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  • China inspired

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    China inspired

    A bold new generation of creative talent is about to burst onto the global scene. Craig Grannell talks to the designers and illustrators who are at the forefront of China's revolution in graphic design.
  • Join the fat club

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    Join the fat club

    Fat Faces are the flamboyant extroverts of typography, whose curvaceous lines flaunt a loveable gaiety. Caroline Archer looks at the development of these fun types.
  • Experiments in typography

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    Experiments in typography

    From readable fonts that stretch the rules, to abstract projects created for aesthetic kicks, the experimental wing of typography is where the fun really happens. Dom Hall takes a closer look.
  • Stock image libraries

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    Stock image libraries

    Stock imagery can fill a hole in your design without making one in your budget. Graeme Aymer rounds up some of the biggest and most useful image libraries on the internet.
  • Rebrand my city

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    Rebrand my city

    With the paint on the Liverpool 08 logos barely dry, James Pallister talks to the designers working in the growing sector of place-branding.
  • Tomorrow, the world

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    Tomorrow, the world

    As business booms outside of the London/New York axis, design and advertising creativity have gone ballistic. Richard Wentk looks at the best from the rest of the world.
  • Extreme graphics

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    Extreme graphics

    Adrenalin-fuelled design work for extreme sports brands ends up influencing the entire industry, as mainstream brands borrow the authenticity of creativity pushed to the limit. Mark Penfold reports.
  • Virus alert!

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    Virus alert!

    What's distracting the nation from an honest day's work this month? Dom Hall opens his inbox for the low-down on the latest virals.
  • How to go green

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    How to go green

    Implementing sustainable practices can be good for your clients and your conscience - as long as you understand how it works. Darren Smith discovers the best solutions to going green.
  • Design from the heart

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    Design from the heart

    In a world saturated with commercialism, it's hard for charities to promote their causes. Mark Penfold finds out how designers can help and what they get out of it.
  • Toy packaging then and now

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    Toy packaging then and now

    The modern day strategies for packaging toys encompass pretty much every trick in the packaging designer's arsenal. But has this always been the case? Dom Hall breaks open the bubble pack and finds out.
  • Supersize design

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    Supersize design

    As the canvas gets bigger, so does the risk and the reward. Mark Penfold talks to the designers and illustrators whose work succeeds on a grand scale.
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