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Lies about graphic design
What rules and nuggets of advice were you told as a fledgeling designer that, over the course of your career, you've since found t…
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Today's design heroes
Seeing Carson over there in the EC made me smile, I'm actually putting together a talk at the minute and wondered who you guys fig…
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Slanderous allegations about the YCN
Let it be known that today marks the end of any association between myself and the YCN.
I helped them out with a pitch last yea…
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ADC Young Guns 7
So, casting my mind back, the ADC Young Guns awards got a pretty cold reception on here last year and no-one really fancied enteri…
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Monospace
Quick Q: Is there a way to monospace a body of text in InDesign or illustrator using a font that isn't actually monospaced? Effect…
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Words are Pictures new site test
I'm trying out a really pared down version of my site and wondered if I could get some feedback? I've done some proper editing dow…
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NYC wedding
So I bit the bullet after 7 years and decided to get engaged... As we started seeing each other on a university trip to NY we were…
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Part timer
For the last 18 months I've been juggling my full time design job with my commissioned work.
And I'm knackered.
I'm now at …
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Script typefaces
I'd usually try and get this kind of thing done for real but, what are the best script typefaces you've come across recently?
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New York Graffiti Hotspots
NYC peeps, anyone recommend/suggest areas or streets where paste ups and stencils are particularly rife?
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London Letterpress studios
I've been asked to create an original print for the offices of a TV station but my weedy little Adana 5x4 press is nowhere near bi…
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BANK of ENGLAND typeface
Anyone out there with a fiver on them, can you have a look at the engraved typeface on the reverse that says BANK of ENGLAND. I'm …
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Freelance rates?
Imagine you'd been offered a long(ish) term, 3 day a week, freelance role at an ad agency in New York. What would you say the dail…
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Freelance-friendly mortage lenders
OK, it's boring I know... Sorry.
I understand that a lot of lenders make it very difficult to get a home loan when your income …
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Animating bump maps in C4D
Hey anyone know about animating bump maps / sub-polygon displacements in Cinema 4D? I'm trying to do something but hitting a probl…
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Character design
Need some reference for some 3D characters, kind of in the style of Tokyo Plastic and that ilk, any thoughts on where to look?
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Hi Designers!
Badly want an MP3 clip of Tim Gunn from Project Runway chirping that timeless greeting. Can anyone facilitate this for me?
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Typographic Obama poster
Anyone know who did this?
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What's in a name?
So I just logged in and there's a guy called craigward posting stuff like Mindfuck 5000...
I'm not sure how I feel about that…
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Terrible typography posters
I received an email this morning from Fontlab selling these posters: