AROUND THE BLOQ: Stunning calendar designs, desk exercises and much more!

Desk exercises: 7 easy routines for designers (opens in new tab)

Sit up straight and pay attention! Designer boot camp starts now, and we're here to put paid to poor posture, and ensure you remain in top form with these desk exercises.

20 stunning examples of calendar design for 2013 (opens in new tab)

Looking for some calendar design inspiration? Then look no further as we reveal a host of inspirational designs.

VFX short film: Voile Noir (opens in new tab)

The sky’s the limit in this student short. 3D World talks to project lead Michael Balthazart about the mix of live-action and CG

The best of UK illustration (opens in new tab)

This week, some of the UK's most talented illustrators were rewarded for their work at the opening of the Association of Illustrators' 36th annual Images show.

New tools for web design and development: September 2012 (opens in new tab)

So many good things appeared in September that Mark Penfold couldn't bear to cut the list down to the traditional 10. Here are 11 top utilities for building on the web.

Column-grid poster design made neat and easy (opens in new tab)

Mark Bloom, aka Mash Creative, walks through how to create perfectly aligned typography using a column-grid system for guidance.

20 common Wordpress mistakes, myths and misgivings (opens in new tab)

Jesse Friedman, author of the Web Designer's Guide to WordPress, helps us avoid common WordPress mistakes and takes a look at some myths and misgivings to boot.

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The Creative Bloq team is made up of a group of design fans, and has changed and evolved since Creative Bloq began back in 2012. The current website team consists of six full-time members of staff: Editor Kerrie Hughes, Deputy Editor Rosie Hilder, Deals Editor Beren Neale, Senior News Editor Daniel Piper, Digital Arts and Design Editor Ian Dean, and Staff Writer Amelia Bamsey, as well as a roster of freelancers from around the world. The 3D World and ImagineFX magazine teams also pitch in, ensuring that content from 3D World and ImagineFX is represented on Creative Bloq.