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Whether you're looking to grow your client list, win more work or climb the corporate ladder, you need to master the fine art of self-promotion – and Computer Arts issue 240 is your essential guide to doing just that.

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Opening spread from the special report inside Computer Arts issue 240

Opening spread from the special report inside Computer Arts issue 240

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To celebrate the special issue, Hamburg-based designer and illustrator Florian Schommer (aka Kjosk) crafted a stunning isometric cityscape featuring a New York-style apartment block.

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Inside the issue...

Discover the lessons all designers can learn from the creative industry's very best speakers

Discover the lessons all designers can learn from the creative industry's very best speakers
  • Promote yourself: get yourself noticed with our expert guide to the self-promo techniques that really work
  • Increase your industry voice: the lessons all designers can learn from the creative industry's very best public speakers
  • Adrian Shaughnessy reveals five proven rules for making an indelible mark on the design industry
  • Self-promo for any budget: make your money go further with our guide to the most cost-effective promo options
  • With the UK's General Election machine revving up and ready to go into overdrive, Steven Heller asks what part does graphic design play in each party's election pledge?
  • Behind the scenes on Moving Brands' stunning identity for one of India's most impressive real estate start-ups, Housing
  • How JUSTSO and Projection Artworks created a world first in projection mapping in their ambitious window display for Fabergé at Harrods, featuring an interactive, 1.5m animated virtual egg
  • All the best new graphic design, illustration and motion graphics work – and much more

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Julia Sagar
Editor-in-chief retail

Julia is editor-in-chief, retail at Future Ltd, where she works in e-commerce across a number of consumer lifestyle brands. A former editor of design website Creative Bloq, she’s also worked on a variety of print titles, and was part of the team that launched consumer tech website TechRadar. She's been writing about art, design and technology for over 15 years.