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5 ways to boost your creativity as a visual designer
If you are running low on creative energy, try these tips to help you get some much needed inspiration 1 Get out and go to an art...

Chris Gardner
May 84 min read


How to give yourself a creative boost (part three)
Visit an exhibition and be inspired by other designers and visual pioneers. Two passions of mine collided on a visit to the Design...

Chris Gardner
Apr 241 min read


I use this tool to boost my productivity and here's why...
A simple app that enables you to capture your thoughts and creative ideas on the go. I can’t praise this simple app enough. It’s great...

Chris Gardner
Apr 241 min read


5 tips for designing your own brand identity
After over 30 years of creating and developing brands for numerous companies and products and I finally had to design one for myself as I...

Chris Gardner
Apr 242 min read


I use these tool to help my creative business, and here's why...
Get your great ideas down on paper without breaking the bank I discovered both of these about 5 years ago and have stuck with them ever...

Chris Gardner
Jul 18, 20241 min read


Why I became a visual designer (part two)
Sequential art, stickers, Smash Hits and The Face combine to kick start a creative career From the weekly adventures of Judge Dredd and...

Chris Gardner
Jul 5, 20241 min read


An experience to get inspired and your pulse racing
If you’re lucky enough to have an hour or so free and you’re near London’s Southbank, then I highly recommend you check out Pulse. Pulse...

Chris Gardner
Jun 28, 20241 min read


Cover story: Taylor Swift illustration
I really like this cover of the June edition of Stylist magazine. Simple, effective, eye-catching, instantly recognisable and a great...

Chris Gardner
Jun 21, 20241 min read


The ugly side of football?
With the mens Euro 2024 football tournament well underway and our respective hopes and dreams resting on the shoulders (or boots) of our...

Chris Gardner
Jun 20, 20242 min read


How visual designers can inspire people and change lives
This advertising campaign for a charity based in the UK, uses simple visuals to great effect I caught sight of this advert while waiting...

Chris Gardner
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Why I became a visual designer (part one)
How a love of music growing up, inspired me to start a creative career I’m fairly certain my career in graphic design was born out of a...

Chris Gardner
Jun 11, 20241 min read
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