We'll look at how technology can help you – and we'll also cover your employer's responsibilities, too. First up, here are five products that promise to make your life better as a designer…   Griffin Elevator Stand The Griffin costs around £27 If you're a laptop...

The team behind acclaimed Judge Minty fan-film are back at it with Strontium Dog. After creating what has been dubbed as the closest thing you will get to the latest Dredd film’s sequel (for the moment, at least), Judge Minty. The team behind the Judge Dredd fan flick...

Developer Corey Ellis helps you avoid common mistakes when crafting WordPress themes. Following on from his article that shows how you to write perfect Wordpress themes, expert developer Corey Ellis highlights 4 problems to avoid when building them. 01. Don’t remove...

Bartmania is a project that sees artists creating pop-culture mash-ups with the lovable yellow characters. As one of the longest running shows in television history, The Simpsons have inspired many-a-homage, with CSS experiments, animations and more showcasing the...

One of the major threats to your career as a graphic designer is to let your work stagnate and your improvement slow down. It’s very easy to fall into a comfort zone where you stop exploring new design techniques and simply stick with what you know. This is why most...

  Love them or hate them, tattoos still remain one of the most popular art forms, with the craft allowing stories, scriptures and memories to be placed on the skin forever. With the usual animals, names and nods to iconic characters, tattoo designs can head into...

    A dynamic logo, as opposed to a static logo, changes form depending on context (think Google’s timely tweaks). While certain aspects of dynamic logos stay constant, designers have a lot of freedom to explore variations of color, shape, and presentation....

There’s a reason why ‘beer Fridays’ actually begin on Thursday afternoons in design agencies all over the country — it’s because beer is good for creativity. While this does sound like a convenient excuse to crack open a brew, there’s actually some science to back...

  Classic Doctor Who artwork is showcased in this stunning poster. Doctor Who fans of a certain age will be sent back in time with this poster that showcases promotional artwork from the 1970's. Featuring illustrations by the original artist Gordon Archer, each...

  The 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto unite sport and fun with this promotional video. Sport logos can be notoriously hard to design. On the one hand they have to celebrate the dynamism and effort of athletes at the top of their game, while on the other they...

Everyday for the last year Charles Young has added a new tiny house with moving parts to his sprawling miniature city, Paperholm. Artist and architect Charles Young is currently in the process of making a tiny moving, not to mention incredibly charming, paper world....

    I have created the basic visual guide lines for creating pixel icons in illustrator. For better clarity, I suggest beginners to follow these guidelines while creating icons.         Project by: M.A. Kather Source: Behance  ...

    With high-profile clients comes professional kudos, but how do you go about attracting one – and what do you do next? Every freelancer and small agency owner wants to succeed in getting a big gig with a large, high-profile client. These jobs bring you...

    When designing their portfolio, graphic designers have to make a decision on how they will present their work. Should they take pictures of their work, give a flat representation of the layout, or use mockups to save time and still make it look more...

    Cool drawings that will make you think a little more.       Source: Designer-Daily      

    We considered starting this post with an example of an especially awful stock image, but we decided to spare you. You know the ones… posing “business people” in a dazzlingly white office, a woman smiling in a meadow, someone pointing at something. So how...

    In our popular typography series we present our latest design findings containing nice type, hand-lettering & calligraphy work. Great quality stuff by talented creatives and artists all over the globe. And in this weeks gallery we’ve collected 20 new...

  Imagine a world where photography is a slow process that is impossible to master without years of study or apprenticeship. A world without iPhones or Instagram, where one company reigned supreme. Such a world existed in 1973, when Steven Sasson, a young...

    A lot of designers and creatives overlook the need for a brand style guide (also called a brand bible by some, or included as part of a brand bible) — something that gives a clear set of rules for how the marketing materials online, and off, should look....

  As graphic and web designers, most of us love typography. Let’s take a look at the more decorative side of the art of type and lettering with some inspiration by talented designers. Pantheon Poster A gorgeous laster etched typographic poster designed by...

    Many businesses rely on email newsletters to build customer relationships and keep their business top of mind with their audience. With the ever-changing algorithms of social media making it less likely your actual fans will see your content, it’s of the...

  Every once in a while (twice a month) we’ll drop in to provide you with graphic design inspiration for the week. If you’re feeling extra artsy, don’t hesitate to print them and embezzle your plain office walls with something a little more…LIFE CHANGING. We...

  Finally! Our children’s logo survey is over and we are delighted to share the results with you today. We have spoken to mothers from several European countries, USA, Canada and Australia. Mothers have a direct impact on what their kids use and consume including...

    by Chad Lewis My name is Chad Lewis, and I’m a graduate student in the Visual Communication Department at Kent State University. In April, I received the opportunity of a lifetime when chosen alongside three other student artists to assist in retelling...

  Uppercase Typeface Based On Helvetica Neue   This font by graphic designer Dado Queiroz was inspired by various parts of machinery. Created for major agricultural equipment manufacturer Massey Ferguson and commissioned by Dez Comunicação, Queiroz based the...

  Improve your workflow in Adobe InDesign with these superb time-saving add-ons. If you started out as a print designer in the 1990s, the chances are you learned your trade in Quark Express. Such was the popularity of the market-leader, nobody gave Adobe any...

  New free psd presentation mockup templates are very useful for designers to present design in a new way. These PSD mockup templates are available free for commercial and personal projects. All mock-ups are very easy to use with the Smart Object function. List...

  Amazing new fonts free download for futuristic and modern designs. Here are fresh collection of free fonts for graphic designers. There are high-quality free fonts; all of these come in regular, rounded and italics respectively. Today’s I’m going to share fresh...

    How to become an internet art sensation. The inspiring Ross Tran reveals the secrets to his successful YouTube channel, Ross Draws. "I feel like my life is a 24/7 day job" says Ross Tran, whose YouTube channel, Ross Draws boasts over 8K subscribers and...

    In the world economy, a large percentage of business is done in the financial services industry. Banking has been around for centuries, but only recently have other companies begun to work in financial services as well. With all the competition in the...

  Awe-inspiring packaging design, concepts, ideas and eye-catching packaging examples of popular branding, products created by professional designers and students. Creative packaging of product is targeted all ages and more organic packaging design can make a big...

Don’t simply settle for freelancing – craft the perfect creative role in your own image, argues Fred Deakin. Fred Deakin is a professor at University of the Arts London. He runs Fred & Company, specialising in interactive art projects. Previously, he co-founded...