Product reviews

Nikon Coolpix P5100

Boasting a new 12-megapixel resolution CCD and image-stabilized zoom lens, the P5100 is an update to the maker’s almost pro-level P5000 compact.

Phantasm CS Designer/Studio

Phantasm CS adds Photoshop-style adjustment tools and functionality to Illustrator’s, including standard gradients, meshes, filters and effects.

Pantone ColorMunki

With the ColorMunki Design Pantone is trying to make colour more exciting. It’s a winning mix of cute hardware and ludicrously easy-to-use software with a unique mix of colour tools.

Sony PMW-EX1

A quick glance at the PWW-EX1 reveals a family resemblance to the HVR-Z7E. But although its CMOS sensors also use the Exmor technology, the EX1 has a trio of 1/2in units.

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Blogs

Diversity of skills, similarity of spirit

May 13, 2008

Like any agency, we’ve had our share of hits and misses when it comes to finding the right people to join our business. Proudly, we’ve had far more successes than failures, but nevertheless, it’s disappointing when someone doesn’t work out.

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How to choose a future-proof video camera

May 9, 2008

If the only video you shoot is clips of your dog for YouTube, most any camcorder will do. But if you're recording your child's first steps or daughter's wedding, you want some assurance that it will still be viewable in 20 or 30 years, when you'll get the most pleasure out of watching it.

Digital Arts | Becky Waring | Read more...

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Featured news

Hot Rods and Hairy Beasts come to the Coningsby

Hot Rods, Hula Girls, Hairy Beasts and Himalayan Head Hunters are just some of the subjects explored by illustrators Linzie Hunter, Rod Hunt, Nishant Choksi and Allan Sanders.

Absolute adds a Sin City spin to Samsung

A new campaign for Samsung’s LCD TVs relies heavily on striking black and white imagery highlighted with traces of red, in a style reminiscent of Sin City.

Autodesk acquires RealViz's software; kills some, keeps others

Autodesk has acquired what it calls "substantially all of the assets of RealViz", the developer of creative tools such as Stitcher, ImageModeler, MatchMover.

Blur goes disco in latest spot from Pringles

The team at Blur Studio channelled their inner disco divas for a new commercial for Pringles Stix via advertising agency Grey New York. The spot features a lively dance number performed by digital characters, in an entirely CG environment thjat evokes the discos of the 1970s.

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Feature articles

Project: Hush makes a splash with Nike art

The uber-hip directors' collective creates a stunning pair of large-scale static images for Nike’s stores internationally.

Project: Riding the rails with Hatch and Ford

Manga-inspired cartoon characters and a photorealistic car create a dizzying rollercoaster ride, starring the new Ford Focus.

Project: Rushes crash-tests the human body

The top digital-effects house created over a million frames of CG for a gripping series on the human body.

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Tutorials

Creating art using the golden ratio

For centuries artists and designers have used a sum – the golden ratio – to achieve proportion. Here’s how to make it work for you.

Creating distressed textures in Photoshop

Are your images slick and polished, when you’re after a rougher, more urban feel? Mess things up a little: David and Sarah Cousens show you how.

Making a Photoshop crystal ball

Learn how to deal with shiny surfaces, refractions and curves, with some handy pointers from Photoshop guru Mark Mayers.

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