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Inside magazine design
Despite the tremendous growth of the internet, magazines remain unassailably cool. Jason Walsh talks to a range of designers across the industry to find out what the ink-stained life is really like.
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Branch out!
A change of scenery can work wonders for anyone stuck in a creative rut, but what does it take to step out of your comfort zone and into a bigger, brighter world? Nick Spence speaks to nine established designers about settling somewhere new. -
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Pattern design and decoration
Designers are rediscovering the wealth of knowledge and technique which decorative print design accumulated over hundreds of years. Mixing digital and traditional has brought about a creative renaissance, as Mark Penfold finds out. -
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Be a greener designer
With the world facing the reality of climate change and other environmental threats, it's time to take stock and ask - What can designers do to help? -
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Illustration: The Art of Ornament
The old mantra 'form follows function' has finally had its day. With decoration, ornamentation and embellishment back on the agenda, today's designers and illustrators are letting their hair down once again, as Lawrence Zeegen finds out. -
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Profile: Grandpeople
Inspired by the famously arresting Norwegian outdoors, Grandpeople's design and illustration interprets natural processes into graphical forms. Always engaging, occasionally psychedelic, for them, design is more than skin deep, as Mark Penfold found out... -
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Behind the scenes: The Mouse vs. The Brush
The Mouse vs. The Brush pitches a digital designer against a brush-wielding painter in a friendly head-to-head battle. But which piece would you prefer - digital or traditional? Tom Dennis finds out more about the results. -
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Stay on top
Running a thriving design studio requires more than a creative mind and the ability to make tea. Nick Spence meets the names behind leading studios that successfully combine artistic flair with solid business skills. -
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20 freelance problems and how to solve them
Life as a freelancer is filled with ups and downs and pros and cons, so get prepared with our guide to the 20 most common freelance problems and how to solve them. -
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Getting ahead
Paul Wyatt ventures down the rocky road of freelancing to give you the definitive guide to getting on the right track. -
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Eastern promise
China's astonishing economic success will have serious repercussions for Western designers. A heavy investment in talent is about to catapult the country into the centre of the world's design stage. Tom Dennis takes a look East. -
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Freedom or folly?
When the office gets us down, freelancing can seem mightily attractive, but does the reality live up to the promise? Sean Ashcroft investigates. -
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Design for Exhibitions
Large-scale graphics and displays for exhibitions, expos and conferences used to have a staid image, but now, as Nick Spence discovers, it's a hotbed of creativity and a great opportunity to promote your work to a wider audience. -
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Reinvent yourself
Like all creative fields, design is subject to fads and fashions, so how do the leading designers, illustrators and agencies evolve in order to stay ahead of the game? Sean Ashcroft speaks to the experts about the best way to keep your style fresh. -
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Craftwork
Before graphics software and computers, designers had to use scalpels, T-squares, Rotring pens, Cow Gum and art-board to create physical artwork. Adrian Shaughnessy recalls the days when art demanded painstaking craft. -
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Easy money?
Taking an iconic image and manipulating it isn't particularly creative. And although it might be lucrative, it's almost certainly illegal. But how long will the prime suspects avoid the strong arm of the law? -
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Hand made!
Old-school, hand-crafted techniques are challenging today's most advanced digital technology. Illustrator and agent Lawrence Zeegen examines the graphic designer's shift towards using traditional art skills rather than slick computerised processes. -
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Behind the scenes: Is Not Magazine
When is a magazine not a magazine? When the Is Not Collective turns its hand to it, that's when. Tom Dennis discovers why the writing's on the wall down under. -
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Freelance survival guide
A career as a designer or illustrator could mean working in a studio, as a specialist within a larger organisation or going freelance. Let's consider the practicalities of freelancing in this expert survival guide... -
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20 tips for interactive designers
Make life easier with our expert tips for creating better websites, interactive TV content and DVD menus… -
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Beyond Web 2.0
Design is changing, and Web 2.0 is already yesterday's news. Richard Wentk finds out why, in the futuristic world of web technology, new is already the new old.
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