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  • Global challenge!

    The UK's reputation within the design world is unparalleled; but what makes UK design so unique? What factors, cultures and motivations drive the UK's design talent? And what does the rest of the world think of the UK's design posturing?
  • Defringing hair

    Selecting fine strands of hair is one of the trickiest jobs - and it's so hard to find bald models! Here Justin Maller shows you some clever techniques for making accurate selections of complex subjects.
  • 9-5 design

    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...
  • Tidy desk, tidy mind

    A cluttered desktop can be a real distraction from your work. Jason Arber helps you restore a sense of calm.
  • Sound and vision

    Synching animation to a soundtrack doesn't have to mean fiddling around with endless keyframes. Here's how to create a procedural animation of a stereo speaker driven automatically by a WAV audio sample.
  • The art of screen printing

    Designer Sleeba brings his expertise in music poster design to and shows you how to create a limited-edition silkscreen.
  • The art of robotics

    The Embassy's original -style Citroën C4 spot became a worldwide cult hit. With the studio just having finished work on a sequel, we asked its CG team to reveal some of the ad's technical secrets.
  • Porn for the creative soul

    Award ceremonies and design competitions are a dime a dozen. Are they worth the price of admission? Jason Arber has mixed feelings.
  • 10 minute tutorial: Type within type

    When you convert type to outlines in it creates a frame that can contain a picture or be used as a text frame that you can then fill with type.
  • Make a flip book

    It can be hard to stand out from the crowd. Imagine how many animators send production companies their showreels every week. Peskimo outline an approach to self-promotion that really gets back to basics.
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