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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 |
| 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 |
| 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… |
| 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? |
| 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… |
| 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 |
| 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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