Earning as a designer
Category: Resources / Educational, Resources / Reference,
Fab piece from the Creative Review blog — 'On the money' discusses the ever-hot topic of charging & earning as a graphic designer. Not necessarily gospel, but a really useful guide to expectations around earnings. ...
twitterThe wonderment of Illustrator!
Category: Colour, Design / Print, Design / Typography, Illustration,
A shout to all you guys in the Northern Hemisphere just being introduced to Illustrator — trust me, persevere with the pen tool and this program will become your best friend! To get your Illustrator training even more inspired, check out some of the below: A great resource of tutorials and tips ...Logo design — some thoughts
Category: Design / Branding/Identity,
Some thoughts for you PT guys in the Northern Hemisphere who have just been briefed on your first logo project: We harp on a fair bit at Shillington about the value of simplicity in design. A personal favourite catch cry is 'if it doesn't need to be there, then get rid of it!'… this sentiment is so beautifully illustrated ...
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McCooper Studios Branding by The Royal STudio
Category: Design / Branding/Identity,
Porto, Portugal based studio, The Royal Studio, has uploaded some lovely branding work to behance for photographers McCooper Studios. ...
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Swiss Typography — Typographische Monatsblätter
Category: Design / Typography, Resources / Educational,
A phenomenal resource showcasing research around the seminal Swiss typographic journal, Typographische Monatsblätter. Brilliantly organised — by year — this archive is a real find. Thanks to Christian (PT London teacher) for telling us about it! ...
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me&dave Christmas treats!
Category: Designers/Studios,
It's great to see Shillington graduates Sarah, Lynsay and Rachel applying their creative skills in the kitchen, too — check out these brilliant gingerbread designers (read: replica me&dave team members!) they and the rest of the me&dave team made as Christmas treats for their clients this year... ...
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Peets Coffee & Tea redesign
Category: Design / Branding/Identity, Design / Packaging,
Really nice bit of branding and packaging redesign for Peet's Coffee & Tea, by Jee Sook Kim, a freelance designer in San Diego. Nice type treatment and rollout, particularly like the works in progress! ...
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rather nice typographic chess set by Hat Trick
Category: Art, Design / Typography,
a great idea for a chess set from Hat Trick. Love the idea, so simple! ...
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Words Over Pixels
Category: Blogs, Design / Typography,
Here's some typography inspiration for this lovely Tuesday morning - Words Over Pixels. Enjoy! ...
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A bit of inspiration for working over the weekend
Category: Design / Editorial, Design / Print, Design / Publishing, Design / Typography,
A bit of random goodness for those of you in Australia working through your portfolios at present — and also for those of you in the Northern Hemisphere where the temperatures are plumetting, providing good reason to hunker down to some project work over the weekend. Enjoy! - - - Soundtrack (albums) The Darlingtons 'Decades Dance' Bat fo...
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