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10 Tips to Stay Productive when Working from Home

From full-time freelance illustrator and designer, Stefan Lindblad Some of the biggest challenges of working from home are maintaining self-discipline, avoiding unnecessary procrastination, and staying focused – with many different distractions around you than you’d have in a traditional [...]

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Where does “Mind your P’s and Q’s” come from? And other fun facts.

Have you ever wondered where some of these printing terms come from? Why do we talk about ‘leading’ when we look at line spacing? Why do you have to “mind your P’s and Q’s”? Is upper case called upper [...]

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Designing a Logo: Color

Once you have an idea of the general shape of your logo you’ll want to think about color. For many people the color of the business or product may actually be predetermined and an obvious choice. For others though, [...]

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How to Install a Font

If I had a nickle for every time I was asked, “How do I install a font?“, well, I could retire. There are literally hundreds of thousands of fonts out there. Corel WordPerfect Office, for example, ships with more [...]

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Three Famous Works of Pop Art Everyone Should Know

So what is Pop Art anyway? Pop Art emerged in the 1950’s as a reaction against abstract art, and was meant to bring art back into everyday life for everyday people. It is now one of the most popular [...]

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