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How to Become a Graphic Designer in 2025 (Real Advice)

How to Become a Graphic Designer in 2025 (Real Advice)

Preston Lee • Nov 15, 2024
What does it take to be a graphic designer? It’s a mix of creativity, technical know-how, and the ability to communicate visually. Fear not, tho...
Design
Streamlining Game Design Processes with AI-Generated Textures

Streamlining Game Design Processes with AI-Generated Textures

Jack Nolan • Mar 13, 2025
Creating textures for games has always been a labor-intensive process. Artists meticulously hand-paint brickwork, rust, and foliage, often racing agai...
Design
The Dangers of Plagiarism for Students and Writers

The Dangers of Plagiarism for Students and Writers

DWL Partners • Apr 09, 2025
Plagiarism represents one of the most serious academic and professional misconduct issues facing students and writers today. In an era of digital info...
Design
Typography in Digital Fiction: Enhancing Reading Experience through Font Choices

Typography in Digital Fiction: Enhancing Reading Experience through Font Choices

DWL Partners • Oct 29, 2024
Typography in digital literature has a significant impact on the reader’s experience, influencing not only readability but also the emotions evo...
DesignFontsTypography
How Visual Communication Can Foster Well-Being?

How Visual Communication Can Foster Well-Being?

DWL Partners • Oct 07, 2024
Visual communication, often celebrated for its power to convey messages quickly, can also play a critical role in promoting well-being. How does this ...
Design
Building Trust Through Color and Design in a Veterinary Clinic

Building Trust Through Color and Design in a Veterinary Clinic

Courtney • Oct 03, 2024
In veterinary care, customer trust is essential. After all, not only are more and more people owning pets, but many also care deeply about their furry...
Design
How to Become a Successful Freelance Designer

How to Become a Successful Freelance Designer

Preston Lee • May 01, 2023
If you enjoy working independently and have a passion for design, freelancing might be the perfect career for you. As freelancing is becoming increasi...
Design
The 6-Step Graphic Design Workflows (Easy & Powerful)

The 6-Step Graphic Design Workflows (Easy & Powerful)

Sam Molony • Feb 16, 2022
You’ve probably come across a few brands that seem to nail it with their graphic design every single time. Brands like Airbnb, Casper, and Dropbox a...
Design
55 Futuristic Elegance Examples: The Ultimate Guide to Next-Gen Fashion Design

55 Futuristic Elegance Examples: The Ultimate Guide to Next-Gen Fashion Design

Jack Nolan • May 20, 2025
Something incredible is happening in fashion design right now. And it’s influencing all areas of design too. We’re not just talking about ...
Design
How to Design A Custom Neon Sign For Your Wedding?

How to Design A Custom Neon Sign For Your Wedding?

Jack Nolan • Jan 16, 2025
Everyone wants a unique and unforgettable wedding. This special day is filled with vows, photographs, reunions with loved ones, and the creation of la...
Design
6 Popular Digital Marketing Techniques to Grow Your Design Business

6 Popular Digital Marketing Techniques to Grow Your Design Business

Jack Nolan • Dec 20, 2024
Marketing your business is vital for growth, but it’s difficult to understand the industry and its best techniques because it keeps evolving. What w...
Design
4 Simple Ways to Protect Yourself From Malware

4 Simple Ways to Protect Yourself From Malware

Jack Nolan • Dec 16, 2024
We’ve all heard for years that we need to be careful on the internet for a variety of reasons, from being wary about misinformation to preventing th...
Design
How College Students Are Shaping the Creative Industry: A Look Ahead

How College Students Are Shaping the Creative Industry: A Look Ahead

Jack Nolan • Dec 16, 2024
The creative industry is a vast and dynamic field, constantly evolving to meet the demands of the modern world. From design and advertising to media a...
Design
How to Use Prop Firm Capital to Trade Emerging Markets

How to Use Prop Firm Capital to Trade Emerging Markets

Preston Lee • Apr 14, 2025
Proprietary trading firms, commonly known as prop firms, play a significant role in the financial markets. These firms provide traders with the opport...
Design
Streamlining Document Editing: Tips for Effective Conversion

Streamlining Document Editing: Tips for Effective Conversion

Theresa Mcgonell • Jul 02, 2025
Handling different document formats can be challenging, especially when important files are in a format that’s tough to edit. Whether you’re a stu...
Design
How much does a freelance graphic designer get paid?

How much does a freelance graphic designer get paid?

Preston Lee • Sep 13, 2021
Graphic designers are typically drawn to the industry because they are passionate about it. They must, however, not go without payment for their advan...
Design
Where Can I Find Creative Infographic Design Ideas?

Where Can I Find Creative Infographic Design Ideas?

