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Paulywood for istockphoto has released an article on logo creation. A great article for those graduates or students wanting to get into…

Our top 26 logo revamps for better or worse you decide. It’s hard to argue with the Art Paul’s and the Paul Rand’s of the design world.

We have been lucky enough to follow Leo Burnett Art Director Djordje Joksimovic for a day around legendary Agency Leo Burnett. Leo Burnett created iconic symbols of American-branded products.

Something big has happened in the publishing world. Something interesting.

Focusing on a simple approach and execution, this tutorial will teach you tips and tricks to creating professional and dynamic poster ads for your portfolio.

A short and sweet article of the main Do's and Don'ts in Web Design by Angela Lisl.

We have to say there is not a more daunting task than choosing a handful of European talents.

Working with typefaces is about as basic as it gets for graphic designers. A solid knowledge of type, a keen eye for which fonts are appropriate for each project and an awareness of what's available to us are rudimentary components of the job.

Following on from *Contemporary Type Foundries Part 1*, presented below are the final six type foundries I've chosen to display. So, without further ado...

Next to sculpture, painting, architecture, cinema, cuisine and couture, France's graphic design seems nowhere.

It should come as no surprise that some of the best designed and looking websites are those of design studios themselves.

In the working world it has become increasingly difficult to free yourself from the Mac and create something with your hands.

This is inspiring article has been written by graphic design student Jacob Cass.

We interviewed one of the most talented French Designers. This is what he had to say about himself...

It has been said that Luke Feldman is to digital art what Tim Burton is to cinema, or Dr. Seuss is to children's books, his distinctive unmistakable design style, has landed him jobs with Coca Cola, Apple and Disney to name but a few. This is Luke Feldman Interview with The Graphic Design School.

Veerle is one the design industry's most savvy and branded designers. Her candid interview with The Graphic Design School, reveals a charm and savoir faire that has seen her (deservedly) shoot to the top of her game. Based in Belgium Veerle studied graphic design and print, before moving into web design.

James Victore is a man of action. He believes that knowing about jazz and wine and auto-racing can make you a better designer.

David Airey, super blogger and notorious designer has released a book called Logo Love Design.

Here are our fav logo galleries and trend articles. The for and against trends, the good, the better and the darn beautiful logos of 2009.

Paulywood for istockphoto has released an article on logo creation. A great article for those graduates or students wanting to get into…

Prints can be anything from digital art to advertising, to layouts for magazines, posters, flyers newspapers you name it. We have scoured the four corners of Europe to find you the best of Print Designs.

In the first of a series of lessons entitled Professional Practice, we have sourced one of todays hottest working English based freelance designers to give you the leg up on building yourself a truly professional Graphic Design practice.

Providing a quote for graphic design services is one of the most difficult areas of the field to navigate. It can kind of be like going on a first date.

This week's article on professional design practice concerns project planning. Good, thoughtful project planning can be indispensable to the smooth running of your professional life as a freelancer.

They come in all shapes and sizes, from all different professional backgrounds, and we rely on them to pay our fees. A large portion of the freelancer's life is spent looking for them, bagging them, and spending a considerable amount of our daily slog trying to work out what they want. I'm speaking of course about clients, and this article is all about working with them...

At the same point each month, every month, an employed person receives a wage packet from his payroll department, and his his bank account is credited with his salary. Safe in this knowledge, he can plan his finances around this fixed point.

So you find yourself pitching for a job and have come up with an ingenious solution to a fiendishly tricky design conundrum, and all you want to do is get on the phone to the client and sing it to him from the bottom of your lungs. Slow down there pardner.

A rookie mistake in the design world is working without a contract. I too, have fallen to the sorry plight of ultimately working for free with no promise of continued work or payment on the horizon.

Save perhaps his personality, the freelance graphic designer's portfolio is, undoubtedly, the most valuable asset in his professional life. I have written elsewhere that the portfolio is the freelancer's shop window, an intimate glimpse into his or her being for all who view it.

We went to France, Italy and everywhere else that serve great wine and cheese AFTER the dessert, to find the most passionate and sometimes quirky typography designers Europe has to offer.

The brief. That genesis of the creative process. All design jobs begin with a briefing from the client, usually in written form (the preferred option) though they can also be given verbally.

Hey there. In the last article we discussed the role of receiving and understanding the creative brief — a vital part of the designer's job.

Brazil, the sunniest of the amusingly-acronymned BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China), is currently enjoying unprecedented amounts of goodwill on the international world stage, not hindered by its increasing confidence in areas like diplomacy and manufacture, nor Rio's mayor Eduardo Paes winning the Olympic bid for his city.

Chances are you have heard of Open Source, and if you haven't you will have used it in some form or another. But what does the term "open source" actually mean and how does it relate to designers in terms of resources? Come on a sharing, caring 'open' journey with us into the world of Open Source...

As always its up to the graphic designer to keep the economy running when times are tough... Really! Graphic Design makes the modern world go around, and the medicine go down!

Featuring in this months who's who wasn't enough, Luke Feldman generously made The Graphic Design students a tutorial using his funky design style and one of his quirky characters. See how Luke transforms a sketch into a vector character.

Your business card leaves an impression of You, even when you are not there. A beautiful business card helps you stay in on the radar of the people you are giving it to, a great business card makes you standout. We have came across some beauties, and we would like to share them with you.