Communication Arts

The designer’s dilemma: Demet Okyar on consistency vs. creativity. https://ow.ly/iEbj5101mai

Charlie Glassman on why creativity’s most underrated skill is leaving people out. https://ow.ly/11WG5101m5Q

Luca Writes on why the most dangerous word in design is “Approved.” https://ow.ly/th0u5101m08

For one week only, get a year of CA print issues, starting with the 2026 Advertising Annual, plus online access to our 67-year archive—all for just $40! https://ow.ly/JSeQ5100RML

WEBPicks: JungIk Lee creates an immersive library of experimental interactions through 3D notebooks and live previews. https://ow.ly/i7J35100RKw

CA Winner: Berlin. “Venn Mammograms” “Less than half of Albertan women ages 45–50 were getting mammograms vs 84% of those over 50. We turned the core memories of that generation into a collection of puzzles inside the things we were attempting to save.” https://ow.ly/BH2w5100Rzb

Mark Bowley on why you should still make things the system doesn’t want. https://ow.ly/cKwp5100Y1z

Andrea Tortella on why advertising is ready for its big comeback. https://ow.ly/PtXo5100XXM

Open All Hours on why brutalism refuses to go away. https://ow.ly/mxV25100XUr

The 67th Advertising Annual has arrived! See exclusive profiles, columns, and the 2026 advertising winners. Available now in print and PDF—discover the best in creative advertising today! https://ow.ly/9UHl5100Rw4

FRESH: With a strong passion for research and visual storytelling, New York City–based designer Lela Johnson finds the narrative inside the data and captures it in her visualizations. https://ow.ly/NiQX5100Rxf

CA Winner: Dentsu Creative Canada. “Game On Ball” The “Game On Ball” turned a social problem into a public moment of action. The idea used a simple PR stunt to spark conversation to highlight the loss of the neighborhood as a safe sanctuary. https://ow.ly/YC4q5100Ruj

Visibility is not the same as identity: Matias Mobilia on building a personal brand vs. just posting content. https://ow.ly/6Veo5100yPj

Adam J. Wilson on why AI’s biggest gift to agencies isn’t making the work, but killing the old assembly line waterfall. https://ow.ly/UHq05100yMv

The critique illusion: Ryan Chen on why evidence must replace personal preference in design reviews. https://ow.ly/e7iN5100yFY

Today marks the final day to enter Communication Arts’s 2027 Interactive Competition! We’re only accepting entries until midnight Pacific Time tonight, so get yours in now! https://ow.ly/76LU50ZHjqn

EXHIBIT: Mikko Hakkarainen of United Imaginations rebrands Finland’s Turku archipelago as the world’s best-smelling destination. https://ow.ly/3uIM50ZZfK6

CA Winner: Scott Wilson Creative Practice. “MUSE 26” This year marked the first ever printed book of works to support the exhibition, led conceptually with a icon of the analogue, the humble pencil. https://ow.ly/2nlq50ZOEJ0

Don’t trust the process: Justin Waugh on the trouble with design methods. https://ow.ly/BE5X51007Eb

Colleen Cabili on the most controversial brand ads of all time and what they cost their advertisers. https://ow.ly/iSS551007vs

Create like a child, edit like a scientist: Carlos Fraccalvieri on why creating and editing are not two halves of one skill. https://ow.ly/jsTz51007tc

Submit your best digital design work into our 2027 Interactive Competition by tomorrow, Friday, October 23rd, for the chance to win! https://ow.ly/76LU50ZHjqn

WEBPicks: Neutral Studio and Warm & Fuzzy created a playful website blending custom 3-D typography with a showcase of the studio’s work. https://ow.ly/XbEy50ZZfzo

CA Winner: Volume Inc. “Past as Prologue” exhibition design The exhibit explores the final years of Eames furniture design, capturing how their work evolved to meet the emergent needs of modern workplaces. https://ow.ly/F8Eq50ZOEGz

Luca Writes on the rise of the look-alike brand. https://ow.ly/sYjP50ZZMs3

Gabriel Valdivia on why everyone is starting over. https://ow.ly/QRt050ZZMmI

Papiya Akter on why the next generation of graphic designers must start designing for human diversity. https://ow.ly/lfZF50ZZMhv

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EXHIBIT: Mmucho created Biotic’s evolving identity to make synthetic cell science accessible through cell-inspired visuals and animations. https://ow.ly/LwgX50ZZ5yK

CA Winner: LOMATTERS. “The Visual Language of Hong Kong Tourism” This project transforms Hong Kong’s travel history into an immersive 3D journey, blending volumetric typography, dynamic maps, vintage logos and pop iconography. https://ow.ly/XQte50ZOEFG

Is that a problem? Xanthe Wells on why the best creative work ends with someone going offline. https://ow.ly/gJR050ZZlEW

Tim Nudd on why advertising is crawling with nostalgia. https://ow.ly/cixT50ZZlBG

Bud Rodecker on why designers need to build identity systems fit for longevity. https://ow.ly/KGog50ZZlr1

Submit your best digital design work into our 2027 Interactive Competition by this Friday, October 23rd, for the chance to win! https://ow.ly/76LU50ZHjqn

INSIGHTS: Anjelika Lours’ Kour of DD. NYC discusses her global design journey and blending creativity, technology and strategy. https://ow.ly/Skmm50ZZ4N0

CA Winner: Lombardini22. “Park West - Wayfinding System - Milano“ Each element consists of a metal frame protected by an opaline surface that interacts with the visitor through proximity sensors, modulating lights and olfactory scents. https://ow.ly/Go3j50ZOEvz

@donovangoliath.bsky.social on why deep thinking beats shortcuts. https://ow.ly/cJC750ZYXo5

G Douglas-Kilgannon on why an agency can’t be everything if everyone thinks the same way. https://ow.ly/4Ilm50ZYXlz

Anton Sten on where decisions live. https://ow.ly/RkxP50ZYXjL

Have a new career in visual communication and need some exposure? Submitting work to Fresh is free! https://ow.ly/pxYm50ZPFe7

WEBPicks: Bimo Tri and Josh Bendall created CRL, an interactive library of curated creative references powered by immersive motion and WebGL. https://ow.ly/gUBe50ZYRi9

CA Winner: Studio Portico. “Shelbie Cox Studio” Shelbie Cox Studio designs bespoke interiors with balance in mind. A signature and playful dot illustration grounds the brand in humanity, while the logotype and blind embossed mark add polish and story. https://ow.ly/qqSr50ZOEu3

The design history of punk and how it relates to today. https://ow.ly/qPO150ZYsZO

Darren Woolley on why agencies must find their swagger again. https://ow.ly/sGEH50ZYsVF

Micah Slavens on redesigning the process, not just the tools. https://ow.ly/c0cZ50ZYsP9

EXHIBIT: More than 2,000 innovative graphic design & advertising projects to inspire you. https://ow.ly/KxZC50ZPFab

EXHIBIT: VIRTUE Worldwide’s Katherine Fernandez and Darien LaBeach expose smart-glasses surveillance through Exposed, a social thriller promoting camera-free tech. https://ow.ly/Y0cl50ZYuY3

CA Winner: bureau60a. “Passé composé / Present Perfect” Marking Galerie UQO's 10-year anniversary, this book accompanies an exhibition that descriptively reinterprets 42 exhibitions through ekphrasis. https://ow.ly/PH5M50ZOErR

New Head Design on brutalism design as a response to AI slop. https://ow.ly/Ggin50ZY3sp

Have you created an innovative project recently? Submit it to CA for potential free global exposure. https://ow.ly/Mzz350ZPF9m