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Artist / Designer Interview 6: Sara Blake

1. How long have you been an illustrator/designer?
I’ve been drawing ever since I was a kid, but when I left my full time job as an interactive designer last August I really started full steam ahead with digital illustration. As a kid and in college I mostly did fine art, but I think the interactive [...]

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Artist / Designer Interview 5: Niki Brown

1. How long have you been a graphic designer?
I would say that I’ve been dabbling in design since 1997 when I made one of my first websites with flaming text and geocities (ohhhh those were the days!). I went to school for graphic design and graduated in 2007. So I’m not sure how many years [...]

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Is the New Barclaycard Identity and Rebrand worth £1.5million?

Barclay have recently had a complete rebrand and new identity designed by Brand Union.
The logo cost £600,000 which was part of an overall £1.5m identity makeover.
According to the designers, the new Barclaycard identity aims to convey a calm, confident exterior while being warm and vibrant on the inside… and that the globe motif represents a [...]

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How to get a job as a Graphic Designer

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Just the other day I received a question on Twitter from Adam at Design4Love:
“Hi.. how are you? Do you have any tips for me how to get into the UK design industry (Other than sending applications to agencies). Thanks!”
Which got me thinking about how difficult it was for me and some of the [...]

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