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Quick Design History: Emory Douglas #ThrowbackThursday

Shillington

Pivotal to the success of the movement, Douglas brought a deep understanding of design, production, printing and artistry that amplified the voice of the organization. He was first exposed to graphic arts during a stint at the California Youth Authority when he was a teenager. Douglas grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Craig Berry on working for Nomad & how changing cities has helped push his creative skills & confidence

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Fresh back from Amsterdam, where he previously worked as a junior designer for Superunion and later Ogilvy Social.Lab, Craig Berry is now part of the team at Nomad , the rising London studio founded by Stuart Watson in 2015. There was a screen-printing studio, for instance, and a lot of freedom to experiment. It was quite playful.

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7 Years Since Shillington Manchester: Lorelle Skelton, Founder of The Creative Occupation (+ Exclusive Discount!)

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I initially focused on graphic art, through a self-directed project exploring the intersection of race and beauty, under the guise Black on Paper, but found myself returning to what I knew best after discovering my ideal client and personal ‘niche’—third sector design. What kind of work do you take on?

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Dan Wilson meets Nick Scott, Art Director at Secretly Group

Shillington

I studied Graphic Art & Communication at Leeds Metropolitan University between 2001-2004. As a fan of your work, I have always thought that the screen prints you created around 2002 were the moment that your work really came to life and took on a whole new dimension! What journey did you go on to get here? .

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Movie Poster Design 101: The Anatomy of a Movie Poster

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While there are commonly accepted sizes for print posters used in movie theaters and for advertising on bus and subway stops, movie posters come in a large range of sizes and dimensions. Movie studios used to commission artists and graphic designers to create poster designs by hand, with the results reproduced using lithographic printing.