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20 best illustration agents in the UK, and the awesome illustrators they represent

Creative Boom

An illustration agency can help you with all of that, and beyond that, just having representation will make people look at you in a different light. If you're not sure how to go about finding representation, it's worth first reading our article on how to get represented by an illustration agency. Some have offices abroad too).

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How the first version of Mailchimp was designed

UX Collective

During our conversation, he outlined his principles for designing the first version of Mailchimp in 2001. launched in 2001 Designing things to scale “Growing up, I watched my mother run her hair salon from the kitchen. The business Ben Chestnut started with Dan Kurzius before Mailchimp was a web design agency.

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Designers share the best advice they’ve ever been given

Design Week

The best piece of advice came from the first recruitment agency I worked through. “At the time of finishing ‘Eating with the Eyes’ [photobook published in 2015] I sent a short written piece, that appears at the end of the book, to a very dear friend and mentor for his opinion. The work was ridiculously good.

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Top 10 Famous Logo Designers and Their Iconic Logos

Inkbot Design

They came from various backgrounds, from large agencies to solo freelance careers, but they all understood how to design simple, memorable, and highly effective logos. His design prowess shines brightly through an extensive portfolio that spans a broad spectrum of industries.

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Top 10 Best WordPress Alternatives To Consider

Inkbot Design

10 Best WordPress Alternatives 1 — Ghost Our first WordPress alternative is Ghost —a sleek, stripped-down platform for writers and publishers. Best For Independent publishers, brands focused on content marketing , and writers who want a stripped-down, beautiful blogging platform. Squarespace makes it ridiculously easy.

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Looking backward to look forward

UX Collective

I decided to use this approach to investigating a common complaint, that IT systems within a government agency—in this case, the Department for Work and Pensions—don’t talk to each other. James Wilsons point out in his book On Bureaucracy , that most established ‘bureaus’ (government agencies) turn into snowballs that absorb smaller agencies.

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The 25 Most Famous Graphic Designers of All Time

Inkbot Design

1 Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design Hardcover Book Jennifer Bass (Author) English (Publication Language) 428 Pages – 11/09/2011 (Publication Date) – Laurence King Publishing (Publisher) −$37.49 $47.51 Abrams (Publisher) −$20.00 $25.00 Silver Associates (Publisher) $74.25