A list of platforms to keep you updated on creative industry news
When it comes to discovering trustworthy creative industry updates, it’s always worth having a bank of sites you can check back on. Here we’ve compiled some of the best-loved online platforms publishing daily creative news, features, insights and articles on all sorts of topics and disciplines. So whether you’re looking to find out what agency is behind major campaigns, or the biggest issues facing creatives today – we’ve got you covered.
It’s Nice That
Discipline: All creative disciplines
Good for: Daily inspiration and up-to-date news
It’s Nice That publishes daily articles in the format of work posts, news and features. The site focuses on a broad range of disciplines, unearthing creative processes and diving deep into relevant topics affecting the industry today – a constant pool of inspiration. Fun fact, it’s also our sister company!
Creative Review
Discipline: All creative disciplines
Good for: Daily inspiration and up-to-date news
Creative Review publishes a broad mix of disciplines through its print and online magazine. It brings the creative community together through insightful articles and news posts, navigating around the question of, “how is creativity changing our world?”
DesignObserver
Discipline: All creative disciplines
Good for: Real-time news, features, analysis, podcasts, job resources and events
A website devoted to a range of design topics, DesignObserver covers graphic design, social innovation, urbanism, popular culture and criticism. The site publishes essays, articles, reviews, blog posts and peer reviews scholarship; it also hosts podcasts and a jobs board.
British Journal of Photography
Discipline: Photography
Good for: Discovering up-and-coming photographers worldwide
British Journal of Photography is a magazine covering emerging and established photographers as well as political themes in the discipline. Updated daily, the magazine provides insightful journalism about all aspects of photography – from those documenting war and protests, to social photography and capturing the coming of age of a generation.
Aesthetica
Discipline: Art and culture
Good for: Discovering new artists and multidisciplinary practitioners
Aesthetica offers features that platform innovative practitioners across art, architecture, photography and design. Beyond the magazine, they also develop awards, exhibitions and events focused on talent development in art, photography, literature and film – including the Aesthetica Short Film Festival, the Art Prize, the Future Now Symposium and the Creative Writing Award.
Sight and Sound
Discipline: Film
Good for: Film reviews, analysis and interviews with directors and actors
Sight and Sound is a film magazine from the British Film Institute. Primarily a Comprising film reviews and analysis, their website is updated regularly with film reviews and retrospective guides on significant genres and modes of moving images, ranging from essential Tunisian films to watch, to a deep dive about the first British film ever screened in 3D.
Campaign
Discipline: Advertising, business and marketing
Good for: Real-time news and analysis
Campaign is a business magazine covering advertising, media, marketing and commercial creativity. With a global reach, the magazine provides real-time news analysis and shares creative expertise, projects and insight across advertising, business and marketing ventures reshaping the industry.
The Drum
Discipline: Marketing, advertising, design
Good for: Real-time news, features, job resources and events
Not only does The Drum publish daily news and features, it also hosts award shows, live events, offers marketing solutions, video production, research, peer-to-peer learning networks and supplier finder services. It also works with brands and agencies on creative consultation in the marketing industry.
Little Black Book
Discipline: Advertising
Good for: Real-time news, job resources and events
Through multiple daily news posts and a member list filled with creative companies, Little Black Book celebrates the world’s best advertising creativity and the people behind it. It’s a go-to platform for checking what’s happening in the advertising industry.
AdAge
Discipline: Marketing, media
Good for: Real-time news, analysis, trends
A media brand publishing news, analysis and data on marketing and media, AdAge first began as a broadsheet newspaper and has since evolved as a key name in the marketing and media industries. The digital platform is known for its forecasting and innovation, and it also publishes print editions and events.
Adweek
Discipline: Marketing, advertising, media
Good for: Real-time news, insight
Adweek is a source of news and insight on the topic of branding and marketing, publishing content across print, digital, events, podcasts, newsletters, social media and mobile apps. It’s a top resource for leaders in the creative industry, aiming its content at those who want to do their job better.
Digiday
Discipline: Marketing, technology
Good for: News, insight, events
A trade magazine for online media, Digiday publishes daily on the topics of media and marketing and technology. The platform connects with its audience across web, email, podcasts, a membership programme plus virtual and in-person events.
Wired
Discipline: Technology, design, business, advertising
Good for: Real-time news, features, analysis, podcasts, job resources and events
Wired is a monthly print magazine and online platform, publishing information and ideas on the topic of how emerging technology affects culture, the economy and politics. It's not all about tech, though, as the site additionally posts articles and long reads on culture and business.
Dezeen
Discipline: Design, architecture
Good for: Real-time news, features, jobs resources, events
Focusing on design, architecture and interiors, Dezeen publishes news and projects from around the world on its site. Alongside Dezeen Day and Dezeen Events Guide, the company also runs Dezeen Jobs, home of their architecture and design jobs board, and the Dezeen Awards, its annual awards programme.
Wallpaper*
Discipline: Design, architecture, art, fashion
Good for: News, features, case studies
Alongside its monthly printed issue, Wallpaper* is known for its design content, publishing news and features on architecture, interiors, fashion, art and contemporary lifestyle. Expect to find interviews with leading and emerging names in the industry, alongside insight into trends and the biggest projects taking place.
AIGA Eye on Design
Discipline: Design
Good for: Features, interviews, news
AIGA Eye on Design covers everything on the topic of design, including interviews and work updates on both emerging and established designers – plus the topics they care about.
IDEO
Discipline: Design, creative industry
Good for: Features, education, case studies
IDEO is a design company committed to creating positive impact. Alongside its consultancy and learning platforms, regularly updates its blog channel with resources and insightful articles on a range of topics spanning the creative industry.
Fast Company
Discipline: Design, technology
Good for: News, features, podcasts, events
A monthly business magazine in print and online, Fast Company focuses on technology, business and design. A progressive media brand, the site mostly looks at innovation in technology and leadership, and it also hosts podcasts, events and courses.
Design Week
Discipline: Design
Good for: News, features, events
Design Week is a design magazine offering daily news and inspiration across graphics, branding, interiors, digital, product, furniture and more. Alongside insightful features and daily news posts, it also publishes careers advice and hosts The Design Week Awards.
Design Milk
Discipline: Design, architecture, fashion, art, technology
Good for: News, features, events
Design Milk is a platform that publishes trends, reporting and features on architecture, interiors design, automotive, fashion, technology and art. It’s a great source of inspiration and to gain further insight into a project or creative.
Cartoon Brew
Discipline: Animation, film
Good for: Real-time news, features, trends
An animated news website, Cartoon Brew delivers news and ideas on animation to artists, entertainment executives and cartoon enthusiasts. The site also covers trends in commercial animation, interactive apps, blockbuster Hollywood features, crowdfunding and independent filmmaking.
Business of Fashion
Discipline: Fashion
Good for: Real-time news, features, trends, analysis, education, podcasts, job resources
Business of Fashion publishes fashion news, analysis and business intelligence form the leading digital authority on the global fashion industry. It’s known for its agenda-setting point of view and resources for those in the industry, as well as students and entrepreneurs.
Written by Ayla Angelos