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10 tips for starting your design business
Starting your own studio is the dream of every creative. Here, 10 professionals who have done just that share their insights and advice for setting up shop.
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Go it alone
Five creatives who have turned freelance in the last 12 months tell Sean Ashcroft why they finally took the plunge. -
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Be more commercial
With less cash to go around, you need to exploit every earning avenue. Nick Carson explores some savvy ways to boost your creative income. -
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Discover London Digital Week!
We catch up with organiser Rob Corradi to find out more about the inaugural London Digital Week event, which starts on 21 September. -
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31 tips for a better portfolio
It's the world's introduction to your work; the first base in scoring any job. We ask designers both established and breaking through for their advice on how to build and present the perfect portfolio. -
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10 tips for print designers moving to the web
Despite the lack of colour proofing and CMYK values safety nets, moving from print to the web needn't be daunting. Follow this beginners' guide to taking it digital. -
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New adventures in colour
Be it eye-poppingly vibrant or high-contrast monochrome, the design world's use of colour is shaping our reactions to the world around us more than ever. Mark Penfold discovers how. -
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Controlling clicks
If the guiding principle of user-interface design is ‘don’t make me think’, the latest UIs are doing just the opposite. Dean Evans takes a look at some attention-grabbing sites. -
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Agency-side or client-side: The insider's view
Peer through the popular misconceptions when deciding whether to side with an in-house or agency team. -
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Fashion fix
As the high street courts graphic designers and illustrators like never before, Dom Hall discovers what it takes to cut it with the retail giants. -
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Don't Be Bland
Putting more stock in focus groups of users than designers is not a recipe for visually enthralling interfaces. Jason Arber strikes a balance. -
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Viral infection
Good news travels faster when your ad goes viral. Garrick Webster talks to the creators of the web's most infectious campaigns. -
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Designed For Use
Matt Marsh assembles his 10 essential tips for designing a positive interactive experience that will keep your users coming back. -
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15 Flash Animations You Must See!
Need a little inspiration? Here's Paul Wyatt with 15 outstanding examples of at its best' -
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The 10 best designers you don't know about (yet)
Catch up with the new crop of cutting-edge creatives. -
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21 design books you must own
With so many new books hitting the shelves, how do you sort the library-worthy from the waste paper? These are the titles no designer should be without. -
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Get more work
We speak to the specialists to explore ways to add to your portfolio and client base. -
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10 excellent free Photoshop filters
Spruce up your work with those all-important extra touches without paying a penny - Paul Wyatt's found another assortment of great free stuff. -
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7 Client Nightmares Every Designer Has Faced
Paul Wyatt discovers why life would be so much simpler without clients -
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10 cool free textures
Smooth and shiny has outstayed its welcome, so here's Paul Wyatt with a collection of textures to give your work more tactile character. -
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The Gospel of Type
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was in type. Caroline Archer dictates the 12 laws traditionally used to rein in wayward letterforms.
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