Design

Each month we profile one of our photographers or illustrators as our 'Artist of the Month'. This month we talk to Taiwan-based illustrator Li Tzu Chien, aka notkoo2008. His portfolio, liberally dosed with amazing seamless patterns and cartoon-style illustrations, is not to be missed.

If you work in an ad agency or design house, chances are you’re surrounded by strange and mysterious people with confusing job titles and strange habits of speech and dress. This guide will help you understand the people that you meet each day.

From humankind's first Picasso and a teen's failure that launches a new industry, to unlocking the origin of the universe, we take a look at the history of color. Read on to learn why there are bugs in your yogurt and how this changed the world...

This week's selection of propaganda parodies is a real hodgepodge, mixing German Luftwaffels, French defeatism, homo-erotic sailors and a whole lot of general shenanigans.

From flash intros, to logo theft, to information overload, clients often ask a design team to do a lot of stuff that’s just plain wrong. Here are 7 of the most common mistakes clients might ask you to make -- and how to talk some sense into them.

If you’re looking to romance a graphic designer, we can help. Here are some ice-breakers cheesier than Cheez Whiz guaranteed to help you find someone to love, to hold and to go halfers on a new copy of Photoshop CS4 with you.

It's all about sticking it to The Man this week, as we have a look at how professional and amateur artists alike use propaganda elements in their attacks on the powers that be. Not exciting enough? How does Kim Jong-Il in an Adidas track suit or Richard Nixon bowling sound then?

If you’re a designer, you’ve probably had to deal with lots of annoying client feedback throughout your career. Let’s face it, a lot of clients have no idea what good work looks like. In fact, I reckon that if the average client was presented with classics of Western art, they’d probably still try to offer up some constructive criticism. And it might look something like this...

Not even 2 years after we launched our last major site revamp, Crestock 3.0, we're back with some huge changes on the site. Read on to find out what's new in Crestock 4.0!