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Computer Arts 289 cover

Start your dream design business with Computer Arts

By Dom Carter

News Make the leap and set up your design business with issue 289.

How to turn 'free work' into paid work

By Karl Hodge

Career Get paid what you're worth with these strategies.

10 top tips for kerning type

By Meryem Meg, Brian Hoff

Typography Follow our pro advice and you'll soon be on your way to achieving typographic perfection.

How to cope with a freelance apocalypse

How to cope with a freelance apocalypse

By Sarah Gane

Business We ask designers: how do you survive the lows of self-employment?

7 ways to get out of a creative rut

By Holly Kielty

Graphic Design How to escape the hell of a blank page and a blank brain.

10 reasons to be happy you're a designer

By Sam Hampton-Smith

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

Which logo do you wish you had designed?

By Computer Arts staff

Logos Designers reveal the logos they most admire, and why.

Build a better personal brand

By Laura Snoad

Graphic Design Learn how a little self-love can help make you more attractive to potential clients and collaborators.

John Bond's dog illustration in a tea cup

How to promote your illustration business

By John Bond

self-promo Tips for using social media and printed samples to drum up work.

4 ways to go freelance

By Julia Sagar

Career Is a long run-up better, or can a push help? We explore 4 paths into self-employment.

Learn a new skill in 2019: 6 top upskilling tips

By Tom May

Career Decided to upgrade yourself this year? Follow these tips.

Disruptive design

Master disruptive design with the new Computer Arts

By Aaron Potter

News Pick one of eight exclusive covers of the new issue of Computer Arts.

Text hashtag

10 social media tricks you didn't know about

By Julia Sagar

self-promo Start making the most of your social media presence with these expert tips.

Ethical brands: real revolution or fluffy fad?

By Emily Gosling

Graphic Design These branding pioneers are turning the tide on ethical purchasing.

5 ways to get more freelance work in 2019

By Natalie Brandweiner

Career Discover 5 sure-fire ways to find more freelance design clients next year.

Computer Arts UK studio rankings 2018

By Computer Arts staff

Studio These are the best UK design studios right now.

The 8 biggest typography mistakes designers make

By Sam Hampton-Smith

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

New trends in design

Discover hot new design trends with Computer Arts

By Aaron Potter

News Issue 287 explores the trends leading the charge into 2019.

Getting more from the grid

By Gavin Ambrose MISTD

Typography How grids can enhance your designs, and why breaking the rules is sometimes for the best.

Traditional branding is dead

By Chris Moody

Branding We explore why bravery is the antidote to mediocrity in the age of ambient tech.