Everyone has a portfolio website, a blog and a MySpace page these days, but not everyone's got a PDF newsletter with and video. It's good to stand out.
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.
If you want to get your work seen by as many people as possible, the web is the way to go. Couple that with the flexibility of the Adobe PDF format and you have a winner...
Go on, don't be shy - expose yourself! Get out there and show the world just what you're made of. Lawrence Zeegen gets the low-down on the crucial art of self-promotion.
In the first part of our series on interactive design, Danny Franzreb and Holger Grünwald from German design studio Taobot show how you can use Photoshop to visualise ideas and concepts from your sketches.
We all love flashy illustrations but for many of us, the day job means humdrum briefs and admin tasks. Darren Smith clocks in and finds there's more creativity in 9-5 design than meets the eye...
The perfect portfolio can make or break a career in design, so what goes in, what stays out, and what's the best format? Lawrence Zeegen unveils the secrets for success.