Pinterest Pointers: 9 Tips for Using the Third-Largest Social Media Site...
I’ll admit it. A year or so ago, I thought Pinterest might be a flash in the pan. (Or maybe a “flash in the pin”?) Social media flavor of the year, the new kid on the block, the youngest who got all...
View Article7-Eleven Gets a Swedish Rebrand
Another week, another rebranding by a major company. This time it's 7-Eleven convenience stores that will be getting a facelift. The Swedish branch of the company hired design studio BVD to handle the...
View ArticleThe Future of Print Is Everywhere
If you've ever said “print is dead”, check out the video below. You may never utter those words again. It shows the work of renowned designer Karim Rashid at the Heimtextil trade fair in Frankfurt...
View ArticleWidget Wonderland: Adding Social Media Buttons and Widgets to Your Website or...
Getting the word out has never been something you can do all by yourself: It takes a village. Even Paul Revere, as he galloped from town to town in 1775, needed to enlist the help of influential...
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Meet Matboard
There’s no denying that Pinterest has a lot to offer creatives as a source of visual inspiration (and time-sucking pixel hoarding). But it can be a bit unfocused. Browse the Design category and you’ll...
View ArticleThe Sign Painters
It’s easy to take for granted that the existence of digital tools for creating graphics is a purely good thing. But for many people who made a living hand painting signs, the advent of cheap and fast...
View Article25 Creative CVs and Resumés
If your resume and CV (curriculum vitae, definition) look like the one below, then you’re failing to impress prospective employers, partners, and clients. You’re a creative professional! Look like it!...
View ArticleCreative Kickstarter Projects to Back Now
Today you were supposed to read a new installment of Free for All, my column wherein I find all sorts of great design freebies. We preempted Free for All in favor of this article because of the...
View ArticleCreativePro is now part of Publishing Secrets
Every week, I post news stories on technology, trends, events, and resources for creative pros. I search far and wide for some of those stories, while others are delivered right to my inbox. But I...
View ArticleAdobe Enhances Behance
Last December, Adobe announced the acquisition of the online portfolio service Behance. At the time, there was speculation on how Behance would be integrated with Adobe’s other services and software....
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Linked, Inc.: How to Create a Company Page on LinkedIn
If you’re a social media-savvy creative professional — and since you’re reading this, I’ve got a pretty good hunch you are — you probably already have a professional profile on LinkedIn. But in...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Perfect Logo?
What makes a great logo? Certainly it takes a good understanding of the brand you’re trying to represent, and the skills to translate that message into effective visual elements. But can you also add a...
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Top Logos and Design Projects of the Last 50 Years
To celebrate fifty years of publishing, Graphic Design USA magazine asked their readers to name their favorite logos and design projects of the last half century. read more
View ArticleCountdown to PePcon
One of my jobs as Editor in Chief of InDesign Magazine is to find and send out an InDesign Tip of the Week to email subscribers. And after more than a decade of using and teaching InDesign, I know that...
View ArticleIt's a Brochure! It's a Poster! It's the Bookster!
Need an idea for an attention-grabbing print piece? Then you have to check out Trish Witkowski's "60-Second Super-Cool Fold of the Week" videos at FoldFactory.com. Each week Trish puts out a new video...
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