Preston Lee • Jul 15, 2021
Are you looking to make an infographic but have no idea where to start? Or maybe, you have a few ideas up your sleeve, but it’s not flowing ont...
Design
How to Design a Compelling Brand Identity

How to Design a Compelling Brand Identity

Preston Lee • Oct 24, 2024
Your brand identity reflects your vision and value; it helps build credibility and trust, making it a crucial aspect of any company. In the era of cut...
Design
A Designer’s Guide to Adobe Fonts: Top Picks and How to Use Them

A Designer’s Guide to Adobe Fonts: Top Picks and How to Use Them

Nicole Hardy • Jan 23, 2025
Adobe Fonts is like a treasure chest for designers and creators. Whether you’re designing a poster, crafting a logo, or just trying to give your cla...
Design

Perfect Fonts and Formatting for College Essays

Preston Lee • Jan 17, 2025
When writing college essays, students often focus on content, research, and analysis. While these elements are critical, presentation also plays a sig...
Design
How to Create Face Swap Videos Online for Free Using Pollo.ai

How to Create Face Swap Videos Online for Free Using Pollo.ai

Jack Nolan • Jan 15, 2025
Imagine stepping into your favorite movie scene or creating a hilarious mashup with friends’ faces swapped into iconic moments. Pollo.ai makes this ...
Design
The Power of Visual Communication in Sales

The Power of Visual Communication in Sales

Jack Nolan • Jan 15, 2025
In sales, where competition is fierce, and attention spans are short, the way a message is presented can significantly impact its effectiveness. Visua...
Design
10 Cool Fonts to Inspire Your Next Design Project

10 Cool Fonts to Inspire Your Next Design Project

Nicole Hardy • Jan 15, 2025
If you’re anything like me, you already have over a thousand fonts installed on your machine. But every time you start browsing your collection, all...
DesignFontsTypography
Guts & Glory Projects

Guts & Glory Projects

Courtney • Jul 06, 2021
I recently came across the work of Guts & Glory, the Oakland, California-based studio founded by Faun Chapin and Meg Paradise, and I am loving wha...
Design
Easy, Tiger: Cards for Awesome People

Easy, Tiger: Cards for Awesome People

Courtney • Mar 04, 2020
Easy Tiger is a new Kansas City based stationery business that strives to make “cards for awesome people.” And they are certainly distribu...
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A Master of Her Brand

A Master of Her Brand

Courtney • Mar 04, 2020
Everyone seems to be talking about the new Kate Spade collection right now. And as much as I love the clothes and accessories, I’m more impresse...
Design1 Comment on A Master of Her Brand
Anderson Design Group: Rahal Farms Branding

Anderson Design Group: Rahal Farms Branding

Courtney • Mar 04, 2020
Nashville-based Anderson Design Group recently completed this branding project for Rahal Farms, a holistic and sustainable farm, also in Tennessee.The...
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Badass Lady Creatives: Art Director/Designer Jenny Tondera

Badass Lady Creatives: Art Director/Designer Jenny Tondera

Melanie • Mar 04, 2020
Jenny Tondera, Art Director at Spring Studios NY, hasquite a bit under her belt: she’s designed atMCAD DesignWorks, 160over90, andBloomingdale&#...
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Franklyn: Betaworks Identity and Collateral

Franklyn: Betaworks Identity and Collateral

Courtney • Jul 06, 2021
Brooklyn-based studio Franklyn?recently completed a rebrand for Betaworks,?who builds and invests in companies and products in the digital realm. Part...
Design
Rebecca Mah: Culture Caps

Rebecca Mah: Culture Caps

Garth • May 29, 2014
For her senior thesis, Tyler School of Art graduate Rebecca Mah created Culture Caps, a drop cap alphabet influenced by different regions correspondi...
Design
Kelli Anderson: Russ & Daughters

Kelli Anderson: Russ & Daughters

Courtney • Jul 06, 2021
I am incredibly impressed with the extensive?project that Kelli Anderson recently completed for New York institution, Russ and Daughters. Working alon...
Design
Roger Dario Design

Roger Dario Design

Courtney • Jul 06, 2021
I just recently stumbled upon Roger Dario‘s portfolio?which he just redesigned this past winter?and found a selection of really impressive ident...
Design
The Fox and King Illustration

The Fox and King Illustration

Garth • May 28, 2014
There’s something sly and regal making magic in Melbourne, Australia, and that something is Glenn Thomas, AKA The Fox and King. Glenn’s r...
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J.Crew for Paperless Post

J.Crew for Paperless Post

Courtney • Jul 06, 2021
Paperless Post’s latest collaboration is with none other than major fashion brand?J. Crew, who created a collection of 42 greetings and invitati...
Design
Alliteration Inspiration: Zoos & Zzz’s

Alliteration Inspiration: Zoos & Zzz’s

Garth • May 28, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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Kelly Thompson: Design & Illustration

Kelly Thompson: Design & Illustration

Garth • May 28, 2014
Kelly Thompson, a Texan designer/illustrator based in Seattle, has combined her southern spice and northwestern quirkiness into a wide range of notewo...
DesignIllustration

Kevin Cantrell: Terra Poster

Courtney • May 27, 2014
Kevin Cantrell just completed the next poster in his 7 Days series, Terra, and it is—as expected—just plain gorgeous. This time around he has prin...
Design

Meagan Tidwell Design

Courtney • May 27, 2014
Meagan Tidwell has a beautiful portfolio filled with work that is sophisticated, elegant and often soft, light, airy. Below are a few projects that ...
Design

