As long as companies continue to make products, then those products will need to be packaged. And since packages need designers, we’re always busy! Here are a few tips that will help package designers stay ahead of the game in their unique line of work.   1. Keep it Creative Years of experience can sometimes [...]

Banners make a powerful advertising tool. They can attract customers with quirky humor or with a tug at the viewer’s heart strings. But since sites often feature banners from multiple companies at a time, it’s up to a designer to make the AD catchy enough to get noticed. The best banner designers consider the animation, [...]

Welcome to Friday5. Today we introduce Ivan Villanueva Gonzalez, freelance creative from Mexico City.   ONE: Ivan, you’ve got a college degree in visual communication and more than 10 years work experience. Does the college degree still help you in your daily job? Or was it only about getting good basic knowledge at the beginning [...]

With its swaying, Latin sounds and voice over by Bebo Valdes and sensual moods by Tito Puente, amongst other musical talents, the animation doesn’t fall short in its portrayal of seductive love scenes either.  An adult animation treat, Javier Mariscal Errando will be worthy of rave reviews.  The renowned Spanish artist is not short of [...]

Even in the present age of electronic tablets and sophisticated phones, there is still a demand for brochure design. Here are a few tips for designing a mind-blowing brochure:   1.  Keep the Content Simple. Never forget that your brochure content needs to be simple and to the point. Don’t try to squeeze a novel [...]

It’s not a surprising factor that the development of Broadband internet has revolutionised the way we use and interact with the web. With developments such as fibre optics and more and more providers promising connections of 50mb +, we browse and download more than ever before. Gone are the days of painfully waiting for an [...]

In my experience nobody is the sole creator of a creative project. There is the rather cynical saying “Success has a thousand fathers, failure is an orphan.” However this does not necessarily have to be a negative thing. What it does mean is that you have the support to make a project work.   Even [...]

Friday again… and still cold outside. Time for Friday5, the blog which never asks just five questions. Today we introduce Mike Smithson, freelance graphic designer and head designer for the new Johnny Cash Museum. . ONE: Mike, last year you started your own design studio. What’s the uniqueness behind artyourminddesign? . It seems like a [...]

It is crucial for a company to have harmonious designs in web and print. Print design is the method of creating and formatting documents with software so that it can be printed by an end user. Web design, however, requires producing websites for the user.   The Heart of Brand Identity One of the most important [...]

It probably started with playing Sonic The Hedgehog around my friend Ren’s house. At the time we only had a pretty basic Amstrad and the rush of colours must have invaded in my head. What struck me were the energy and the speed of the game, something I had not really experienced before. This is [...]