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How to build brand design guidelines that actually work

What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love And Understanding

B2B has an empathy problem. Here’s how to solve it

Why the name of your media brand really, really matters

Interviewing Matt Kelly of The New European at PPA Live

New audience opportunities for ITV's top rating Lorraine show

How many art directors does it take to change a lightbulb?

How good design creates a powerful sense of identity

The inside story of Rolling Stone's legendary blueprint

Dave Trott and the fight over advertising's future

We're back at the Guardian with our latest masterclass

The winning September issue cover revealed!

Honest Andy's Guide To The PPA Cover Of The Year Chase

Download the 1976 NASA graphics manual for FREE

What happened when I sold the Big Issue for just one hour

Download 180,000 vintage New York images for FREE

Yummy Mummy will take away your identity crisis

How to capture eye contact without permission

What's next for banks: rock n' roll meets corporate finance

Possibly The Best Airline Magazine In The World

The Big Issue's stunning show of editorial expertise

Apple's new system font – 'The interface is the product':

Bloomberg asks the question, 'What is code?'

The single reason why Proxima Nova is the world's best font

How to make your subscriber cover really mean something

How list making apps have taken over the world

How to produce pointless stories, devoid of engagement

In memory of Gavin Reeve-Daniels

Pin down the text size, and put it in the contract

Print that.

Three ways to stop your content going down the toilet

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My interview with Wyatt Mitchell of The New Yorker

How Hearst's Town & Country will give Putin some manners

How do you compete with a billion dollar logo?

David Carson, and the layout that changed the way I work

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On the radio, talking about George Lois and this cover

Why does Hearst's hot new launch look so bland?

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Gov.uk’s 10 design principles are simply a work of genius

The Big Issue crowdsource their Christmas cover

Why The Independent redesign does not go far enough

Radio Times publishes it's own book of classic covers

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Miley Cyrus gets naked. But look who's taken the picture...

Why we're spiritual New Yorkers at heart

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For The Benefit Of Mr. Bob

Glamour. But at what price?

How Rolling Stone ended up glamourising a murderer

Newsstand is bending the biggest brands out of shape

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Why did Time Out win PPA Cover Of The Year?

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Six reasons why the new Harper's Bazaar is so cool

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Dyslexic? This font can change your life

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Who will win PPA Cover of The Century?

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How a #hashtag strategy can define your brand

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'It is the courage to continue that counts'

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Meet the man behind the worst covers of all time

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Nadav Kander. A photographer for our times

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One picture or six? How to build a TV mag cover

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The newsstand: 'Turn on, tune in, and drop out'

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It's charming, chiseled, and green. But will it sell?

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18 secrets to giving a presentation like Steve Jobs

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The dark satanic mills of creative mass production

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Four big lessons to learn from the death of Newsweek

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For the Big Issue, the value is all in the transaction itself

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What makes you pick up a cover, even when it's free?

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America's only national newspaper redesigns itself

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Adbusters – brilliant, infuriating, required viewing.

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Which of these women is reading 'Erotic Fiction'?

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Which of these book covers caught your eye first?

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What Vanity Fair might look like if it were weekly

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Sue you! Sue me! Sue everybody!

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What happens when Mad Men go to work on a media brand?

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An infographic to explain the future of . . . infographics!

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How People will remain the world's biggest magazine

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Why did Sport win the PPA Cover of The Year?

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All you need is love, and the latest issue of Stern

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Should covers be designed for social media first?

Why Rolling Stone Italia is better than the original

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How to build brand design guidelines that actually work

What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love And Understanding

B2B has an empathy problem. Here’s how to solve it

Why the name of your media brand really, really matters

Interviewing Matt Kelly of The New European at PPA Live

New audience opportunities for ITV's top rating Lorraine show

How many art directors does it take to change a lightbulb?

How good design creates a powerful sense of identity

The inside story of Rolling Stone's legendary blueprint

Dave Trott and the fight over advertising's future

We're back at the Guardian with our latest masterclass

The winning September issue cover revealed!

Honest Andy's Guide To The PPA Cover Of The Year Chase

Download the 1976 NASA graphics manual for FREE

What happened when I sold the Big Issue for just one hour

Download 180,000 vintage New York images for FREE

Yummy Mummy will take away your identity crisis

How to capture eye contact without permission

What's next for banks: rock n' roll meets corporate finance

Possibly The Best Airline Magazine In The World

The Big Issue's stunning show of editorial expertise

Apple's new system font – 'The interface is the product':

Bloomberg asks the question, 'What is code?'

The single reason why Proxima Nova is the world's best font

How to make your subscriber cover really mean something

How list making apps have taken over the world

How to produce pointless stories, devoid of engagement

In memory of Gavin Reeve-Daniels

Pin down the text size, and put it in the contract

Print that.

Three ways to stop your content going down the toilet

My interview with Wyatt Mitchell of The New Yorker

How Hearst's Town & Country will give Putin some manners

How do you compete with a billion dollar logo?

David Carson, and the layout that changed the way I work

On the radio, talking about George Lois and this cover

Why does Hearst's hot new launch look so bland?

Gov.uk’s 10 design principles are simply a work of genius

The Big Issue crowdsource their Christmas cover

Why The Independent redesign does not go far enough

Radio Times publishes it's own book of classic covers

Miley Cyrus gets naked. But look who's taken the picture...

Why we're spiritual New Yorkers at heart

For The Benefit Of Mr. Bob

Glamour. But at what price?

How Rolling Stone ended up glamourising a murderer

Newsstand is bending the biggest brands out of shape

Why did Time Out win PPA Cover Of The Year?

Six reasons why the new Harper's Bazaar is so cool

Dyslexic? This font can change your life

Who will win PPA Cover of The Century?

How a #hashtag strategy can define your brand

'It is the courage to continue that counts'

Meet the man behind the worst covers of all time

Nadav Kander. A photographer for our times

One picture or six? How to build a TV mag cover

The newsstand: 'Turn on, tune in, and drop out'

It's charming, chiseled, and green. But will it sell?

18 secrets to giving a presentation like Steve Jobs

The dark satanic mills of creative mass production

Four big lessons to learn from the death of Newsweek

For the Big Issue, the value is all in the transaction itself

What makes you pick up a cover, even when it's free?

America's only national newspaper redesigns itself

Adbusters – brilliant, infuriating, required viewing.

Which of these women is reading 'Erotic Fiction'?

Which of these book covers caught your eye first?

What Vanity Fair might look like if it were weekly

Sue you! Sue me! Sue everybody!

What happens when Mad Men go to work on a media brand?

An infographic to explain the future of . . . infographics!

How People will remain the world's biggest magazine

Why did Sport win the PPA Cover of The Year?

All you need is love, and the latest issue of Stern

Should covers be designed for social media first?

Why Rolling Stone Italia is better than the original

'Your Madge, is it OK to use the royal crest on our cover?'