Apple Design Cases
Designers behind the work
Designers and creative leads credited on Apple projects in press coverage.
Designers and creative leads credited on Apple projects in press coverage.
Creative Boom’s interview with Alex Center explores his message at D&AD Festival 2026 about why the creative industry must champion itself. Reflecting on his journey from Coca-Cola design director to founder of Brooklyn studio Center, he argues for creativity’s enduring value amid AI and automation. Center emphasizes originality, optimism, and the strategic role of designers in shaping new brands.
Blurr Bureau collaborated with New York–based collective Yes! Apples on a rebrand that transforms the humble apple into a premium, design-led product. The new packaging expands the idea of the small PLU sticker into a full visual system of flavor badges and variety callouts, giving produce the same attention as high-end snack brands.
Creative Boom’s 2026 community poll highlights 15 illustrators shaping the global illustration scene, emphasizing originality and human touch in an AI-saturated era. The list spans established names like Noma Bar and Malika Favre to emerging talents such as Anna Micheloni and Genie Espinosa. The article celebrates craftsmanship, individuality, and the enduring commercial relevance of distinctive illustration.
Creative Boom’s feature on Animade marks the London animation studio’s 16th anniversary, exploring how its founders Ed Barrett, Tom Judd, and Jen Judd have sustained and evolved the company through industry challenges. The article highlights Animade’s refreshed branding, its focus on character-driven motion, and its enduring relationships with major tech clients like Apple, Meta, Google, and LEGO. It also shares insights on resilience, collaboration, and adapting to new animation technologies and formats.
Creative Boom reveals the top 20 graphic designers of 2026, as voted by thousands of creatives in its annual State of Creativity survey. The list highlights influential figures such as Paula Scher, Jessica Walsh, Simon Dixon, and Verónica Fuerte, showcasing a mix of established icons and emerging voices shaping the global design landscape. The article celebrates diversity in practice, from branding and typography to motion and illustration.
Blurr Bureau, a New York branding studio led by Jessica Dimcevski, has created a vibrant new identity for Yes! Apples, a collective of small New York orchards. The project reimagines how apples can be branded, using bold typography, nostalgic fruit sticker motifs, and a color-coded system to make the produce aisle more engaging. The design celebrates New York pride while balancing modernity and nostalgia.
Creative Boom reports on Handsome Frank’s launch of Handsome Provisions, a new curated print shop offering archival-quality giclée prints by its roster of world-class illustrators. The article highlights five featured prints and artists, showcasing their distinctive styles and backgrounds. The initiative reflects the agency’s expansion into direct-to-consumer art retail while celebrating contemporary illustration talent.
Creative Boom profiles French type designer Margot Lévêque and the launch of her new foundry, Claude Type. The article explores her philosophy of slow, craft-focused typography, her inspirations from Claude Garamont and her grandmother Claudine, and her collaborations with International Magic and 27Bureau on the foundry’s website. It positions Claude Type as a couture-style atelier emphasizing time, care, and intention in type design.
