Kristof Devos on how he designed this summer's must-have watch
Sold out in hours, an ingeniously designed watch embodies the illustrator's 'perfectly useless' meaning of life.
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How to make the best graphic design portfolio: Leta Sobierajski, Middle Boop and Brand Nu give their tips
Gordon Reid, Radim Malinic and one of the brains behind Wade and Leta on how new grads can make the best design portfolio.
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Best Graphic Design Software 2019
Whatever your budget and level of expertise, there’s a wide range of cool design tools to choose from.
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How Herman Miller's graphic design heritage is as rich as its furniture design
From mid-century modern to Mike Perry magic, it's time to look back at the furniture master's branding and graphic design legacy.
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Designers – this is how to futureproof a brand
What top designers learned about futureproofing through design when working on a major new IKEA project.
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Enter graphic design heaven with these vintage Japanese posters
Muji's sartorial mastermind and other Japanese design legends are featured in an expansive new retrospective.
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Adobe CC buying guide: pricing, new features, discounts & free trials
Adobe released Creative Cloud in a move towards becoming more of a software-as-a-service provider. If you’re considering a shift to the cloud as well, here’s what you need to know.
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UNICEF art director Camila Garay on saving lives with design – and why she needs your help
Interview: Find out how Camila has shown design is key to the UNICEF message - and why not all big data is bad.
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The World's Best Craft Beer Label Designs
From body horror manga cans to tins from outer space, here some of our favourite craft beer labels from around the world.
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How to Brand a Film Festival, Saul Bass style
A new movie festival pays homage to the master of film posters and title sequences.
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Grad Shows 2019: The Best New Illustration and Graphic Design Talent from Brighton and Middlesex
Best of the Grad Shows 2019: The most exciting new talent from Brighton and Middlesex unis.
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Best digital painting software for PC and Mac
The best Mac and PC applications for digital painting – including full-price, low-cost and free painting apps.
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Best sites for free vector images
There's a lot of rubbish out there – so we've trawled the web to find the best free vectors from specific projects to sites to search through.
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Logo Landfill: These retro shopping bags help to shame customers into saving the planet
A canny use of logo and design helps to shame customers into ditching plastic.
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The Artist’s and Designer’s Guide to iPadOS
We spent some time with the new iPad OS to discover just what it adds for users of art and design apps – including which iPads and Macs get access to the Wacom Cintiq-like Sidecar.
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Bitmap Beauty: Exploring classic video game box art from the 80s and 90s
Bitmap Books lead us on a deep dive into classic VGM branding and packaging. Who needs Striking Vipers when you've got Striking Designers?
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Best drawing and painting apps for iPad
Here's our expert pick of the best iPad apps for artists including Affinity Designer, Procreate, Artstudio Pro and more.
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The best new design books
We check out what newly released books about branding, graphic design and more you should be getting your hands on.
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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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How to design for K-pop: the design queen for BTS on branding idol chart-killers
BTS are bringing their live show to London - and CDs for their Army of fans to buy on the night. But why are physical albums so popular and well-designed in K-pop? Find out the answers with K-pop's expert designers Studio XXX.
