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  • Profile: Swifty

    Interview

    Profile: Swifty

    "I'm not an Erik Spiekermann type who can spend years and years and years perfecting an ampersand."Type fanatic Swifty talks to Ed Ricketts about independence, boredom, and his pioneering acid jazz style...
  • Branch out!

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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.
  • Profile: Joshua Davis

    Interview

    Profile: Joshua Davis

    Some call him the bad boy of web design; others say he's a pioneer. Adrian Sandiford discovers that, ultimately, Joshua Davis is an artist looking for patterns.
  • Calligraphic strokes

    Tutorial

    Calligraphic strokes

    Dave Curd reveals how to create custom brushes and use them to emulate calligraphic strokes and create quick flourishes, before demonstrating how to use these skills to create an image in the vein of classic Greek pottery.
  • Create a pattern font

    Tutorial

    Create a pattern font

    Pattern fonts are fun to create and can save you a lot of time. Once it's generated, you can modify a pattern to create a new look with just a few clicks.
  • Pattern design and decoration

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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.
  • Create a mini magazine

    Tutorial

    Create a mini magazine

    In the first of a new three-part series, editorial designer Dylan Channon reveals how to produce a 'future-proof' publication using InDesign that can be exported as traditional print or as an interactive PDF.
  • Be a greener designer

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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?
  • Illustration: The Art of Ornament

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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.
  • Q&A: Alberto Cerriteño

    Interview

    Q&A: Alberto Cerriteño

    Computer Arts talks to Alberto Cerriteño a Mexican illustrator and designer based in Portland, Oregon, who has a distinctive character illustration style that draws on the influences of his native land.
  • Fake 3D in After Effects

    Tutorial

    Fake 3D in After Effects

    It's easy to add extra depth to your motion graphics work using Illustrator's Collapse Transformation function to create simple 3D objects. Regular JJ Johnstone gives you all the know-how you'll need...
  • Profile: Grandpeople

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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...
  • Animate stencil graffiti

    Tutorial

    Animate stencil graffiti

    Creating stencils is a straightforward process that can produce impressive results. But what if you want to take the technique further? Motion graphics pro Lee Heyward reveals a simple way to animate your stencil designs.
  • Stay on top

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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.
  • Screen-print effects

    Tutorial

    Screen-print effects

    Screen printing is a tricky, messy process, but it's the less than perfect areas that create that distinctive look. Here, regular Derek Lea reveals how to simulate silk-screened imperfections .
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