Sam is a designer and illustrator based in Scotland, UK. He splits his time between art and design, motion and video and writing for various creative titles. He has written a book about web design, Pro CSS3 Layout Techniques and contributed to typography book, Fonts and Typefaces Made Easy.
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Automate mundane time-consuming tasks with these free Photoshop scripts.

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Everything you need to know about colour theory.

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Plugins for adding analytics, events, speed and more to your site.

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The essentials of page layouts for print or digital UIs.

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Discover how to design a business card that makes a lasting impression.

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Inspirational free ebooks for both beginners and pros.

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Take the hard work out of creating charts and infographics with these tools.

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Designers have a lot of things to feel happy about. Here are 10 for starters.

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Type might look simple, but it’s still possible to get it very wrong.

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Use the Gestalt principles to make your designs more coherent.

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Why grids are the invisible glue that holds a design together.

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Get your colours in print to match what appears on screen.

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Power up your skills with these 30 Photoshop secrets that will increase your productivity overnight.

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A beautiful letterhead can make all the difference to the success of your branding. Here's how to make one.

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Why didn't anyone tell us when we were starting out? We list 10 must-know truths about working as a designer.

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Designers have secrets they don’t want to get out. We kiss and tell.

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Kirigami is a fantastic art form that requires nothing more than paper, a knife and your imagination. Follow our getting-started tutorial to learn the basic techniques.
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