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  • Project diary: fun with dioramas

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    Project diary: fun with dioramas

    Stinkdigital’s Epic Playdate experience required an effortless blend of model-making and digital prowess

    Created to coincide with a Superbowl ad for Hyundai’s new 4x4, Stinkdigital’s Epic Playdate experience required an effortless blend of model-making and digital prowess
  • The effervescent times we live in

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    The effervescent times we live in

    The state of the design industry is a result of a dialogue between brands and consumers

    The current fizzy state of the design industry is a result of a dialogue between brands and consumers, says Ben Marshall, creative director at Landor Associates’ London office
  • Showcase: Hear Here publicity material

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    Showcase: Hear Here publicity material

    Jackkrit Anantakul's publicity material for a Thai sound installation exhibition

    Jackkrit Anantakul drew on his love of distorted imagery and audio to create the publicity material for a Thai sound installation exhibition
  • Bibliothèque’s guide to exhibition graphics

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    Bibliothèque’s guide to exhibition graphics

    Exhibition design requires restraint and reduction, says Bibliothèque partner Tim Beard

    Exhibition design requires restraint and reduction, says Bibliothèque partner Tim Beard – it’s about creating an engaging experience without adding spurious decoration
  • Are you in it for the fame, or the game?

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    Are you in it for the fame, or the game?

    Has the hunger for fame become more important than the work for some designers?

    In today’s socially networked world, it’s easy to be noticed overnight – but Lawrence Zeegen asks if, for some, the hunger for fame has become more important than the work
  • Secrets of design success

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    Secrets of design success

    How do you design through an economic downturn?

    With the recession showing little sign of receding, we ask a select group of successful studios: how do you design through an economic downturn?
  • Project diary: Vlek Recordings

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    Project diary: Vlek Recordings

    How this Belgian label designs and prints its record sleeves in-house

    The Belgian music label has an unusual approach to record sleeve creation: it does everything from designing the artwork to printing them in-house. By hand. Here’s how…
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    Revise your view of revisions

    The client approval process can be painful, but it doesn't have to be that way

    Miscommunications, misunderstandings and plain old mistakes can make the client approval process a painful one, says Corey Holms, but it doesn’t have to be this way if designers learn to love revisions
  • What’s next for handmade?

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    The future of handmade design

    How the hands-on approach is enjoying an inspiring resurgence in the design world

    Driven by a love of craft and physical materials, the hands-on approach is enjoying an inspiring resurgence in the design world. Angharad Lewis investigates
  • The digital design imperative

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    The digital design imperative

    Designers who can remain focused on the finer details are uniquely positioned to grasp new opportunities

    Designers who can remain focused on the finer details are uniquely positioned to grasp the opportunities presented by our brave new digital world, argues Dean Johnson
  • We’re not so different, you and I…

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    We’re not so different, you and I…

    Why immersive experience-based design is where design and advertising will converge

    With one foot in advertising and one in design, Laura Jordan-Bambach believes the rise of immersive experience-based design is where the two will finally converge
  • Project diary: Secret 7” cover

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    Project diary: Secret 7” cover

    Stuart Whitton documents his contribution to the Secret 7” charity project

    Welsh illustrator Stuart Whitton documents four days at his drawing board as he completes his brooding, ambiguous contribution to the Secret 7” charity project
  • The art of reinvention

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    The art of reinvention

    Why a carefully considered refresh can really pay dividends for a studio

    Whether it’s a subtle shift in emphasis or a full rebrand with a new company name, a carefully considered refresh can really pay dividends for a studio
  • Project diary: D&AD 50

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    Project diary: D&AD 50

    Planning Unit's book marking D&AD's 50th anniversary was an exercise in creativity and craft

    When D&AD asked Planning Unit to design a milestone book to mark the organisation’s 50th anniversary, the result was a model exercise in creativity and craft
  • My design classic: Gregory & Paul’s

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    My design classic: Gregory & Paul’s

    The Coney Island eatery is home to an inspiring array of handmade signage

    Under threat of closure for decades, the Coney Island eatery is home to an inspiring array of handmade signage, says illustrator Sarah Beetson
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