Design Classes Students Loved in 2015 (So Far!)
We've made it halfway through 2015, and the year has been full of so many wonderful moments already. We wanted to help our audience make this a summer all about…
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10 Essential To-Dos For All Fashion Designers
Jay Calderin is an instructor at the School of Fashion Design in Boston, Founder and Executive Director of Boston Fashion Week, and the author of several books including The Fashion…
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Campaign Logos And What They Tell Us About Their Candidates
The 2016 Political campaigns have been unleashed—mostly a sea of Republican hopefuls—and so have some pretty awful campaign logos. Here, three designers—Tan Le, Noreen Morioka, and Felix Sockwell—weigh in on…
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The Importance of Design Details: Findlay Hats
There are few things I enjoy more than small business, hats, and the Northwest. So I was very stoked to discover a little brand in my backyard that combines all three.…
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Become a Successful Creative Business Owner In These 5 Steps
If you want to have a successful business selling what you make you need to shift your mindset from thinking what you do is just a hobby. Take yourself seriously and…
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Hyphenation Dos and Don’ts
Hyphenation is a common occurrence in typography, especially in narrow columns of type. This “necessary evil” is used to create better looking, tighter rags in non-aligned margins, as well as…
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Branding a Bakery: A Logo Case Study
Entrepreneur and baker du jour Jason Sigala wanted to open his own bakery in Southern California, offering quality, old-fashioned American desserts made from scratch. He wanted his shop’s branding to…
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Desktop Wallpaper Download: Hand-Lettering For Summer Time
Ready for summer time? Letterer Martina Flor is, too. "For this wallpaper I worked on a flower power inspired design, using letter shapes with organic forms that remind to the movement…
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4 Community-Supported Art Projects That Are Helping Creatives
You may not always be able to run away and join an artist's colony or enroll in a course at the arts school of your dreams, but there's always a…
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9 Necessary Newsletters To Stay Current On Type News
It’s important for every designer to stay current on new typeface designs, new features, as well as what’s trending – all of which can contribute to keeping one’s work fresh,…
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