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Anyone who has ever wanted to create digital art (design, audio, animation) has likely experienced sticker shock while researching software. Here are some free alternatives.

It’s been scientifically proven by Harvard researchers that people who wear fun socks are more brilliant, creative, and successful—or at least they appear that way to others.

First, don't panic. You can figure this out.

The curious case of the MIT Media Lab’s branding experiments.

“Design Heroes” is an occasional series in which we look at some of the people, places, companies, objects, publications, and more that taught and inspired us when we started doing creative and communication work.

In design, working with color is both an art and a science. So much is involved: there’s intuition, physics, electromagnetic radiation, algorithms, taste, culture, philosophy… But how do you create cohesive color palettes? Where do you start? Luckily, there are lots of different ways.

We don’t mean graphic info about buildings—these Blueprints are about building infographics.

A short meditation on what an office is for.

When you've been doing something for a long time, you tend to not always think about what you're doing. But a while back I made myself curious—what have I learned in all this time doing infor

A few years ago I posted a list of iPhone & iPad apps that we find especially useful. Without repeating anything from last time, here's an updated list.