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| Design riot Design has become as vital a part of protest movements as the marchers themselves, asserts Graeme Aymer… |
| Collaborate! Imagine life with no boss. Increasing numbers of graphic designers are dropping out of parent companies and setting up their own collectives. It’s easier than ever, but do the late nights, low wages and ego battles mean it’s a risk worth taking? |
| Q&A: Rob Cordiner The city of Hobart in the Australian state of Tasmania seems an unlikely place for a fertile creative design scene, but it’s the spiritual home to designer and typographer Rob Cordiner and the Hellavate collective. So why have they moved to London? |
| The third way: corporate design When it comes to understanding corporate design, it’s not just about rules and regulations. There’s plenty of room for creativity when you’re working for ‘the man’ – and you can earn a tidy sum, too. Darren Smith delves into this essential area of design |
| Going underground The underground, counterculture graphics of the past four decades have remained a source of inspiration for those wishing to escape the mainstream, as Lawrence Zeegen discovers… |
| Profile: Catalina Estrada Her illustrations have charmed people across the globe. Catalina Estrada tells Adrian Sandiford how a wide-eyed country girl became a worldwide success story |
| Profile: Hi-ReS! The most successful projects are all about good timing, says Hi-ReS!’s Florian Schmitt. Sometimes it’s better to be the tortoise than the hare. Graeme Aymer finds out more about the London studio challenging tradition |
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