The best iPad stylus for artists & designers
Create beautiful, precise artwork on your iPad using these 6 styluses designed for sketching, drawing and painting.
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10 companies who are trying to exploit designers, artists and photographers
Here we name-and-shame brands and companies who are attempting to get creatives to work for free – plus advice on what you can learn from them to avoid being exploited.
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29 Poster Design Tips from Leading Illustrators and Designers
Useful advice on how to design eye-catching posters for sale or clients – covering composition, creative process and colour palette.
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UK art and design grads shows 2018: Dates & locations
See when and where graphic design, illustration, photography and visual communication degree shows are happening across the UK.
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Illustrator and designer Tim Easley on his intricate album artwork made entirely from plasticine
Tim's piece, entirely made of plasticine for London duo Modified Man's latest release, reflects vintage synths and electronic instruments used by the band.
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The Best Painting Software for Artists
The best Mac and PC applications for digital painting – including full-price, low-cost and free painting apps.
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The 11 best apps for drawing and painting on your iPad
Here's our expert pick of the best iPad apps for artists including Procreate 4, the newly free Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Graphic, Comic Draw and more.
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World Illustration Awards shortlister Sun Yunfan on designing visuals for her band, Shanghai Restoration Project
Sun explains the concept behind her cover artwork for the electronic duo's latest album, R.U.R., which landed her a spot in the 2018 World Illustration Awards shortlist.
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The Best Drawing Tablet
We compare the best graphics tablet for artists, designers and illustrators - including both Wacom tablets and less expensive alternatives.
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Best Tablet for Art and Design
What's better for art, design or illustration: an iPad, an Android tablet or a tablet PC, convertible or 2-in-1 from the likes of Microsoft, Dell or HP? We compare your options here.
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13 Amazing British Craft Beer Label Designs
The best craft beer often has label artwork and designs that are as wonderful individual as the brews themselves. Here are our favourite 13 labels.
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This site collects totally adorable images of design studios office dogs
Jenny Theolin and illustrator Jessica Eriksson have brought together this wonderful visual celebration of the canine members of top creative agencies.
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31 Repeating Pattern Design Tips
Leading illustrators and designers discuss their techniques for creating beautiful patterns using your choice of Photoshop, Illustrator, pens, paints or pencils.
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How to land your first job at a digital or branding agency
Leading agencies Wolff Olins, Anomaly, SomeOne, Studio Output and D&AD offer in-depth advice for graduates, on everything from portfolios to internships.
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Graphic designer (and Yorkshireman) Craig Oldhams 7 Tips for Working in the Industry
In an exclusive extract from his new book, Craig discusses the seven things you need to do to succeed as a designer.
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The Best Design Podcasts: 15 Entertaining, Insightful Podcasts for Designers
Whether it's graphic or motion design, UX or typography – these podcasts are engaging, helpful and inspiring for anyone in the design sector.
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How to nail your grad show
University lecturers in graphic design and illustration explain how to stand out from the crowd and land a job offer.
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Best cheap Wacom Cintiq alternative drawing tablets
Don't have £1,900/$2,000 for a Wacom Cintiq Pro 24? Here are six much less expensive pen display options for drawing, sketching and painting.
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These animations helped explain the complexity of Russia's Olympic doping for 2018 Oscar-winning documentary Icarus
NY-based design studio ODD NY explains how it created animations to help make Russia's sophisticated plot easy to understand.
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Lettering artist Justin Poulter on working for National Geographic, Little White Lies & moving into Print Club London's studio space
We unpick Justin’s array of lettering projects and how he hopes to set up his own studio in the year ahead.
