Illustrator Erick M. Ramos on reinventing Pokémon & Mario - and seeing autumn for the first time
Zelda, Super Mario and more are reimagined in Erick M. Ramos' pastoral and intimate portfolio.
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Thousands of graphic design classics available in Letterform Archive's first online collection
The Letterform Archive brings together an online collection of branding, illustration, type and packaging treasures for a whole new audience.
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Back of the net! The beauty of football stadiums is celebrated in designer Steve Stewart's prints
The man behind Football Stadium Prints on scoring with his much-loved prints and where his love for drawing footie stadiums all began.
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The Pantone Colour of the Year 2019 is 'Living Coral'
As predicted in the autumn, the new Pantone Colour of the Year is a 'life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone'. But not THAT shade of orange.
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Best Monitor for Art and Design
Our selection of the best displays for designers and artists, including Lenovo, Eizo and more – plus expert advice on how to choose the perfect screen for you.
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Portability and power: how creatives can get the best of both with the P65 Creator
With all the visual specs any content creator needs, the P65 from MSI is the ideal laptop for artists and designers.
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Celebrate 20 years of The Powerpuff Girls with these super-duper tribute pieces
Global artists make some loving fanart in honour of the Cartoon Network classic - and open up on what the show means to them as creators.
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27 travel illustration tips and techniques
6 leading illustrators discuss how they produce their best travel illustrations and illustrated maps for clients including Conde Nast Traveller, the Wall Street Journal and Whistlefish.
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See the Best Button Badge Designs of 2018, from cutesy dogs to Frida Kahlo homages
Check out all the winning designs from Stereohype's annual badge competition, featuring new and promising talent from around the world.
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The Beano's youngest ever artist brings an icon to life in these portraits of Winston Churchill
Zoom Rockman brings to life the lesser known history of Churchill for one of London's oldest restaurants.
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Learn UX design: 17 best paid and free UX design courses
Learn UX design with paid and free online courses from the likes of Stanford University and InVision - as well as offline courses from the likes of General Assembly.
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A 3D spin on The Muppets captures the spirit of Jim Henson for a new generation
The creators behind the Muppet Babies reboot reveal the inspiration of Jim Henson and how some very clever tech was created using the original puppets.
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How to use Blender for 3D modelling
Here's how to learn industry-level 3D modelling at home, no matter your skill level.
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Moving Brands on 20 years of bringing life to brands - and keeping its brand socially responsible
Moving Brands' CEO speaks out on inventing living identities for brands, and ensuring a living, diverse future for the planet.
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Inside the concept art behind Nicolas Cage's most bizarre film, Mandy
Artist Rob McCallum tells us how curses, rust and emailed photos of 80s hair metal legend David Lee Roth inspired the look of Panos Cosmatos's blood-soaked movie.
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The 12 best apps for drawing and painting on your iPad
Here's our expert pick of the best iPad apps for artists including Affinity Designer, the latest version of Procreate, Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Comic Draw and more.
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Wes Anderson's graphic designer Annie Atkins on designing the past and ensuring future talent in the field
Annie Atkins on designing graphics for props in Isle of Dogs, taking influence from the past - and why she'll never do sci-fi.
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Halloween Photoshop & Illustrator tutorials: 21 step-by-step guides to creating spook-tacular artworks
Whether you want to create a truly horrifying artwork or silly, slimy type, here are 21 spooky Halloween Illustrator or Photoshop tutorials from leading illustrators and designers.
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30 years on, animation classic Akira is still inspiring artists around the world
In celebration of the anime classic's 30th anniversary, we look at Akira tribute projects from around the globe, and how the film still inspires creators to this day.
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From Afrofuturism to politics to Kafka, Greek studio Beetroot has done it all
We chat to the very inventive Beetroot about colourful electoral campaigns, lab-made type tools and their rather striking visuals.
