Computer Arts 255 brings you everything you need to climb through the ranks of a design studio – and more.
Get the junior designer survival guide with Computer Arts 255
Whether you start as an intern or are lucky enough to bag a full- time entry-level job, getting your foot in the door of an agency as a junior designer is a well-trodden path into the creative industries.
That's why the new issue of Computer Arts, 255, is packed with all the practical advice you need to land that all-important first job, as well as how to impress and climb through the studio ranks once you've done so.
Perfect your interview techniques and win your dream job
It's a topic also touched on in this month's video documentary, in which Shoreditch-based branding agency SomeOne opens its doors. There, interns and juniors alike are given a baptism of fire, and are better designers for it.
As well as sharing tricks for surviving a baptism of fire, SomeOne reveals how to build a coherent brand world, five ingredients of a killer idea and more in issue 255.
Elsewhere in the issue, Adrian Shaughnessy investigates designers' enduring passion for the craft of book design – including an inspiring showcase of standout examples – and discusses how to engage readers with in print in the online age.
Plus: find out how to nail your next interview and win your dream job, with CA's guide to interview techniques.
Also inside CA issue 255
Stephen Kelleher explains why he swapped animation for self-portraiture
Six leading designers reveal the biggest mistakes they made in their first jobs and explain how to avoid them
Illustrate for new markets: how Janine Rewell applied her creative talents to a South Korean shopping mall
Create a killer title sequence: behind the scenes on this year's stunning OFFF titles
How Dutch artist Levi van Veluw is exploiting the depth and drama of a darkness blacker than black
Glug's Ian Hambleton and Malin Persson explain why they need you to help grow the meet-up
DesignStudio's James Hurst reveals how to avoid succumbing to brand backlash
How freelance designer Stephen Kelleher used a life-threatening illness as a springboard into a new field: self-portraiture
All the best new graphic design, illustration and motion graphics work
And much, much more
The best new graphic design, illustration and motion graphics work
Why is book design the ground zero of graphic design?
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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.
