article thumbnail

Positive stories from freelance creatives to boost your mood in a recession

Creative Boom

Illustrator Adrian Bauer will never forget "seeing my illustration printed in real life, in the magazine on the newspaper stand, not to mention writing the first invoices and being able to make a full-time living from it. Landing a dream client We all have a dream client: a brand, band or person we've always wanted to work with.

Freelance 496
article thumbnail

How to Make the Best Magazine Cover Design (& Learn the Anatomy of a Magazine Cover)

Tuts Plus

In this article, we'll show you the anatomy of a magazine cover so you can learn to make the best magazine cover designs by yourself. Designing a magazine cover can be tricky as there are many different approaches. In this article, we’ll show you how to make the best magazine cover design possible. Magazine Design.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

From Mad magazine to B-Movies: An Oral History of Beastie Boys’ Artwork

Eye on Design

Beastie Boys’ Mad magazine inspired debut, full of schoolboy visual gags to accompany their ironic frat boys persona. Keeping it an independent company from Def Jam allowed them to take jobs from other labels and clients. Beastie Boys, Licenced to Ill. Licensed to Ill (1986). I will never forget that.

Magazine 145
article thumbnail

Top 10 Typography Artists Worth Following

Inkbot Design

Alongside his client-based work, he conducts personally driven projects such as the ongoing ’20 Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far’ which includes his real-world typographic compositions named ‘Trying to Look Good Limits My Life’. He started by being an Art Director for an international Magazine ‘Transworld Skateboarding.’.

Artist 138
article thumbnail

Storytelling Pictures

Joe McNally

My dear friend and fellow photog of many years, PF Bentley , recently shot me a super solid and sent me a beautiful 16×20 rendition of the moment of the transition of power, from January, 2001. Most magazines are a shell of what they once were, if they continue to publish at all. Bleakness abounds. And there is a continuum!

Education 107
article thumbnail

“I Want to Liberate Architecture from Stylistic References”: Q&A with Ben van Berkel

Azure Magazine

Among the firm’s most celebrated buildings are Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam (1996), Möbius House on the outskirts of Amsterdam (1998), Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart (2001), Ardmore Residence in Singapore (2013) and Arnhem Central Transfer Hall in the Netherlands (2015). Ben van Berkel sketches on a rendering.

article thumbnail

20 Most Influential Graphic Design Companies From Around the World

crowdspring

But, at least twenty graphic design firms from around the world have proven to be the best in their field, with gorgeous portfolios filled with impressive clients and prominent design campaigns. He’s had clients like Lou Reed, David Byrne, the Guggenheim, and many more. Nike is one of Landor’s many prestigious clients.