How Matthew Cooper designed last year's best album cover
The designer has created sleeves for artists from Arctic Monkeys to Paul McCartney. Here he tells us what the process is like.
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Visual Trends 2017: These are this year's must-know colour, design, branding and photography trends
Discover 2017’s most important trends across in the creative discipline you work in – and in other areas that you should look to for inspiration – in our in-depth guide.
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The most fun stories of 2016: Offbeat animations, irreverant illustrations & goofy GIFs
Have an amused chuckle at our favourite unconventional and offbeat art projects from the past year.
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Best Photoshop Tutorials 2016: sci-fi art, mosaic cubes & photography
Check out these popular Photoshop tutorials to add extra detail to your work, as well as find out how to use the new tools from Photoshop CC 2016.
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Best graphic design & branding projects of 2016: retro logos, the Olympics & craft beer
We covered the major rebrands from 2016 and important discussion on labels, the ethics of UX and issues with free pitching.
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The Best Christmas Projects of 2016 from Designers, Animators and Studios
Every Christmas, creative agencies produce some outstanding festive projects - both for clients and to their own briefs to show off. Here's our pick of the best.
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Best creative tech 2016: these are the most exciting new tools for designers and artists
From VR painting to an app that turns your iPad into a Cintiq, these are the tech developments that we’ve loved most in 2016.
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These illustrated stamps for email help 10 charities
M&C Saatchi Abel’s team in South Africa have designed 10 virtual stamps that can be purchased by a company to use in emails, raising money for 10 different charities.
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Volkswagen’s new brand MOIA has VW hidden inside it
Creative agency Khanna \ Reidinga tells us about creating branding, logo, typeface and visual identity of Volkswagen's new 'urban mobility' company MOIA.
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Hattie Stewart on how to create incredible, fun and super-bright art
The illustrator tells us about her latest projects, doodlebombing, her love for Posca pens, and why female illustrators still get a raw deal.
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These illustrations for Luc Besson’s epic sci-fi film Valerian explore life in 2740
Valerian is going to be big next summer, and in the build up we’re seeing some wonderful art and design work to promote it. Here’s a selection.
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What it's like to work as a designer at Airbnb
Airbnb's production design manager Ariem Anthony discusses the company's design culture and process, and what he makes of Adobe XD.
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Children’s monster drawings recreated by professional illustrators
Artists from around the world have created their own interpretations of children’s drawings of monsters.
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How to Prepare Photos for Printing (and Artworks too)
Whether you're using your own photo printer or a commercial service, here's the best way to ensure your photos and artwork come out looking amazing.
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These parody manuals help to fix flatpack furniture woes
Design agency Special Projects has created their own tongue-and-cheek manuals that encourage craft-making and yoga to diffuse tension after making flatpack furniture.
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Why logos are going retro
The agency behind Kodak's retro rebrand, the designer who helped take Coke back to its roots – and others – tell us why brands are choosing historical logos over new designs, when it works and when it doesn't.
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This illustrated map celebrates Russian architecture that's under threat of demolition
Lithuanian design studio Baklazanas created an avant-garde heritage map celebrating Constructivist architecture in Moscow to protest its demolition.
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17 Hilarious and Weird Donald Trump Artworks
With the US election over, we look back on Donald Trump artworks from the absurd to the politically satirical – which are all horrifying in a special way.
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Monotype’s Between font is legible, warm & modern (with 3 different designs)
Monotype’s new Between typeface family is made up of three different designs by Akira Kobayashi, created to work together to make life easier for brands and designers.
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How to move to a better studio
Three creative studios that have recently relocated to cooler premises tell us what it takes to set up a new space that satisfies both staff and clients.