Learn to be a better designer from over 112 Global creatives
We’ve been interviewing your favourite designers to learn how they started, how they grow and what makes them successful
Brad Hussey
When did you realise you wanted to be a designer? When I designed my personal website in iWeb in 2007, Apple's drag and drop website building software from way back in the day! It inspired me to design and build for the web, which led to me enrolling in a 2 year...
Claire Blyth
When did you realise you wanted to be a designer? When I was around 14 I talked to my careers advisor about my interest in graphic design. They told me that it was too competitive, and I should look for something else. She actually suggested I’d be great as a...
Navi Aulkh
When did you realise you wanted to be a designer? From a very young age, I was always drawn to creative play and everything that sparked my imagination. I spent so much time outdoors, immersed in play, long before the days of smartphones and the internet. Those early...
Charlie Hurst and Marcos Gemal
When did you realise you wanted to get into the creative industry? Charlie: Probably secondary school. I remember seeing Star Wars and it blew my mind that people created that, as a job. My expectations tapered from Hollywood to advertising as I got older, but after...
Ruben Cespedes
When did you realize you wanted to be a designer? Well, it's quite a journey. Ever since I was a little kid, I was deeply passionate about medicine, fascinated by biology and the intricacies of the human body. Becoming a doctor was my dream as I entered college....
Tom Muller
When did you realise you wanted to be a designer? I knew from very young age I wanted to do *something* creative. Both my parents were interior designers (and the wider family was also full of architects and painters), so creativity was prevalent in everything I did....
Liz Mosley
When did you realise you wanted to be a designer? After studying art at school and thinking I wanted to be a photographer I went and did an art foundation course and there I discovered graphic design (I don’t really think I had considered it as a career option before...
Onur Gökalp
When did you realise you wanted to get into the creative industry? This goes back quite a bit. I had a great enthusiasm for writing and drawing during my primary school years, constantly doodling something. I vividly remember repeatedly drawing illustrations from...
Dave Officer
When did you realise you wanted to be a designer? I’ve been in love with design and illustration for as far back as my tiny mind can remember. I went through most of my teenage years convinced that I would go into graphic design as a career. But as I went onto further...
Design News and Inspiration
Bloom North Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Initiative to Empower Women and Under-Represented Groups in the North West
In an inspiring move to transform the creative and media landscape, Bloom North has convened 35 of the North West's top leaders for its inaugural initiative, The Exchange. This landmark event aims to tackle the recruitment and retention of women and underrepresented...
Why Women Make Great Leaders in the Creative Production Industry
The creative production industry thrives on innovation, collaboration, and most importantly on relationships. Alison Rattary-Clarke and Laice Jackson, the newly appointed Joint Managing Directors of Fall Off The Wall (FOTW), believe women bring unique strengths that...
Beyond Pixels: Why Designers Should Write Their Own Book
There are many design and logo books available, what was your motivation for creating a new book? It goes back to when I was a teenager. I was really into illustration, so I would collect a lot of movie art-of books from things like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. I...
Ikonthology — The Visual Compendium of Fictional Icons
We live in a world of symbols and iconography. Indeed, icons are the staples that keep modern society together. As you drive down a residential street, you know instinctively what a big red octagon means “stop” long before you’re close enough to read it. As you stroll...
How to Create the Perfect Graphic Design Portfolio
If you’re a designer, one of the best ways to attract clients to work with you is to showcase what you do with a killer portfolio. The perfect graphic design portfolio does the leg work for you, catching the eye of clients and reducing the amount of chasing you have...
Best laptop chargers for remote designers
It's likely as a designer in 2021 that you're doing your best work from home. It's also likely that your meetings with clients and teammates will be via Zoom. You need to keep your laptop fully charged as much as possible and as quickly as possible. Thanks to big...
Photoshop vs. Procreate: A Comparison Guide
If you are a graphic designer or digital illustrator, finding the right program matters. In the modern age, it's never been easier to find apps and software that can help you achieve various designs, aesthetics, and objectives. However, when it comes to OG products,...
Discover Photoshop’s Best New Features for 2021
Whether you’re a Photoshop pro or new to the software, you will be delighted with the new features that Adobe has added to the graphics editor for 2021. Since it was created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll, Photoshop has not only become the industry standard for...
How Ancient Symbols Can Benefit Modern Design
My name is Michela Graziani. I’m a creative designer based in Rome, Italy. I want to talk to you today about symbols. I love symbols. I love the prevalence and permanence of the symbols in our world. I love that some symbols are transitory. I love learning the stories...