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  • Freelance survival guide

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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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    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.
  • Design in motion

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    Design in motion

    Thanks to an impressive wealth of talent, innovation and creativity, motion graphics is still an emerging area for designers. Nick Spence catches up with a number of leading industry practitioners to find out what it takes to make it big.
  • Get it together

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    Get it together

    If you're designing for today's interactive devices, you'll need to understand your users; needs as well as the latest technology. Sean Ashcroft shows you how to push all the right buttons.
  • Case study: Innocent drinks

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    Case study: Innocent drinks

    Sticking with what you believe in not only changes the way you approach packaging but, if the results prove effective, you can get a queue of rivals wanting to mimic it.
  • Behind the scenes: Stereo by Shimm1

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    Behind the scenes: Stereo by Shimm1

    Rap videos aren't typically known for their cutting-edge creativity, often relying on fail-safe booty-shaking women. But then Shimm1 and Notion Studio haven' produced a typical rap video, as we found out.
  • Future trends

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    Future trends

    Confidence and creative energy continue to rule the heavens, but will the gods of financial reward finally return in 2007? Mark Penfold talks to a bunch of busy designers about their predictions and gets a surprisingly positive response...
  • Green sleeves

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    Green sleeves

    The impact of packaging on the environment has never been more high profile. Go green, with our guide to sustainable wrappings.
  • Get ahead in advertising

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    Get ahead in advertising

    Have you got what it takes to work in the advertising industry? Can you meet the demands of a brief, manage relationships and deliver content on time, every time? Mark Ramshaw takes a look at the place where art and commerce collides.
  • Material witness

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    Material witness

    Want to be a top packaging designer? Then you need a sound understanding of materials and how they affect what you can create.
  • Cover stories

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    Cover stories

    CD and DVD covers provide some of the most innovative examples of packaging design around today. Charlotte Rivers is on the case.
  • Youth versus experience

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    Youth versus experience

    The Government's new age discrimination laws are sure to make waves in an industry where youth often generates creativity. But will these new decisions affect the way you work? Mark Ramshaw finds out.

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    Create perfect characters

    Character-based designs are in greater demand than ever, from fashion illustration to designer toys. Nick Spence highlights one trend that's here to stay, and discovers what it takes to create characters that will last a lifetime.
  • In-store graphics

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    In-store graphics

    Design for retail may seem like an exercise in branding or beautification, but it's one of the most exacting sectors around, as Graeme Aymer found out.
  • Photoshop reinvented

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    Photoshop reinvented

    celebrates another birthday soon and will then be old enough to drive a car, but how are today's creative mavericks getting to grips behind the controls of Adobe's pole-position front runner?
  • Urban art

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    Urban art

    Today's urban graphics scene is a diverse and bewilderingly over-populated place. Ric Blackshaw takes us into the history of the movement, introduces us to some current practitioners and offers advice to the art heroes of the future.
  • 101 ways to create better images

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    101 ways to create better images

    It's all about the image, and there are ways of getting it right and ways of getting it wrong. We present invaluable advice from top designers on making sure the images you create, in whatever medium you work in, are bang on the money every time.
  • Digital illustration

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    Digital illustration

    A revolution has taken place. The digital revolution has altered the nature of illustration beyond recognition, taking it from cottage industry to household phenomenon.
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