The designer’s dilemma: Demet Okyar on consistency vs. creativity. ow.ly/a98A5101mae

.@BensimonByrne's Charlie Glassman on why creativity’s most underrated skill is leaving people out. ow.ly/FiRV5101m5L

Luca Writes on why the most dangerous word in design is “Approved.” ow.ly/QO6l5101m09

Celebrate the launch of CA’s 67th Advertising Annual with a $40 one-year U.S. subscription! Don’t miss out—this week only! Ends Friday, Oct 30th! ow.ly/E1jl5100RMM

WEBPicks: @dmd_Protoss creates an immersive library of experimental interactions through 3D notebooks and live previews. ow.ly/4L2g5100RKr

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.” ow.ly/yMQ85100Rzc

Mark Bowley on why you should still make things the system doesn’t want. ow.ly/7KCZ5100Y1A

Andrea Tortella on why advertising is ready for its big comeback. ow.ly/Mb4P5100XXK

Open All Hours on why brutalism refuses to go away. ow.ly/vsJJ5100XUw

Our 67th Advertising Annual is here! Explore the top winners of the 2026 competition on our site. Don’t miss out on this celebration of creative excellence! ow.ly/wTzO5100RvY

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. ow.ly/ktPq5100Rxj

CA Winner: @DentsuCRTV. “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. ow.ly/17sX5100Rup

Visibility is not the same as identity: @matiasmobilia on building a personal brand vs. just posting content. ow.ly/1Jr55100yPm

Adam J. Wilson on why AI’s biggest gift to agencies isn’t making the work, but killing the old assembly line waterfall. ow.ly/yqTb5100yMy

The critique illusion: Ryan Chen on why evidence must replace personal preference in design reviews. ow.ly/1SV05100yFX

Don’t miss out on the last chance to participate in Communication Arts’s 2027 Interactive Competition! Submit your entries by midnight Pacific Time tonight! ow.ly/76LU50ZHjqn

EXHIBIT: Mikko Hakkarainen of United Imaginations rebrands Finland’s Turku archipelago as the world’s best-smelling destination. ow.ly/ARmx50ZZfK3

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. ow.ly/Pu1Y50ZOEIY

Don’t trust the process: Justin Waugh on the trouble with design methods. ow.ly/kr2i51007Ea

Colleen Cabili on the most controversial brand ads of all time and what they cost their advertisers. ow.ly/rxys51007vw