For those non-weekend readers of The Design Cubicle, Sweet Tweets is my weekend round-up of the best design resources of the week I’ve discovered via Twitter each week. Since starting Sweet Tweets I have accumulated 28 weeks worth of resources and for this post have hand-selected the best of each week for a Sweet Tweets [...]
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Designing with content in mind
Last week I read an article titled “If Content is Really King, Then What Is Design?” Not only did this article inspire a ‘Self-Expression Fridays‘ poster design, but it also had me thinking: If content is king, what can the design do to compliment the “king,” or in this articles case, the content? If what [...]
My favorite follows on Twitter
A while back I wrote an article posing the question if Twitter was taking over RSS? To summarize the post: since the popularity of Twitter increased and more information was being shared and spread quicker than I could open up my RSS reader, I began thinking if RSS was starting to become “old school”. Only [...]
A showcase of designers drawings
Having grown up from a very early age painting, drawing and doodling, I never really put much thought into how my fine art background played a role in my work as a graphic designer, or maybe I just took it for granted. Just the other day while reading the introduction of the book, Logo, Font [...]
Designers, Portfolios and Work You Must See
Once in awhile it’s always good to do a little self horn-tootin’ and also recognize those who deserve a little horn-tootin’ of their own. Below are 30 high-quality design portfolios and work samples that you must have a peek at and bookmark. It’s work like this below that keeps us inspired, motivated and moving forward in [...]
Tips For Designers To Gain Exposure and Experience
In this guest article, Preston Lee guides new graphic designers with various tips and techniques on how to gain working experience in a ‘tough-to-start-out-in’ field. As a designer, you’ve certainly run into the classical blunder: You can’t get real design experience without a design job, and you can’t get a design job without real-world experience. This [...]