Neenah Env Papers Notecards + A Giveaway

Courtney • May 27, 2014
Neenah Paper recently worked with Design Army to reinvent their line of Environment papers, including the development of a new color palette and...
Design

The Fascinating World of the Global Web

Jackson • Mar 24, 2021
If you haven?t had a chance to click through the 113-slide deck on The Emerging Global Web yet, you?re seriously missing out. 25 years on and the web ...
Design

Triboro: Narcissa Identity and Collateral

Courtney • May 18, 2014
Triboro recently relaunched their website with a ton of beautiful, new work. One project that particularly caught my eye is their identity and collat...
Design

Mirth Studio Hardwood Floor Tiles

Courtney • May 18, 2014
Not your typical DWL post, but I cannot get enough of these gorgeous, patterned hardwood floor tiles by Mirth Studio....
Design

KNOCK Inc: We Heart Trees 2014

Courtney • May 22, 2014
This year, for their annual Arbor Day initiative, KNOCK Inc put together a Buzzfeed-style quiz that tells users what CelebriTree they are. Results a...
Design

A Few Fuzzco Projects

Courtney • May 18, 2014
It’s been a little while since I checked in with what Fuzzco was up to, and since I always love their work, I figured now is the time. Here are ...
Design

Quick Links: 05.23.14

Courtney • May 22, 2014
Looking for some new color inspiration? Check out The Day’s Color, a daily color digest. If you’re looking for icons to use in your next d...
Design

Etsy Finds: Hooray Today

Courtney • May 21, 2014
Illustrators Alyssa Nassner and Allison Beck just recently launched Hooray Today, a new line of colorful greeting cards and paper goods. They have lot...
Design

Student Work: Rosie Gopaul Packaging Projects

Courtney • May 21, 2014
I’m really enjoying these two student packaging projects by Rosie Gopaul, a designer based out of Vancouver, BC. Hushh Stewards Soapery Messy M...
Design
Alliteration Inspiration: Wheels & Water

Alliteration Inspiration: Wheels & Water

Garth • May 21, 2014
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
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ASCD: 2013 Annual Report Website

ASCD: 2013 Annual Report Website

Garth • May 28, 2014
Every annual reporting season, companies and nonprofits alike step up their design game to create a solid impression of the past year’s progress...
Design
Sense: Oblica Catalogue

Sense: Oblica Catalogue

Garth • May 20, 2014
Bask in the warming glow of beautiful design found in this catalogue for Oblica fireplaces created by Sense, a creative agency based in Melbourne, A...
Design
Baron Fig: The Poster Project

Baron Fig: The Poster Project

Garth • May 18, 2014
Baron Fig, a small business making “sketchbooks and notebooks for thinkers,” just launched a lovely new side project simply titled The Pos...
Design

BLOW: Project Charisma Teaser

Courtney • May 18, 2014
New from BLOW is their work for Project Charisma, a teaser promotion for Polytrade Paper. To promote their range of eight papers, BLOW developed eight...
Design

Marriott Hotels’ Meetings Imagined Inspires You to Travel Brilliantly

Courtney • May 16, 2014
Last week I had the incredible opportunity to travel to Atlanta and work with Marriott Hotels as they celebrate the launch of Meetings Imagined, an am...
Design
Signs of Hawaii

Signs of Hawaii

Courtney • May 16, 2014
Since Hawaii is my absolute favorite place on earth, I am loving this Instagram photo series of vintage signs found there. Most of the images have be...
Design
Jon Newman: Daydreams & Nightschemes Studio Launch

Jon Newman: Daydreams & Nightschemes Studio Launch

Garth • May 14, 2014
Designer Jon Newman took the leap from the comfort of his day job at MTV to start Daydreams & Nightschemes, his own new studio. Among Jon’s ...
Design
Alliteration Inspiration: Veggies & Vacation

Alliteration Inspiration: Veggies & Vacation

Garth • Mar 25, 2015
Alliteration Inspiration is a weekly column featuring the top twenty pieces of visual inspiration based on two random alliterative themes. This weekâ€...
Alliteration InspirationDesign

Kyrö Distillery Company on Behance

Courtney • May 13, 2014
I am by no means a whiskey fan, but I definitely love the bold identity and packaging that Werklig developed for Kyrö Distillery Company, a rye wh...
Design
Odding Wang: The Book of Red

Odding Wang: The Book of Red

Garth • May 11, 2014
Odding Wang‘s “The Book of Red,” a handcrafted notebook tribute to Pablo Picasso, is a beautifully made piece of paper cut storytel...
Design
13 Italian Illustrators Whose Work Will Inspire You

13 Italian Illustrators Whose Work Will Inspire You

Melanie • Aug 30, 2022
Italian illustrators are really showing up in the illustration scene right now. With bold color choices and meaningful messages, these illustrators fr...
Design

Best of the Web: May Edition

Jackson • May 13, 2014
It may seem like we’re crazy about apps, but we like the web too. The question is, what’s the future of the web? Is it dying? Are apps taking over...
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