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NOD Recent Posts

Becoming a Brand: The Importance of Branding for Creatives

How to Become a Graphic Designer

Free Font Friday: Chivo

Designer Interviews

Mike Sullivan: Mister

From the NOD Vault – Glasgow based Mike Sullivan talks about his award-winning design agency, Mister.

Design Interview: Fontself

The story behind the cool new Photoshop/Illustrator type design extension.

Dave Holston: The Strategic Designer

Design veteran Dave Holston discusses his influential book.

Featured

Minimalist Portfolio Themes for 2018

Three Graphic Design Trends for 2018

Under the Sea with teamLab

Inspiration

How to Love Your Artist

Business

What’s Your Brand Personality?

Notes on Design is a blog powered by Sessions College providing news, views, and inspiration on current design industry topics. We provide content to help professional and aspiring designers succeed in a creative career. The design world is constantly changing. We keep track of it and help you find your place in it.

Highlights

Student Interview

Multimedia Man Paul Coca

Production artist Paul Coca cut his commute, got his creative gears moving, and rediscovered a love for digital storytelling.

Faculty Focus

Making Learning HTML and CSS a Whole Lot Easier (and Fun)

Hannah Shaffer set out to update the Sessions College HTML/CSS Course to meet the latest Web standards.

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