Hear and see why Stefan Sagmeister thinks it’s a good idea to close his studio every 7 years for 12 months and spend it trying out various little design experiments, for which there is never enough time while running a regular practice.

View the full video of Stefan Sagmeister’s presentation on the AIGA web site.

You can never get enough great examples of well-designed logos. Check out this

Check out all the logo design winners on the Wolda web site.

Starved for some design inspiration? Then, look no further. Feast your eyes on some beautifully-designed music posters that will spark your creativity in a hurry!

View the full gallery of beautifully-designed music posters at the The Designed site.

Next time you feel limited by the medium in which you’re working, take a look at this!  If these guys can make art in their rice fields, surely we can pull something out of our tech-heavy toolboxes, eh?

Check out the photos of amazing rice field art on the Hemmy web site.

Check out this collection of free Photoshop layer styles to add a little extra zest to your creative masterpiece.

Download the free Photoshop Layer Styles file from the Deziner Folio web site.

We all know that it’s important to make a good first impression with your business card. It should be on stock that’s not too flimsy, well-designed, include all pertinent contact information. But is there such a thing as going too far in business card design creativity? We’ll leave that decision up to you. At any rate, this article includes a nice collection of unique business card layouts.

Click here to read the full article on the Graphic Design Blog web site.

As you may know from visiting our T-Shirt Shop, t-shirt design is near and dear to our hearts. It’s a great way to have some fun and really open up your creativity to design something without the restrictions of client feedback. We came across this great list of tutorials for designing – and producing – your own t-shirts. Enjoy and design away!

Click here to see the full list of T-Shirt Design tutorials on the Social H web site.

We’ve all been there, done that. Crazy clients who seem to be direct spawn of Satan. Share your story and read those of other designers who have lived to tell the tale.

Click here to read the full article on the Clients From Hell web site.

So many articles on logo design talk about what a logo should include, should be, should do. This discussion takes the opposite approach and talks about the things that it does NOT need to be or do. Sometimes, design is about simplification – in fact, a lot of the time, that’s the case – and this article speaks to that approach and reminds us of that ever-popular phrase – less is more. Amen!

Click here to read the full article on the Design Cubicle web site.

Retro is always a fun way to go when the right project comes along. This article shows you how to take a color scheme and “retro-fit” it. Har dee har har!

Click here to read the full article on the Six Revisions web site.