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One thing about me is that I love to talk about design. So if you love to read about it, you’re in the right place.

Have a scroll down this page to find articles filled with tips for how to hire a designer, advice for students looking to get into the industry, and PLENTY of hot takes (is Canva the Comic Sans of the design world or not?).

Graphic design of Phantom of the Opera mask with a red rose and blue smoke

The best production posters start with key artwork

Laura Whitehouse asks "What makes you so special?

What’s so special about Squarespace?

Man in top hat shouting "Give 'em the old razzle dazzle" on stage

Why stress about event branding?

What IS business branding?

The no-design design guide to email templates

An Interview with Laura Whitehouse Founder of Mighty Fine Design

An Interview with Laura Whitehouse Founder of Mighty Fine Design

Five rules to nail your Edinburgh Fringe poster design

Five rules to nail your Edinburgh Fringe poster design

🎵 All I want for Christmas is a new brand 🎵

How to go freelance (and stay that way)

How to go freelance (and stay that way)

No freelancer is an island

No freelancer is an island

Is Canva the Comic Sans of the design world?

Is Canva the Comic Sans of the design world?

Opening Credits podcast hosts with popcorn. BTS film & TV podcast.

Interested in the BTS of Film & TV? Give us a listen!

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30 Things I Think I Have Learned at 30

30 Things I Think I Have Learned at 30

Feature: Logo Inspiration with Design Rush ⟶

Branding is stressful, but Basic Branding can literally save your life

Branding is stressful, but Basic Branding can literally save your life

How designers can help build your brand (without breaking the bank)

What to watch out for when you’re hiring a designer

What to watch out for when you’re hiring a designer

The absolute and very real rules for briefing a graphic designer

The absolute and very real rules for briefing a graphic designer

The Happy Business Express

How to find work when the “graphic design jobs near me” search fails

How to find work when the “graphic design jobs near me” search fails

I believe in angels, and they’re in the ABBA Museum— a Design Hunt in Stockholm

I believe in angels, and they’re in the ABBA Museum— a Design Hunt in Stockholm

opening-credits-podcast

Opening Credits Podcast

UHU glue, tape measure, stamps, and calligraphy pen for graphic design film survival guide

Graphic Design for Film survival guide — equipment you’ll need to start

A simple guide to designing in an agency, in-house, in film, or freelance

A simple guide to designing in an agency, in-house, in film, or freelance

Man peeking through blinds, representing patience in graphic design for film.

Graphic Design for Film requires patience, persistence, and positivity

Mural of onions and flowers in South Philly, near Passyunk's garden.

Bright doors, tiny sculptures — a Design Hunt in Philadelphia

Man in hat examines "The Art of Pugilism" book on a shelf

Graphic Design for Film — tips on getting your start in the industry

Margate Lazy-gram postcard on sand, featuring beach scene and weather options.

The Finest Sands in England – a Design Hunt of Margate

Jane Eyre manuscript and graphic design for film elements

Graphic Design for Film, introduced via Annie Atkins and buttery hands

Statue of a Roman emperor holding grapes and cheese

10 things to do during quarantine

Archaeologist measuring a fossilized skull with a ruler and brush.

How to become a graphic designer…when you’re studying Archaeology*

Dublin design tour: Print samples, books, and color charts

A design-tour of Dublin

Two women in a ball pit at The Color Factory NYC

The Color Factory NYC

A-frame sign with a minimalist drawing of a woman, found for design inspiration.

Finding design inspiration

Linocutting a Logo

Orange U-Bahn train at Görlitzer Bahnhof station in Berlin

A Design Hunt of Berlin

Edinburgh street scene with Scottish Experience shop and red phone box

Designing for the Fringe

Banners for "Can Graphic Design Save Your Life?" exhibition at Wellcome Collection

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