Stop making lazy type choices

It’s part of a designer’s job to use their eyes, question and build up a library of references and inspirational material to use. This aids your design work and sets one designer apart from another. How else will a client notice you and your work? Why else would someone choose to hire you? By cultivating your enthusiasm for the industry,...

Daniel Shaffer on drawing as attention seeking and a lifetime of Cartoon Network

Like many illustrators, Daniel Shaffer’s career path has always seemed inevitable. As a fairly shy child, he says drawing made him feel “more comfortable and safe”, and that expressing himself through art was a way to self-soothe and a “conduit for channeling and releasing built-up emotions”. He adds, “I used drawing as a way to attract attention that I wouldn’t...