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Print's not dead: the best magazines for graphic design inspiration

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For graphic designers especially, print magazines offer a source of inspiration that's tangible and immersive and presents content in a completely different visual way to digital. So, reading one is a great way to see design from a different perspective and get renewed enthusiasm for your craft. Eye magazine 2.

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10 decorative accessories that we always see in every graphic design agency

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What might surprise you is how often these spaces share similar decor, as though without them, they simply couldn't call themselves graphic designers. It's not just the smaller design studios, either. We're talking about some of the biggest creative agencies globally, like Pentagram and UsTwo, where we see some decor staples.

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Sofia Pusa's brand refresh for a Finland photography agency is inspired by the crucial F-stop

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In her brand refresh for a photography agency based in Helsinki, Sofia Pusa went back to the basics of photography and the concept of the F-stop, crafting a visual language that considers why light is always needed to capture the perfect picture. How does a lens refract light? What colours are there in the electromagnetic spectrum?

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12 quality websites featuring mockups for your graphic design projects

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Various Formats Mockups can help speed up your graphic design work and give you time to be more creative. In the graphic design world of 2023, it's getting more and more difficult to make your work stand out. We bring together 12 fantastic places to find quality mockups. There are some great free mockups here too.

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16 frequently asked questions answered to help you become a graphic designer

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Image courtesy of Shillington Graphic design is a mysterious profession to many, but it's easily explained. We team up with Shillington to provide a jargon-free FAQ covering all aspects of graphic design. To many people, the job title 'graphic designer' is mysterious. What does a graphic designer do?

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Inspiring creative women to follow in 2022

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So in this article, we've gathered together a mix of emerging and established women working in their profession, all doing wonderful things to inspire your own career. Charlotte Adorjan is a creative director and copywriter with 20 years' experience under her belt, 17 of them at AMV BBDO, one of London's most creative ad agencies.

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New book highlights how much graphic designers can learn from the small ads of yesteryear

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It features hundreds of classified ads from 1960s and 1970s small-town America, collected and archived by Studio Carnley , a creative agency based in Birmingham, Alabama. After all, ultimately, designers today are still trying to fit a lot in a small rectangle, just one that appears on a screen rather than paper.