Coming through the ranks as a young professional always comes with its highs and lows, however, learning was my best ally when it came to progressing as a designer, whether good or bad. I found the best lessons I learnt were usually in adversity when I faced some form of a challenge, which in turn led to me asking for help from my superiors.

We all make mistakes, it’s how we learn. However, to ensure you can avoid as many as possible (in relation to UI design), we’ve outlined four common mistakes we all made as beginners, with some recommendations on how to overcome them.

What do professional graphic designers think of Canva? We let you know.

When it comes to designing your portfolio there are many things you can do to elevate it and make it stand out from the crowd. In this article we have listed five steps that we think can help you create the best portfolio that reflects you and your work and catch the attention of a potential employer.

As a designer you often get asked the same questions, one of those being ‘what do you think of Comic Sans?’. The general consensus, it seems, from non-designers is that Comic Sans is an inherently bad typeface. I would argue however that is not, it is just misused.