Communication Arts

Eve MacDonald on why senior creatives are stalling their own growth by abandoning the physical studio. ow.ly/HGxQ50Znp5n

Josh Campo on why the story we keep telling ourselves about AI and creative work is wrong. ow.ly/YhE550Znp1L

Noa Primo on why confidence is becoming the next design discipline. ow.ly/iMQj50ZnoZ8

Have you or your firm been working professionally 5 years or less? Send us work for a chance to be profiled. ow.ly/XLQt50ZkFZ8

INSIGHTS: Anique Mautner, marketing and strategy director at creative firm MiresBall, discusses the power of critical thinking in brainstorming and aligning your values with your work. ow.ly/Ja2j50ZnqaV

CA Winner: Jason van Bruggen. “Canadian Paralympic Committee, Where it Begins DC The campaign explores the unseen work, ambition and personal resolve that shape athletes long before the world is watching.ow.ly/CjAE50ZlK2G

Hardik Pandya on the hard things about design. hvpandya.com/hard-things-ab…

Andrew Graff calls for agencies to reclaim their value by measuring persuasion, not time. ow.ly/Tw9q50ZmUY2

Maxime Nadeau on why creative people need the structure they hate. ow.ly/sZa650ZmUSh

You don’t need a reason to give the gift of inspiration. A CA gift subscription starts as low as $30! ow.ly/n26z50ZkFXc

WEBPicks: For Centre Marsea, an aesthetic medical office in Corsica, Cété Studio and Cinq Septembre’s website uses design to reflect the care with which its practitioners provide to their clients. ow.ly/Npkj50ZlO3Z

CA Winner: Christopher Amat. “Fairmont - Basin Glacial Waters” Inspired by Nordic bathing traditions, the imagery translates space into feeling, creating a cohesive visual language that gained international recognition. ow.ly/QTgJ50ZlJVn

.@andybudd’s notes from the future of design. ow.ly/YKpB50Zmq0v

.@D1A's Jamie Falkowski on how an unconventional team can help unlock creativity. ow.ly/WbHn50ZmpWn

Emin Araki on why raw, ugly, almost-broken design feels more human than polished perfection. ow.ly/9Mwr50ZmpTt

Today’s the last day to enter Communication Arts’s 2026 Advertising competition! Don’t wait until 2027 to receive the recognition you deserve! ow.ly/kcaS50Z47G9

An overheard quote from our 2026 Photography Annual.

EXHIBIT: Inspired by the aesthetics of German expressionism and the canon of film noir, Digital Kitchen’s titles for Spider-Noir immerse viewers in the 1930s-era world of Ben Reilly. ow.ly/m0xL50Zl5Lt

CA Winner: Joan Alsina Moya. "Textures." Through an exploration of texture, Joan Alsina Moya captures the essence of matter and the energy of the soul, creating intimate, luminous portraits that reveal a deeply personal vision. ow.ly/Fcc050ZkB5U

Explorers and finishers: Shiva Padiva on the two skills every creative person has to balance. ow.ly/yjcz50Zm3wQ