Top 20 movie posters
From Metropolis to Memento, classic film posters are an underappreciated form of graphic design. We celebrate the best.
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The Mill
One of the biggest names in VFX talks Oscars, diplomacy, and the future effects of Doctor Who.
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Sky Captain and the G5 of Tomorrow
Kerry Conran reveals why he used Macs for everything from pre- to post-production.
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Sex in Design
Birds do it, bees do it, and even designers and brand agencies do it. Yet is the overt use of sex in design and branding falling out of fashion?
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Designer peepshow
With designers seemingly using sex to sell everything from mobile homes to prosthetic limbs, maybe we should put away the porn stars and take a more mature approach.
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The bigger picture
With the kit available today, it's possible to recreate the thrill of the cinema in the comfort of your own home. It'll cost a little more than a trip to the multiplex, though.
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10 things to know about Tiger
Tiger, the latest upgrade to Mac OS X, is preparing to pounce in early 2005, and it's already shown some of its stripes.
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Shaun of the Dead
The Pavement bring the dead to life in the animated menus for the DVD of 'the romantic comedy with zombies'.
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#6 The Zippo lighter
Designed as a functional, wind-proof lighter, the Zippo has gone on to become a design icon - partly for the fact that it’s a mini canvas in metal.
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore.
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Video without wires?
Wireless video streaming sounds fun, but, in its current form, it's still a whole lot easier to wander down to Blockbuster if you want to rent a movie.
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Triangles MTV VMA promo
To promote the MTV Video Music Awards 2004, MTV and Converse’s idea for a promo with a strong graphical look that highlights this year’s venue of Miami, was brought to life by Triangle Television.
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Reality bites
Stock images used to be a last resort. Today, however, stock images are increasingly defining the visual language of designers as they become increasingly edgy.
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eBoy Growing up with Pixels
Design co-op eBoy has single-handedly made retro-style pixel art cool – and its isometric, quirky, and detailed work is starting an art wildfire.
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Blindsided by design
The Disability Discrimination Act will come into force on October 1 this year – and will have a huge impact on how we should, and could, design accessible content.
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Is it time to ditch IE?
Security problems are driving users away from Internet Explorer. Could the end of Microsoft's Web browser be on the cards?
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The Chronicles of Riddick
Double Negative reveals the creative tricks behind the top visual effects it created for the sequel to Pitch Black.
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Viral Marketing
A viral marketing campaign can make or break a brand. It can increase a company's cred, but it has to be something special to have an impact.
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Cimex
Top interactive media agency Cimex looks back at its ten years in the industry and reveals the secrets behind its many award-winning elearning projects.
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MillTv's First Olympians FX
From digital environments created from 3D models and detailed matte paintings to digital crowds and 3D horses, MillTv goes for FX gold.