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  • Adding character

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    Adding character

    Character design has been around longer than graphic design itself; the challenge for today's designers is how to move the genre forward.
  • When cultures collide

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    When cultures collide

    When a Danish newspaper published cartoons of Muhammad there was a worldwide public outcry. We find out what the wider creative community can learn from the aftermath of these unfortunate events.
  • Just for the 'F' of it.

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    Just for the 'F' of it.

    Behind the Scenes: When established US-based music TV channel fuse wanted to raise its profile, 'Juxt Interactive', a French ferret and a Fugly fairy were on hand to work some alliterative magic.
  • Urban Digital

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    Urban Digital

    The 1970s and 80s saw the emergence of graffiti culture and its transition into a respected art form. Designer Ric Blackshaw traces the roots of his own passion for a whole new graphic language.
  • Selling out

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    Selling out

    Traditional street art is often a mark of individuality and rebellion; so what happens when big business tries to get in on the act?
  • The Cox Review

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    The Cox Review

    With the UK's industries under threat from emerging economies in the Far East, the Cox Review proposes that the UK competes through better use of design. So can industry become more design savvy?
  • Digital graffiti

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    Digital graffiti

    The street art community has established an online presence that chronicles its past and unites it present. It could also define the future of graffiti.
  • Go freelance

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    Go freelance

    If you made it your New Year's resolution to start up your own design concern, but are still being driven mad by a job you can't stand, now might be the time. Craig Grannell gets advice from those who have already made the leap.
  • What's happened to Adobe?

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    What's happened to Adobe?

    The long-awaited Adobe/Macromedia merger has finally been given the go ahead, but is the message being broadcast by Macromedia's redesigned website the way forward for Adobe? Jason Arber hopes not.
  • Design icon: Guinness

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    Design icon: Guinness

    It's one of the world's most enduring alcoholic drinks, but Guinness's branding has made it one of the most recognisable, too. Michael Burns investigates the development of this truly global identity.
  • Online upstarts

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    Online upstarts

    Anyone can launch an online magazine these days, says Jason Arber, but if you want to dip your toe into web-based publishing, be sure to keep it original.
  • New horizons

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    New horizons

    Crystal ball-gazing may give you a headache, but one thing's certain in the world of design and that's progress. Karl Hodge looks at the technologies and trends looming on the horizon.
  • Corporate hospitality

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    Corporate hospitality

    Corporate sponsorship and the involvement of big business in art and graphic design has become more important over the past 12 months. But does business have a place in design? And who's actually benefiting?
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