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Design, Graphics & Print
8 Practical Ways to Get Your Best Ideas
As much as we wish it could be, creativity is not a switch that can just be turned on. Just like any other muscle in the body, your brain has to be …
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Design, Graphics & Print
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Design, Graphics & Print
Tips for Avoiding a Creative Block
Call it what you want mind, mental or creative block, it’s something that many of us have experienced. And when faced with such a dilemma, instead of …
Design, Graphics & Print
Typography Best Practices You Should Follow
Typography is the art, and technique of arranging a typeface or font to communicate a message. Aside from being used as a communicative tool, the …
Design, Graphics & Print
Underpinning Professional Photography
This article is for those interested in professional photography. I’ve taken a semi-academic approach here to illustrate topics that are not usually …
Design, Graphics & Print
Illustration: It's All About Using Bézier Curves
Bézier curves are created using the pen tool in Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and Corel Draw as well as in many other illustration programs. …
Design, Graphics & Print
The Importance of Colour Management in Creative Design
In the creative industries we output designs, illustrations, and photographs in a variety of media; often onscreen or in print. Where tone and colour …
Design, Graphics & Print
Key Skills needed to work in Graphic Design
If you’re reading this it’s likely you already know the power of visual content, but did you know that posts which incorporate images reportedly …
Design, Graphics & Print
Effective Page Layout Design with Grids
Page Layout: Why use ten columns when three will do? What is a grid? The grid defines the structure on a page by laying out the spacing for margins …
Design, Graphics & Print
Advantages of Keynote for Creating Presentations
How to Develop Keynote Presentations for playback on, Mac, iPad, and PowerPoint. Keynote is a productivity application that fills the same role as …
Design, Graphics & Print
Career Advice from Creative Professionals
Creative Professionals Share their Career Advice It’s official, the UK’s creative industries are increasing at more than twice the rate of the wider …
Design, Graphics & Print
Design Jobs of the Future
Design and technology is a realm where it’s hard to predict what will happen next, and we’re already in a place no one could have predicted we’d …
Design, Graphics & Print
Typeface Style Options for Design
Understanding something about the different styles of typeface should help when designing printed materials. Choosing the right typeface makes a big …