Get invaluable advice with free tarot cards made for designers

When designers design, they sometimes become so immersed in their work that they forget to step back and make sure they’re on the right path. Often, a second pair of eyes are what’s needed to help designers stay on brief and create amazing designs; that…
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Daniel Swanick
May 29, 2018
Art & DesignTips

Dolce & Gabbana launches their own designer pasta

If you’re into all things designer, Dolce & Gabbana are marking the holiday season with designer pasta. The Italian fashion house has teamed up with family-run pasta brand Pastificio Di Martino to release a limited edition set of festive pasta tins.
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Daniel Swanick
November 27, 2017
Food & Beverage

In-house designer, freelancer or agency? Who to hire

Does the uncertainty and ever-changing nature of freelancing produce designers with sharper, more adaptable skills? Or does the social, fast-paced, and ordered workflow of an agency create more design superstars? In my nearly 10 years as an Art Director, I’ve seen a few businesses pondering if they should hire…
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Daniel Swanick
May 25, 2017
Graphic DesignWork & Productivity

Tiny detailed illustrations that can fit on the tip of a pencil

What's amazing about Christian Watson's artworks are how small they are.
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Daniel Swanick
April 14, 2016
IllustrationPhotography

Witty comic shows how differently ideas are perceived

This witty comic describes the differences between how designers and clients perceive ideas.
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Daniel Swanick
March 11, 2016
HumourIllustration

Learn some dirty talk you can use on designers

"Baby, you make my font go all cap lock."
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Daniel Swanick
January 13, 2016
HumourSex

Micro Matter: Discover tiny worlds captured in glass tubes

Micro Matter features towering houses, buildings and trees inside glass tubes.
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Daniel Swanick
January 4, 2016
Art & Design

These are the things you do not say to a designer

Clients who communicate clearly and politely—and are willing to collaborate—get the best work from their designers. Unfortunately, not all clients are created equally. That’s why graphic designer Janie Kliever has shared a list of things you do not say to a designer.
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Daniel Swanick
December 18, 2015
Graphic DesignHumour

Get a scream out of the top designer fears

Design careers have their challenges just like any other profession. And while designers experience fear on some level, the difference between success and failure is how they deal with that fear. With Halloween coming up, Creative Market asked designers to rank the worst of their terrors, depending…
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Daniel Swanick
October 30, 2015
HealthHoliday

Learn how to properly charge your clients

Determining how to properly charge your clients is not only one of the most important tasks for a freelancer, it’s also one of the most stressful. After all, if you charge too little, you can’t pay your bills; if you charge too much, they may look for…
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Daniel Swanick
September 11, 2015
HumourWork & Productivity

10 humorous confessions of a guilty designer

Even if you're a diligent designer, you've probably committed at least one or two design sins.
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Daniel Swanick
May 1, 2015
Art & DesignHabitsHumour

Beautiful mirror mosaic creates optical illusions

French designer Arnaud Lapierre has created a mesmerizing mirror installation at the Place Vendôme in Paris. Called The Ring Mirror, it plays with the context of this urban space through reflections, light and the interaction of passers-by.
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Daniel Swanick
July 29, 2014
Art & Design
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