschinsky is interested in the relationship between architecture, technology and abstract visual systems.
Marvel’s Wolverine review: a visual spectacle that’s frustratingly safe
Grrr, Grrrrr, Rrrrrgh, Grraahh, Rrraaargh, Gnnnh… JEAN!… Snarf.
We’ve got to talk about laptop battery life because this is getting ridiculous and not in a good way
Gary A. Lippincott takes us on a tour of his inspiring home art studio
We find the renowned fantasy artist surrounded by an oddball cast of characters and shelves of reference books to inspire the imagination.
“We have the kind of stuff AI wishes it could make”: Why trust is more important than ever for the NASA brand
We talk to NASA creative director David Rager about the space agency's branding.
Forget the Pokémon x Starbucks collab, get up to 60% off merch
Forget the Japan-exclusive drop; catch one of these deals instead.
Inca Kola rebrands as the world’s other cola war heats up
The world’s other cola war is heating up.
The chair that puts the ‘luxury’ in budget ergonomic office chairs has $80 off in Amazon’s early Prime Day sale
And there's $50 off a cheaper office chair from the same brand.
The secret to Stuntman: Hollywood’s success is Hollywood itself
After playing the stunt sim, Saber's raid of Universal’s best movie IPs, from Back to the Future and Jurassic World, feels like a stroke of genius.
This digital typewriter is the distraction-free writing tool I’ve been searching for
It's expensive, but can you put a price on focus?
“Fan art helps me escape my habits” – Recreating Distant Lands: Obsidian allowed this artist to explore colours, lighting and subjects beyond his usual repertoire
Discover the art of Marc Magliari.
Adobe Max 2026’s lineup tells us a lot about the company’s AI priorities right now
It's selling AI hard, but not necessary to you.
A solo developer not only drew this video game by hand, he also made all the music and sound effects with his own voice
"Haters will say I didn't make it all alone".
The Bentley Torcal is finally a luxury EV design that people like
It's managed to avoid another Jaguar or Ferrari controversy... mainly.
Nintendo Switch 2 has £65 off in a limited-time UK deal
This is the cheapest it’s been, and there are bundle deals too.
This $30 phone charger gives speeds to rival wall plugs, and it’s down to $23
The Sharge Mini 2 power bank gives you a full battery and looks good doing it.
I went into Ace Combat 8 sceptical – then a ‘thousand’ planes showed up
Project Aces doesn't reinvent the series anime sim-cade formula, but polishes it dramatically in Unreal Engine 5.
The plastic crocodile in GTA 6’s $400 box is more important than it looks
Grand Theft Auto VI: The Goodtime State – Vice City Collection is a masterclass in fictional brand design.
Meta’s new AI avatar is making me feel infantilised
The 'superintelligence' invasion never looked so cute.
Quote of the Day by Es Devlin: “I’ve learned that I make my most interesting work when I don’t know what I’m doing”
Why the best work happens when you don't know what you're doing.
Sticker addicts rejoice! Cricut just released two really cool label and sticker makers
The StickerPix Print and the + Cut sound impressive for the money.
This digital artist takes inspiration from Old Masters and orientalist paintings
Discover the art of Brian Yuen.
We were robbed of a 2D Ray Gunn movie and Hollywood’s to blame
Director Brad Bird had to make some major compromises.
Sony has an idea for turning PlayStation controllers into payment devices, and everyone’s saying the same thing
The 'PayStation' is coming?
No, that Apple Games advert isn’t AI, and the brilliant BTS video proves it
The hand-made stop-motion animation involved painstaking craftsmanship.
Amazon’s early Prime Day deals include massive discounts on coffee makers of every kind
Time to upgrade your morning setup.
How a studio created an “impossible” animated symphony using Autodesk’s AI-driven mocap tech
Flow Studio allowed Daughter of the Inner Stars to blend live narration and original animation driven by human performers.
Canva adds 1000+ new Monotype fonts for global creatives
It’s not just about language support; it’s about choice.
The Taylor Swift iPhone colour theory doesn’t feel like a joke anymore
It's becoming more compelling every year.
This tactical RPG channels a classic Sega series while putting its own spin on the retro-modern HD-2D aesthetic
How Aegis Force's dynamic camera tries to cater to two styles of tactical combat animations.
