Here is our round up of the news stories and industry articles that caught our eye during July 2026.
Winners of the 2026 V&A Illustration Awards
The goal of the biennial, free-to-enter V&A Illustration Awards is to honour achievement in the industry. It was founded in 1972 and honours both the work of UK-based illustrators and artworks created for the UK market by artists worldwide.
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Design in Motion Festival 2027 opens submissions
Motion designers, animators, and digital artists from all over the world are encouraged to submit their work by the July 19 deadline for the 2027 edition of Design in Motion Festival (also known as Demo), the largest motion design festival in the world.
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KFC gets tender in new campaign
KFC’s new commercial feels delightfully minimalist in contrast to the intensity of its three Believe advertisements, in which the company imagines an increasingly fervent, cult-like reaction from chicken lovers.
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South Kensington’s culture quarter gets new identity
In addition to demonstrating how AI-powered audience research is starting to change branding practice, a new identity for South Kensington seeks to reimagine one of London’s most well-known museum districts as a cultural neighbourhood distinguished by curiosity rather than just tradition.
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Best new typefaces for July
July and August are sometimes referred to as the “silly season” in mainstream journalism since there isn’t much important news to cover when Parliament isn’t in session. However, despite the current heat, the field of typography is quite different, with fresh advancements happening at a rapid speed.
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Care France campaign links rising temperatures to domestic violence
An alarming message was conveyed by a number of digital billboards placed throughout Paris during the city’s most recent heatwave: as temperatures rose, so did the obvious indications of violence against women.
The Degree of Violence campaign, which used real-time weather data to turn outdoor advertising screens into a harsh depiction of the hidden repercussions of excessive heat, was developed by independent French agency Belle for the humanitarian organization Care France and ran from July 7–14.
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Mist, mirrors and the faintly absurd
The Arnolfini Arts Centre in Bristol is now hosting Polly Braden’s new photographic exhibition, Against the Tide, which takes a different approach. By giving the locals some creative power, she hoped to genuinely understand British beach towns.
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Anthony Burrill brings Joy! Pure Joy! to Liverpool
This summer, renowned graphic designer Anthony Burrill will visit Liverpool with Joy, showcasing his unique style of upbeat typography! His first solo display in the city, Pure Joy!, is a new exhibition at independent design company Dorothy.
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What Andy Burnham’s first cabinet means for the Creative Industries
Burnham, the first former Culture Secretary to hold the position of Prime Minister, has a thorough awareness of the economic and social significance of the industry. In order to promote national renewal, his government would move swiftly, cooperate more transparently, and restructure the state apparatus, according to his first speech outside No. 10.
The decision to keep Lisa Nandy as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport may have had the biggest early impact on the industry. Having supervised the creation of the Sector Plan, it is beneficial to have continuity in the department that will enhance its implementation. Online safety, digital foundations, information resilience, and skills will all be part of the expanded digital mandate of the redesigned DCMS.
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