Design studios need to experiment if they want to survive
Leading studios including Vault49, Here Design, Found Studio and Trollback+Company tell us why it pays to never play it safe.
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Best 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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Don't let 'cookie-cutter' design - and Google - kill your creativity
One of Doberman's best designers tells us about her quest for inspiration away from Google's Material Design and digital dullness.
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Learn Sketch: The best paid and free online courses
Learn UX design using Sketch with these paid and free online UX courses.
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16 best portfolio websites for designers and artists
We feature some of the best free and paid for art and design portfolio websites out there.
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How to Price Illustrations
With advice from the AOI and leading illustrators Tom Humberstone and Miss Magpie Fashion Spy.
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Best Tablet for Art and Design
What's better for art, design or illustration: an iPad Air 2019, an Android tablet or a tablet PC, convertible or 2-in-1 from the likes of Microsoft, Dell or HP?
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How designers and copywriters can work together better
The creative director of Reed Words reminds us why successful branding relies on great copywriting as much as visuals.
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Here are female creators in art and design who could speak at your next event
In time for International Women's Day we've found over 80 talented female creators available to speak at your next design event.
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From Behance to billboards: How one 3D artist took over Times Square
Min Ryu's charming characters and colourful models made it to the Big Apple - all thanks to her Behance page.
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Our best in-depth features from 2018
Sit down for long reads that took a good look into career success, millennial culture and the stories behind some amazing software and illustration triumphs.
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Our best interviews of 2018: In conversation with top art and design talent
From new blood to masters of their field, Digital Arts spoke to everyone who was anyone in 2018 - but which chats were the very best?
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How to make the jump from a junior to a middleweight designer
Designers at some of the world’s best creative agencies tell us how they went from a junior position to a midweight role.
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'None of us need to be alone': Illustrators' raw and honest accounts of how they've coped with mental illness
Republished for World Mental Health Day, here Ben the Illustrator and eight other illustrators discuss mental illness within the community, and why there needs to be more support.
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The best free online development courses
Learn to code for free with these online development courses.
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10 Tips For Being Happier and More Creative as a Designer or Artist
Taking care of your health and well-being can really make a difference to the work you produce, but you need to kick these 10 bad habits first.
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The 11 best budgeting apps for freelancers
These apps will make looking after your finances simple and easy.
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11 companies who are trying to exploit designers, artists and photographers
These brands and companies are attempting to get creatives to work for free. Here we name and shame – plus give you advice on what you can learn from them to avoid being exploited.
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How top illustrators create stunning official movie posters for films such as Black Panther, Wonder Woman & Trainspotting
It's a good time to be an illustrator who loves creating film-related art.
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Best free storyboard software (and paid-for ones too)
Make roughing and planning your animations a whole lot easier by using these storyboarding apps.
