How Julieanne Kost Created ‘Colors of Place’

Hydro74: Beyond the Surface

Joshua Smith, a.k.a. Hydro74, is an illustrator and designer full of seeming contradictions.

Creative House Calls with Victoria Siemer

Siemer, a.k.a. Witchoria, walks us through an ingenious Photoshop technique.

Pick a Portrait Style Challenge

Your unique creativity is your superpower. Use it and you may win a prize.

Transform Photos into Watercolors with a Free Photoshop Action

The action is easy to use and customize, with astounding results.

Creating Quick, Easy, and Beautiful Packaging Mockups

Using Adobe Dimension CC and free assets from Adobe Stock, you can create client-ready 3D mockups.

Beautiful Disruptions

Arthur-Louis Ignoré, a.k.a. Ali, creates murals and street art that reclaim public spaces.

Essential Elements of Packaging Design

We asked the experts to share fundamental advice for designers working on packaging projects.

The Joy of Making Things

To illustrator Jenny Yu, the joy of creation is the most important thing.

Free Images from Museums, Libraries, and More!

Find great copyright-free images for use and reuse in your creative projects.

The Sweet Spot Between Analog and Digital

Experience illustration in a different way with Nadine Kolodziey.

Instagram Sensation Lili Hayes Is ‘Good at Being Bad’

A mother-son duo re-create iconic pop-culture moments—with hilarious results.

Five Trends in Packaging Design

From sustainable materials to tactile designs, these trends are hot.

5 & 3/4 Questions: Mario De Meyer

The Belgian designer and letterer works in a bold, graphic, often abstract style.

Convert Photos to Black and White to Set a Mood

Try this tutorial to amp up the drama in your images.

Different Is Good

Dale Crosby-Close’s offbeat illustration style has mainstream appeal.

Trends in Editorial Photography

Photographers looking for magazine assignments should keep these seven trends in mind.

Using a Dream Portfolio to Develop as an Artist

Illustrator Anna Daviscourt shares one of her methods for growing in her practice and her career.

Andrea Hock Shares Her App-Design Process

The UX/UI designer and Adobe Creative Resident walks us through a recent project.

5 & 3/4 Questions: Weitong Mai

This recent graduate sent her illustration portfolio to us for review, and we wanted to know more.

Lettering Artists Make Every Day Women’s Day

This feminist lettering collective is sharing inspiring words on Instagram.

Reflections on the Self

Laura Zalenga applies the lessons of a year of documentary work to her conceptual self-portraits.

Building a Better Box

Self-titled “cardboard engineer” Mat Bogust of Think Packaging has become a leader in the world of bespoke boxes.

Bringing Language to Life: Isabel Lea’s Variable Font Experiments

You won't believe what these fonts can do.

Solving Problems with Smart Package Design

Long distances were no obstacle for a Kansas City design agency.

I Can Get Paid for Fan Art?!

Members of the Poster Posse offer advice.

To Sleep, Perchance to Dream

Nicolas Bruno turns his sleep-paralysis suffering into eerie photographic art.

He’s Not a Blue-Sky Kind of Guy

Jan Erik Waider shares tips for building your photography brand.