Lisa Maltby

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The creative industries can be a source of great positivity and inspiration, but it is also rife with competition, rejection, isolation, long hours and, in many cases, little pay. It doesn’t take a genius to conclude that these things are not conducive to good mental health. Especially if we don't learn to handle them well. In a poll I did on instagram 99% of creative professionals said they had struggled with at least one of these things.

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Anna Raff Illustration

DECEMBER 7, 2018

I’m over the moon! Yes, it’s still about three months until THE DAY THE UNIVERSE EXPLODED MY HEAD blasts off into bookstores, but author Allan Wolf and I got some great news this week— Kirkus gave it a starred review! You can read the full piece here , but this quote sums it up: “A giddy ride through our stellar neighborhood and beyond.” This book is a boisterous collection of hilarious yet factual poems by Allan, complete with notes, a glossary, and resources for further study in the back—perfe

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Emmeline Illustration

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Okay, so we're in December now and I will officially allow myself to write Christmas blog posts (ignoring the fact I sometimes need to illustrate Christmas cards in July!). So, hear ye, hear ye: the Goof Comic Christmas Special is OUT TODAY! This issue marks six months of Goof Comic, and six months of my Nona The Ninth stories! It's been such a joy to write and illustrate Nona's stories over the last half-year, and I have a sketchbook full of notes for more fun stories coming up.

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Purple Rose Graphics

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Thanksgiving is over and twinkling holiday lights have started to pop up at shopping centers everywhere. With Thanksgiving over, Holiday Shopping Season has officially begun and with that the start of advertisements galore. One of the icons of the holiday advertising season is the jolly old man who lives in the North Pole – Santa Claus. To recap for those unfamiliar, Santa Claus is the modern day figure that reportedly lives and works at his workshop with his elves at the North Pole.

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Speaker: Amber Asay, Creative Director and Founder of award-winning design studio Nice People

Understanding what trends are happening and how they’re impacting the competitive landscape is crucial to providing top dollar design strategy to your clients. With so many trends coming and going, it can be overwhelming to determine which ones you should capitalize on and which ones might not be worth the trouble. In this exclusive webinar with Amber Asay, we’ll explore graphic design trends that need to die, trends that are starting to pick up and why, trends that have come and gone, and how t

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Six Leaf Design

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Hello hello! Here I am on the last day of November scrambling to put together the free December wallpaper. To be perfectly honest with you, I think I’ve put it off so long because I’m just not really in the Christmas spirit this year. It’s been a busy + stressful year and I’m just ready for a break at this point. But I’m taking off 2 weeks over the holidays to reset and recharge.

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Fonts in Use

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: [link] Malcolm Garrett. License: All Rights Reserved. “Love Battery” poster, 1977 Released in autumn 1977, “Orgasm Addict” was the first single by punk band Buzzcocks , following their debut EP Spiral Scratch. It also marked the first appearance of the band’s logo in its final form. A proto-version had been featured on a promotional poster designed by 21-year-old Malcolm Garrett , then in his second year at Manchester Poly.

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A List Apart

DECEMBER 6, 2018

A note from the editors: We’re pleased to share an excerpt from Chapter 2 of Jason Grigsby’s Progressive Web Apps , from A Book Apart. Now that you know what a progressive web app is, you’re probably wondering if your organization would benefit from one. To determine if it makes sense for your organization, ask yourself two questions: Does your organization have a website?

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