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  • 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.

  • Behind the scenes: Secret Wars

    Hip-hop crowds have been treated to the thrills of live MC battles for years, so why shouldn't illustration offer a similar spectacle? Tom Dennis checks out Secret Wars, where paint is sure to spill...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Behind the scenes: Stereo by Shimm1

    Rap videos aren't typically known for their cutting-edge creativity, often relying on fail-safe booty-shaking women. But then Shimm1 and Notion Studio haven' produced a typical rap video, as we found out.
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