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Showcase: Doméstico identity

Estudio Manifiesto Futura tapped the Mexican spirit in their identity work for a new bar

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The creative pro's guide to choosing & using graphics tablets

Find out what you need and what you can do with it

January 24, 2012 | 1 comment

Get closer to your design work with a hands-on graphics tablet. Find out what you need and what you can do with it by reading our expert guide
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Illustration Today and Tomorrow

March 18, 2008 | Be the first to comment

Illustration is booming again, after years when photography was more popular with art directors. Craig Grannell finds out why, and whether the trend is set to last.
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Logo design & inspiration

March 04, 2008 | Be the first to comment

From bricks-and-mortar high street names to online communities and social networking sites, logos are everywhere. Defining brands, lifestyle aspirations and, as Nick Spence discovers, much great design.
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Design Icon: Coca-Cola

November 21, 2005 | Be the first to comment

Coca-Cola's famous logo is widely regarded as the most successful brand in the world. But how did it become so iconic? Michael Burns investigates this global phenomenon.
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Interactive design with Arduino

Opening up a new world of interactive possibilities for designers

August 13, 2012 | Be the first to comment

Arduino opens up a new world of interactive possibilities for designers who have never dreamt of trying electronic engineering before. So what’s it all about?
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Eight great InDesign plug-ins

Expand your InDesign with eight of the latest plug-ins available

April 20, 2011 | 4 comments

Expand your toolset and make your workflow more efficient with eight of the latest InDesign plug-ins available for creative designers.
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10 strategies for successful packaging

May 21, 2008 | Be the first to comment

Leading brand consultancy Elmwood offers 10 essential pieces of advice for making your brand designs fly off the shelves...
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How to set up and run your own pop-up shop

Fancy a pop at reinventing retail? Get your own shop!

June 13, 2012 | Be the first to comment

Fancy a pop at reinventing retail? Get your own shop! Here’s Dan Thompson from the Empty Shop Network with some excellent advice
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How do web fonts work?

Elliot Jay Stocks explains it all

November 29, 2011 | Be the first to comment

Elliot Jay Stocks explains how to get down with the modern miracle of web typography
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20 tips on using colour

August 07, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Open your eyes to the potential and the pitfalls of colour in the design process, with our top 20 essential tips.
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Design Icon: The Mac Icons

September 30, 2005 | Be the first to comment

Susan Kare's original designs for the first Macintosh computer icons continue to exert a powerful influence over the look and feel of modern-day personal computing, as Mark Penfold finds out.
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Commercial character design

We explore the unique challenges involved when clients and characters meet

February 12, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Faced with a tight brief from a client, many character illustrators create their best work. We explore the unique challenges involved when clients and characters meet
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10 Essential Font Sites

January 17, 2011 | Be the first to comment

We round up 10 of the very best repositories of online typefaces for the discerning creative designer.
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30 self-promotion tips

January 11, 2010 | Be the first to comment

We ask the professionals how they've raised their design profiles and brought in the big bucks, so that you can do it as well.
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Micro trends: Typographic influences

FranklinTill reveals the seven key styles that are inspiring typographers

May 15, 2012 | Be the first to comment

FranklinTill reveals the seven key styles that are inspiring typographers, and how they’re being used in exciting new ways
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Independent magazines go digital

We speak to four small publishers making the most of the iPad's ongoing succes

January 29, 2013 | Be the first to comment

The ongoing success of the iPad is creating amazing opportunities for independent mags. We speak to four small publishers making the most of it
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10 Best Design Competitions

September 08, 2005 | Be the first to comment

Whether you’re an established designer keen to break into the international design scene or a graduate who wants to show the world what you’ve got, winning a recognised competition could give you the exposure you crave.
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Seven secret features of Adobe Creative Cloud

Get the most from your membership by looking beyond Photoshop

February 15, 2013 | 1 comment

Get the most from your membership by looking beyond Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to their lesser-known siblings
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10 essential tips for flawless typography

Ensure that your typography hits all the right notes with these tips

January 25, 2013 | 1 comment

Ensure that your typography hits all the right notes with these 10 tips that every designer needs to know
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Illustration: New Opportunities

August 22, 2008 | Be the first to comment

Lawrence Zeegen investigates how illustration has been reborn for a new audience, with a new generation of illustrators who are taking it into new territories
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10 wireframing tools for web designers

Top tools for saving time and solving problems

October 06, 2011 | 2 comments

No matter what size your project, creating a wireframe will save you time and help with problem-solving. Here’s our pick of the best tools that you can use to build them