Can design ever be truly authentic?
Jenny Theolin reports from the first ever Point Conference in London, featuring Erik Spikermann, Nicholas Roope, iA, Phil Lewis and more.
Features
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The Best of 2012: Features
Here we bring together the ten most-popular in-depth features from 2012 – plus one heartwarming story that will bring a smile to your face that'll still be there come the New Year.
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Master web typography
Give your online designs a boost by using typographic techniques and web fonts that add interest and impact
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Does nationality affect creativity?
Neil Bennett asks if where a creative was born and grew up leaves a legacy on their craft
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26 must-know typography tricks for print & online
Buff up your body copy and sculpt your letterforms. Seven leading designers share their tips for truly honed use of type
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How to predict future design trends
Bill Gardner reveals what he thinks the next set of trends will be in logo design
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The Graduate Designer/Illustrator's Guide to Success
Anna Richardson-Taylor asks some of the questions graduates will be facing along their initial career steps, and gets expert advice from creative industry veterans to help them answer them – and hopefully secure a glittering career.
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Master this year's top type techniques
The days of uninspiring typefaces are long gone, with the latest offerings going in bold new directions, says Anna Richardson Taylor
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Sports and London 2012 Olympics design campaigns revealed
There’ll seldom be a better time to get involved in sport-led design, says Laura Snoad
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How top studios create their best movie posters for Hollywood and indie films
Laura Snoad teases out what makes the best film posters shine and how to succeed in a tough field. Don’t miss it
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What made me: Noma Bar
In the first of our new series of interviews, the Israeli illustrator and creator of one of the nominations for the Design Museum’s Designs of the Year 2012 tells us the five things that have had the most impact on him and his career
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How to choose the perfect typeface
Laura Snoad hears how leading designers follow some simple rules when choosing the ideal typefaces for their projects
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Why Don't You? – 50 project briefs from leading creatives to inspire your next project
Laura Snoad asks the world’s best graphic and interactive designers, illustrators and animators to set briefs to inspire your next project. Here are their inspired suggestions.
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Inside leading designers' experimental personal projects
Personal projects not only give you the chance to experiment but can also lead to future commissions, as Laura Snoad discovers
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Logo design tips from leading designers
Leading designers tell Michael Burns how to create the perfect logo
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The graphic designer's guide to interactive design
How you can break into web & app design by Craig Grannell
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Design and ethics - Can you stick to your beliefs?
Whether it’s choosing clients, fonts or even styles to emulate, there are aspects of art and design that should give us pause, says Laura Snoad
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Make digital projects seem hand-made
Lisa Hassell finds out why it’s become so fashionable to bring a handcrafted dimension to digital artwork
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Design for change -- how your art and designs can make the world a better place
Why are more and more creatives devoting their energies to good causes? Lisa Hassell investigates how your art and designs can make the world a better place
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The secrets to success as a designer, illustrator or artist
Should I be part of a professional creative body? Should I work for free? Michael Burns discovers the answers to the questions about how to succeed in the design industry, with advice from those in the know.