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NOD Recent Posts

Free Font Friday: Sans Forgetica

Using Your Happy Clients to Sell Your Art

Art Careers: Wallpaper Design

Designer Interviews

Interview with Ian Barnard

A master calligrapher talks about creating his distinctive typographic work by hand.

Shaw Nielsen: Illustrator

From the NOD Vaults – interview with renowned illustrator Shaw Nielsen.

Design Interview: The Routine Creative

Just another day at the office for an unusual design company.

Featured

Minimalist Portfolio Themes for 2018

Three Graphic Design Trends for 2018

Under the Sea with teamLab

Inspiration

How to Love Your Artist

Business

Comics in Business

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

Making Your Art School Dream A Reality, Online

Military spouse and homeschooling teacher/mom of four Robin Imse talks about how online creative studies works for her.

Faculty Focus

A Morning Jolt of JavaScript – and jQuery, and Bootstrap

Coding comes alive in our interview with JavaScript instructor Geoph Essex, an actor, writer, novelist, and stand-up comedian, and more!

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