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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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 2019
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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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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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.
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Best Wacom Cintiq alternatives
Don't have £1,900/$2,200 for a Wacom Cintiq Pro 24? Here are six much less expensive pen display options for drawing, sketching and painting.
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13 best Skillshare classes for designers and artists
These classes from Jessica Hische, Jessica Walsh and Nicholas Feltron will improve your skills at lettering, logo design, doodling, infograhics, ink drawing and more.
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Best graphic design tutorials
Leading graphic designers share their expert design tips and tutorials to help you master patterns, textures, typography, vectors and more.
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Best Photoshop Plugins
From painting to design to photography, here are the best Adobe plugins for applications such as Photoshop and Lightroom to help make your work better and easier.
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How to create a children's version of a brand
How do you design a kid-friendly range without losing any of the original brand's spirit - and is there a special way to draw kids to unusual and global flavours?
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How Leading Design Studios Experiment To Push Their Work In New Directions
Studios including Vault49, Here Design, Found and Trollback tell us why it pays to never play it safe – and what they do to push the boundaries.
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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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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.
