Clients don’t have to be scary monsters!

Advice for artists

Clients often get a bad rap. They can drive you crazy with all their bad briefs, late payments and unattainable expectations. But often these problems are actually our own doing! Early on in my design career I pretty much blamed all the stress I experienced in my job...

Overcoming isolation as a designer

Advice for artists

Working from home alone can be a dream come true for some designers. I know for me, it’s truly a blessing and something I don’t take for granted at all. But you do run the risk of becoming too isolated, and as a creative, that could potentially have a...

What to charge for graphic design work?

Advice for artists

As designers, a lot of us struggle with pricing ourselves at some point in our careers. How much should you charge? Should you raise your rate? Should you ever work for free? We discuss all things pricing in Episode 5 of The Honest Designers Show. You can’t miss...

Is formal design education worth it?

Advice for artists

So many of us are self taught in our creative fields. Even though I went the formal route to study graphic design, I’m actually almost completely self-taught when it comes to illustration. I did art at school, but that’s about it. So I’ve experienced...

How to use Textures in your Designs in Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator, Tutorials

This tutorial shows you how you can incorporate textures in Adobe Illustrator into your design work, and transform it from a simple design into something special in minutes. I’ve used my Tasty Texture Pack in this tutorial and created my layout in Adobe Illustrator....