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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 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 Cerriteńo 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 |
| 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... |
| Behind the scenes: The Mouse vs. The Brush The Mouse vs. The Brush pitches a digital designer against a brush-wielding painter in a friendly head-to-head battle. But which piece would you prefer – digital or traditional? Tom Dennis finds out more about the results |
| 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 |
| 20 freelance problems and how to solve them Life as a freelancer is filled with ups and downs and pros and cons, so get prepared with our guide to the 20 most common freelance problems and how to solve them… |
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