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Get noticed: 6 tips for getting your portfolio seen

By Tom May

There’s no point in having a great portfolio if no one is looking at it. Here’s how to encourage them to do so.

9 free design newsletters for 2017

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Keep up to date with the latest in the industry by subscribing to these great design newsletters.

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By Tom May

You don’t have to copy these trends, but you should at least be aware of them.

9 great uses of illustration in logo design

By Tom May

These classic logos make great use of inspiring illustrations.

Desk exercises infographic: 10 essential routines for designers

By Creative Bloq Staff

Designer boot camp starts now – put paid to poor posture and ensure you remain in top form.

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If you want to showcase your creative smarts to clients, a beautiful and eye-catching logo can help. Here are 7 great examples.

7 free Android apps for creatives

By Tom May

All launched or updated in the last 12 months, these Android apps will boost your creative arsenal significantly.

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When a big design project is on the line, you want to have the best tools at your disposal. Here are some great ones.

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How to generate new ideas for character designs

By Nadia Enis

Inspiration Discover professional methods for developing new ideas for character designs that work in the video game industry.

Meet the team moving the web forward and improving client relationships

By Oliver Lindberg

Web Design Find out why Bearded, the small but perfectly formed web design team, are intent on giving something back to the web industry.

Photoshop anatomy: the Refine Edge box tool explained

By James Paterson

Photoshop Learn how to use the Refine Edge box perfectly every time with this functional rundown.

Behind the scenes of Google's new type system

By Steve Matteson

Typography Monotype’s epic digital typeface Noto for Google spans 100 writing systems and 800 languages.

How to take your vector logo from 2D to 3D

By Simon Middleweek

Logos Want to give your logo that extra dimension? Here's how.

How to hold a pencil correctly

By Paul Tysall

Art You've got your best pencils ready. But do you really know how to hold them properly? Here's how.

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Flat-pack refugee shelter is the best design of 2016

By Jim McCauley

Product design The Better Shelter is named as overall winner of the 2016 Beazley Designs of the Year awards.

Adobe releases new creative apps for Chromebooks

By Dom Carter

Adobe New Adobe apps could turn Chromebooks into genuine budget design tools.

Get unlimited access to thousands of vectors and design assets

By Creative Bloq Staff

Tools StockUnlimited makes it easy to let your imagination run wild thanks to its massive library of design assets and vectors.

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How to generate new ideas for character designs

By Nadia Enis

Inspiration Discover professional methods for developing new ideas for character designs that work in the video game industry.

Photoshop anatomy: the Refine Edge box tool explained

By James Paterson

Photoshop Learn how to use the Refine Edge box perfectly every time with this functional rundown.

How to hold a pencil correctly

By Paul Tysall

Art You've got your best pencils ready. But do you really know how to hold them properly? Here's how.

6 tips for successfully upskilling as a designer

By Tom May

Career Decided to upgrade yourself this year? Follow these tips to skip to the front of the opportunities queue.

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Master web development languages with these top training courses

By Creative Bloq Staff

Web Design Start building websites you'll love with this training bundle on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Build your web presence with this user-friendly design app

By Creative Bloq Staff

Apps Build sites more efficiently while on the go with Flux 6.

4 fantastic new art books for January

By Tom May

Art Top up your bookshelf with our latest selection of new and inspiring art books.

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Cuttlelola Dotspen

By Tom May

Art Review: There's no denying this pen is a clever device, but is it as dotty as it sounds?

Dynamic Auto Painter 5

By Tanya Combrinck

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Substance Designer 5.5

By Cirstyn Bech-Yagher

3D Create materials and share them across applications with the first 3D tool to use Nvidia's Material Definition Language.

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How to take your vector logo from 2D to 3D

By Simon Middleweek

Logos Want to give your logo that extra dimension? Here's how.

How to perfect hair in your portraits

By Fábio M. Silva

3D Learn how to perfect your portraits using ZBrush, 3ds Max and the Hair Farm plug-in.

How to design responsive and device-agnostic forms

By Nick Babich

Web Design Create forms that work perfectly for mobile devices with this expert advice.

Create sensational sunsets in Photoshop

By James Paterson

Photoshop Enhance sunsets by combining several flash bursts in Photoshop.