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Mebane Mayor Pro Tem Ed Hooks will run for mayor

Mebane Mayor Pro Tem Ed Hooks will run for mayor this fall.The announcement came shortly after longtime Mayor Glendel Stephenson announced he would not

Why your city government should buy your local newspaper

Newspapers are critical for America's civic health. The government should fund them.

Composing Raingardens in Performing Landscapes

On a tree-lined boulevard that leads to the central business district of Melbourne lies a building that trains performers. Few would know that the landscape surrounding the Victorian College of the Arts is also performing. This is one site among many in the city of Melbourne and its suburbs that are performing as a catchment … Continue reading Composing Raingardens in Performing Landscapes →

26 books every graphic designer should read

Inspiring and revealing must-have books for graphic designers.

Composing a Letter to Your Future Self: Love Who You'll Become — Mens Shoes

Strain is who you figure you ought to be. Unwinding is the kind of person you are." ~Chinese Proverb Indeed, I had arrived at the age of 25. In any case, I questioned this letter from my past would make it to me, every one of these years after the fact. It was a basic experimental writing tas

Graphic Design Quotes: 99 Quotes To Inspire Designers

Most of us sometimes fall prey to procrastination. These graphic design quotes will hopefully lift your mood and encourage you to do what you do best.

10 Graphic Design Projects You Can Easily Create Yourself

Marketing & PR pros are surely skilled and creative enough to design by themselves. Just if they use some right tools and techniques to assist them.

The first design portfolio that’s ever made me laugh

Amazingly Simple Graphic Design Software

Graphic Design is Good for Your Health

Find out how these two graphic design projects could be used as a solution to aggression in A&E and anxiety in cancer patients.

Explaining graphic design to four-year-olds

50 minutes to explain graphic design to a reception class at a primary school. How do I do that?

Not Your Typical Graphic Design History: Part One

This class has been cancelled but will be rescheduled to run in early 2016. Please check back for a new listing. This is not a typical history of design survey course. No memorizing dates, no tests, no quizzes, no essays, no slides. Think of this as a rare chance to see and touch all those … Read more

How It’s Made: The Artbees Template Design Process from Ideation to Creation

Just last week in the Artbees hive, we barrelled right on past 100 and hit 110 templates that we now offer to our users. Having surpassed…

3 Graphic Design Apps You Need to Stop Using Right Now

Using graphic design apps to create visual content for your business? Read the terms of use! Some prohibit business use. Check out these alternatives!

4 Thought-Provoking Tools for Persuasive and Argumentative Writing

We found four tools that are designed to help kids make up their own minds about pressing topics and learn how to express opinions in writing.

Beginning Graphic Design: Color

Within graphic design color plays a vital role. Learn more about color theory in this free video and tutorial.

Brain teaser: Will we soon be composing emails by thought?

Think about this: As researchers learn more about how the brain works, creating email and doing other tasks by using your thoughts may not be far-fetched.