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The Collected Works and PRINT Magazine craft a new identity for PRINT Awards 2025

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The PRINT Awards have long stood as a beacon of excellence in design, celebrating bold creatives pushing the boundaries across all mediums. For the 2025 edition, PRINT Magazine enlisted The Collected Works to craft a dynamic visual identity and hero film that embodies the theme of "cultivating creativity."

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Vanderbrand: The Toronto studio crafting identities rooted in place and purpose

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Since its inception, Toronto's Vanderbrand has carved a niche for itself through smart, considered work that largely centres on places and spaces with a range of clients across high-end real estate, hospitality, and cultural projects.

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Successful creatives share how they won their first client (so you can too)

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And right at the start, you may not even have a single client to your name. So how do you land your first client? My first freelance clients were my old full-time employers," she explains. Now, 16 years later, they are still a client!" My first client was my old non-creative job," she explains.

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Hotlist 2025: the 25 most popular design studios, as voted for by their peers

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Others, meanwhile, would love to shout about what they've created, but their clients frustratingly forbid it. Verònica Fuerte, Founder & Creative Directress of Hey Print by Hey Studio Sweatshirts by Hey Studio Work by Hey Studio for Arrels 6. Studio DBD 13.

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How Alphabet shapes brands with trust, collaboration and a 'Saul Bass ethos'

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For us, it's all about being genuine and really getting to know what our clients want to express," he continues. "We Many clients, however, are closer to home, such as Alphabet's work for Pekok, a new lager from Birmingham's Indian Brewery. PEKOK by Alphabet "We value our clients' input. It all comes down to trust.

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The eight things illustration agencies are looking for in 2025

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Nothing can replace true human creativity, and a personal touch is something clients will always crave. That said, illustration agencies continue to take commissions from exuberant clients with high hopes for their campaigns, publications, and media activity, online and in print. Clients feel the same way.

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Graphic designers share their top tips for choosing the right fonts

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I've worked with clients who already have an established brand typeface which doesn't have the things it needs," reveals independent typographic designer Sarah Cowan. Consider the client's budget from the start. Be transparent with clients about potential font costs. "In Many "free" fonts are only for personal use.

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