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10 top design-related movies

September 24, 2017

We all love a good movie, but rather than tune into the latest action film or comedy, why not take a look at some of the many awesome design movies and documentaries out there? There’s nothing better than seeing what some of the great designers have done to help boost your creative ideas and spur

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Pick a winning font for your brand with this infographic

September 24, 2017

Branding is more than just a snappy slogan or clever logo – it’s how customers connect with your service across all sorts of platforms. And designers who specialise in creating memorable brands have plenty of tricks up their sleeves to make people respond to a company in certain ways. We’ve already seen how colours can influence

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How Lego reinvented itself as a super-brand

September 24, 2017

There can be few brand turnarounds as mind-boggling as Lego’s. Here is a Danish toy manufacturer, with its roots carved by Ole Kirk Christiansen – a small-town furniture store owner – that has spawned into the biggest brand on the planet. Its fleet of movies, spin-offs and tie-ins propelled Lego beyond the likes of Apple, Ferrari

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4 ways to cash in as a freelancer

September 24, 2017

Most designers choose to freelance because they love their craft and they want the freedom to do it on their terms. That, or they loathe the foibles of traditional employment, like the nine-to-five grind, meaningless meetings, or how Greg from marketing thinks his wacky ties are the same thing as a definable personality trait. Whatever your reason for freelancing,

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The best colour tools for web designers

September 22, 2017

As web designers, one of the most important choices we make has to do with our colour selections. Choose the wrong ones, and you might just lose out on an opportunity. It’s true – the colours we choose can have a psychological impact on those who view them. For example, red is generally viewed as

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Launch your web dev career with this expert bundle

September 22, 2017

Web developers are the skilled professionals who build and maintain the apps and services that people count on every day. If you want to be one of the people who help keep the digital world turning then you need to check out the Full Stack Web Development Bundle. You can get it now for a

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8 golden rules of handmade

September 22, 2017

At the Reasons To: creative festival in Brighton, UK, this month, traditional artists were out in force. Hattie Newman, who specialises in paper art, muralist and hand-letterer Vic Lee, professional doodler Jon Burgerman, quilling queen Yulia Brodskaya, and illustrator and maker Chrissie Macdonald all took to the stage to share their expertise for creating handmade

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The secrets of custom font development

September 22, 2017

Over the years at Dalton Maag we have modified and developed brand fonts for many organisations, big and small, playing a key role in helping them to craft their unique band identity. This has led us to create a clearly defined and collaborative process for developing fonts from scratch. It is broadly divided into five key

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The designer’s guide to Brexit

September 22, 2017

Many people in the UK spent 24 June 2016 in a state of shock in the wake of the previous day’s Brexit referendum. Whether you’re anxious or excited about the UK’s future after we exit the EU in 2019, Brexit is certainly going to involve some changes. But what does Brexit mean for the design

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10 great uses of imagery on agency websites

September 22, 2017

Most design agency sites look very similar. Even when you have big-name clients, impressive projects or unique activities to boast of, shove all of your images into a standard grid and suddenly everything starts to look bland and formless. It doesn’t have to be this way, though. These 10 sites, all new for 2017, have

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