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Is social media for self-promotion over? Creatives reveal their honest thoughts

Creative Boom

Mixing posts with forced advertising has made my feed less tailored to my interests and more about me being a customer for others.". But these platforms weren't built for us to market our business, so we try not to moan about them and keep showing up and having fun on our TikTok channel.". So, how widespread are these experiences?

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Class of 2022: A guide to all the UK's graduate shows this summer

Creative Boom

Left to right: Billy Paterson (Communication Design Y3), Jihye Baek (MFA 2022), Fleur Connor (Painting and Printmaking 2022), Sophie Ammann, Leonie Hiller (Communication Design 2022). The show features work from courses including creative advertising, graphic design, illustration and product design. Students at Glasgow School of Art.

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50 Best Design Blogs You Have To Read (2023 Update)

Shillington

Creative Review Founded in 1980, Creative Review is the world’s leading monthly magazine for advertising, design and visual culture. I Love Typography I Love Typography covers everything from typography and type history to making fonts, and everything in between, including printmaking to book history and occasionally calligraphy.

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Top 8 Graphic Design Schools to Launch Your Career

Inkbot Design

As one of the top predictors of employment success and compensation rates in the design job market, identifying programs that best match your talents, interests and professional aspirations is crucial.

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9 Best Design Colleges in Los Angeles (2022 list)

Shillington

The City of Angels definitely needs no introduction—Venice Boardwalk, The LACMA, Santa Monica Pier, The Getty, the Hollywood Hills, the Lakers, Grand Central Market, Koreatown, Rose Bowl Flea to name a few highlights. Looking to become a graphic designer in Los Angeles? California State Polytechnic University Pomona.

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35 Examples of Vintage and Retro Typography You Need to See

Shillington

The influential sans serif typeface was completed in 1916 and is perfect for way-finding and signage, but has also been used widely across advertising. A student of the influential Bauhaus school, Herbert Bayer was also appointed director of printing and advertising after his four years of study there. Bayer Universal.

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13 Lino Print Ideas You Can Use for Anything

Creative Market

Monochromatic linocut art is a nice way to start, but for more fun and better results, printmakers also add contrasting tones to their pieces through gradients or the use of multiple colored inks. If it’s not the shapes or artworks you need, it’s the vibe and textures of analog art that go best with printmaking-inspired design projects.

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