Features
Beyond mockups: how leading web designers work in 2013
Craig Grannell explores the best new approaches, techniques and tools for designers as they work in tandem with developers along every step of the creative process.
What's New
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WD ships its slimmest 1TB laptop hard drive
After announcing a 5mm high series of drives earlier this year, WD said it is now shipping the world's highest capacity 7mm-high laptop drive with up to 1TB of storage.
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Red Bull Collective Art exhibition shows 1.3km artwork by 2,000 artists from 85 countries
The free show opening Wednesday at Red Bull Studios in London is based around a worldwide version of the Exquisite Corpse concept.
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The Buccaneer is a cheap, Apple-styled 3D printer designed for anybody
Pirate3D wants to change the 3D printer market with its upcoming low-cost and fully assembled printer known as The Buccaneer.
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3D printing could lead to bionic brain chips (and microscopic toy bunnies)
The idea of applying a regular computer chip directly to your brain is silly, so scientists at Japan's Yokohama National University have created a new material that can be shaped into complex, conductive microscopic 3D structures.
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Digital Kitchen's Stanley piano plays songs tweeted to it
The Sing for Hope Pianos annual art project saw agency Digital Kitchen reinvent the old timey player piano for the social media age.
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Google Glass apps can't use facial recognition for now
Google will not allow face recognition on its Glass wearable computer for now, until there are strong privacy protections.
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Features
11 character design tips from leading illustrators
How the likes of Anima Boutique, Dovcek, Jam Factory, Joanne Harker and Showchicken ensure a character’s personality shines through.
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Paper engineering used to turn phrases into real artworks
Helen Friel's humorous take on vending machines literally turns a sow's ear into a silk purse – and take the biscuit.
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Modus details its magical VFX for Now You See Me
VFX house details its work creating impossible illusions for the film starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Isla Fisher and Morgan Freeman.
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Mag+ 4.2 can publish interactive magazines to all Android tablets 'in one go'
Update to the digital publishing tech also adds overlays, sweep slideshows and dynamic advertising to iOS design tools.
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Transporter hardware-based rival to Dropbox comes to the UK
British launch comes as version of the Transporter software is released with a UX overhaul featuring a simplified interface.
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Framestore uses intricate particle systems to visualise networks of secrets for Wikileaks film
The VFX house tells us about its work bringing online chats and a wealth of data to life for We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks.
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BBC tech chief suspended over £100m failed digital video project
The BBC has suspended its Chief Technology Officer, John Linwood, after deciding to abandon a £98 million digital project.
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Features
Interview: Aral Balkan on the importance of being a designer and rediscovering his atheism
The experience designer and developer – and in-demand speaker – discusses the key experiences that have shaped his life.
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Nissan, other brands suspend Facebook ads over misogynistic content
Nissan and some other big brands have suspended advertising campaigns on Facebook after ads were apparently displayed next to misogynistic and violent content on the site.
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Beautiful illustration work by Ciara Phelan for Glamour
The illustrator discusses the project and gives us an exclusive peek at artworks that never made it into the magazine.
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Inside Flickr's new interface design
Yahoo has imparted a striking, bold look to the updated Flickr site, emphasizing social networking while showcasing large, high-resolution images.
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Tutorials
Photoshop tutorial: iPad & iPhone app design techniques
Ustwo’s chief pixel-perfectionist reveals the best way to design phone and tablet
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Tutorials
Photography tutorial: 5 essential photo composition techniques
Simple rules to compose compelling photos by reinterpreting scenes for the medium that we used to call film.