Recently one of the Design Contest team members moved house and during that time, she spent hours sat analysing her furniture; the color schemes in place; and the construction of the walls—among many other nuances. And out of all of this stress, she noticed a world of similarities between...
As with any job, if you don’t introduce new methods or experiment with alternate ways of working, your graphic design workflow can become monotonous and strenuous. How many times have you thought to yourself, “Man, you mean I have to create another typewall?†If you think it often, there’s...
Becoming a graphic designer, one of the hardest things you learn is that time (believe it or not) really is money. When creating a design, there are no set objectives to meet between the initial construction and finalization of the product. In between, the amount of time you spend...
When new designers come to us looking for advice, one of the most popular questions is: What sort of materials do I need? One which we strongly suggest you look into is a pen tablet. If you hadn’t considered purchasing one before, or don’t know why you even should,...
Are you a freelance designer? Perhaps we should rephrase that: Do you fluctuate between starving to death and working your butt off to make the bills? If so, Design Contest understand your pain. Freelance designing can be one of the most challenging occupations on the planet, and without the...