Microsoft’s dystopian new advertising idea sounds like a nightmare for gamers
Say goodbye to immersion.
People think Disney is trying to erase every trace of Hexed’s original concept
Does it want to avoid another Asha & The Starboy?
IKEA transforms its iconic blue bag in quirky campaign
It celebrates 30 years of the legendary Frakta.
People are treating Apple’s MacOS 27 wallpaper ‘design fail’ like a true crime mystery to be solved
Is the Golden Gate anomaly just an optical illusion?
How to make wooden pumpkins using the Bambu Lab R1 laser
This is such a simple project that makes a bold autumnal statement.
Amazon’s October Prime Day day deals have started! These are the best offers for creatives
With discounts of up to 30%, there’s no need to wait until October.
This basic office chair has just raised the standard
Branch’s Multitask chair may not be packed with features, but it's supremely comfortable and stylish.
Improve your mood with the best monitor light bars
Cut eye strain and glare without eating up space on your desk, with the best monitor light bars.
Taylor’s Swift’s Patient 0 cover accused of Photoshop mishap
Did the designer go overboard on the smoothing tool?
The Brand Impact Award Winners 2026 have been revealed!
Find out the full list of Gold, Silver and Bronze awards, as well as Best of Show and the Social Impact Award.
How Fusion Studio and expert compositing skills brought the striking animation Danse Macabre to life
Compositing Technical Director Stijn Calis breaks down the whole process, from the background work to final details.
Apple’s perfect iPhone Duo TikToks nail foldable phone marketing
But are they the sign of a worried brand?
First McDonald’s, now Disney is dejoying its store designs
The new Disney Wonders looks like an airport shop.
Chromebooks are not for serious creatives, are they?
The Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 is an excellent 2-in-1 laptop tablet that proves to be a worthy addition to any creatives workflow
Coyote Vs Acme’s $100m takings show fan campaigns CAN succeed
The movie Warner Bros wanted to write down has proven itself.
First impressions of the beastly new Bambu Lab R1 laser cutter
It's bloomin big.
These earphones are the sonic equivalent of sunburn
Seemingly tuned by the veteran sound engineer of an industrial noise metal band, the Noble Vanguard doesn't sound good and costs $330.
The bold new Apple Music logo signals the end of minimalism
When Apple shifts away from a design trend, the world takes notice.
McLaren’s suave new logo is older than you think
It calls back to the brand’s humble origins.
This out-there branding is the bravest design I’ve seen all year
The visual identity for 2027 World Design Congress is anything but safe and predictable.
This weird Walmart banana hack could save you $20 on Nintendo Switch games like Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, apparently
It's perfect for Donkey Kong fans.
I finally learned to enjoy 3D art with this workflow using 3DCoat, Quixel Mixer, Blender and Photoshop
Concept artist Marcin Basta shows his full process, from sketching to modelling, texturing and render, to create a strange overgrown vista.
One of Disney’s biggest flops has been reimagined as a beautiful hand-drawn 2D animation, and some fans think it’s a big improvement
Asha & The Starboy revives the original concept for Wish.
The Tesla Cybercab has a pretty silly design fail
Why am I not surprised?
Art students: save up to 53% on supplies before term starts
Save on top brands like Prismacolor and Posca.
The HP Omen Max 16 is everything a student laptop shouldn’t be – so why do I recommend it?
This Nvidia RTX 5080 gaming laptop works as well for Blender and UE5 as it does Control Resonant.
Converse forced to remove ad over racist allegations
The internet questions how it got approved.
Forget iPhone 18’s Dark Cherry, these gorgeous cases let you play with seasonal colours in a less permanent way
Your phone will just be covered up anyway, right?
Autodesk’s own AI film has a continuity error nobody could prompt away
VP of M&E Strategy, Maurice Patel, reveals why AI will never replace human animators.
Forget Pixar: Laika is the animation house of the future
Its focus on stop-motion is what we all need in the AI era.
Affinity 3.3 shows that Canva is serious about taking on Adobe
The latest update to the free Creative Cloud alternative packs in a blend tool, RAW overhaul and scripting studio.