News:  Director of controversial Dead Island game trailer reveals its creation

We speak to Stuart Aitken of Axis Animations about how he created the powerful Dead Island trailer and how game trailers in general have grown…

News:  'I've seen the next version of Final Cut Pro' says high-profile trainer

An upgrade to Apple's pro video-editing tool is due soon, according to Larry Jordan

In-Depth:  Ian Wharton reveals the secrets of giving a talk about your work

The creative polymath who's worked at The Mill and helped create Jamie Oliver's iPhone app reveals how he prepared for his recent talks for the…

News:  Amelia opens up the world of fashion illustration

Amelia’s Compendium of Fashion Illustration is the second book by Amelia Gregory, founder and editor of Amelia's Magazine, a guide to an art,…

Review:  Pantone Capsure review

Nice gadget, shame about the price tag, says Neil Bennett

Review:  Filter Forge 2 review

One of the best Photoshop plug-in collections has just got even better, as Neil Bennett discovers

News:  UK computer makers respond to Intel's Sandy Bridge recall

Following Intel's announcement of a design flaw affecting workstations with its brand new Sandy Bridge line of chips, we asked vendors how this…

In-Depth:  Marian Bantjes: A woman of letters

Neil Bennett talks to the designer, typographer and artist about her lavishly illustrated book of musings

Review:  Workstation Specialists WSX-6+ review

Neil Bennett checks out a very familiar-sounding workstation

Review:  Apple Mac Pro 12-core review

Neil Bennett discovers that with massive power comes a massive price

In-Depth:  Raising money for charity through football and typography

David Watson tells Neil Bennett how a love of football and typograghy inspired a gratifying poster project raising money for Unicef.

Review:  Apple iMac 27-inch review

It’s a stylish addition to your desk and packs some powerful parts – but can it match up to your creative needs, asks Neil Bennett

In-Depth:  Flash tip: Design for the iPhone

Review:  Scan 3XS Nanu review

If you’re short on desk space or looking for a desktop for your home that you can both work and play on, check out Scan’s 3XS Nanu.

Review:  Eizo ColorEdge CG303W review

Eizo’s ColorEdge CG303W is, quite possibly, the best monitor an artist or designer could hope for. It combines a superb panel and incredibly…

News:  Adobe confirms Flash Pro can make saleable iPhone apps, resumes development

Flash Professional is offically back in the game as an iPhone app-development tool - and opens the way for iPad-specific apps to be created too.

News:  Adobe responds to Apple 'opening App Store to Flash-developed apps'

Following Apple's announcement that it's now allowing apps created using third-party tools onto its iTunes App Store, Adobe has released a brief…

Review:  Workstation Specialists WSX-6+ review

With three outputs, this is a fantastic creative machine - if budget is no object

News:  Adobe to add iPad app-creation tools to InDesign - updated

Adobe's new tools allows designers to create interactive magazines in InDesign that can be output as apps for mobile devices. Now includes a first…

News:  Showcase: New Designers 2010 exhibition

Check out our guide to the best illustration, design and animation work at the New Designers 2010 exhibition.