Living the nightmare
It’s now ten years since Doom stunned the gaming community and appalled the moral minority. And with the release of Doom 3, the creators at id Software have pushed the boundaries of PC gaming.
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PDF creation
Adobe’s PDF format has been with us for a while, but it’s only in recently that it has become central to the printing industry. Digit looked at what the PDF revolution could mean for you.
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King Arthur
Cinema’s latest take on the story of King Arthur transports us back to the world of ancient Britain courtesy of some super cool visual-effects by Cinesite. Visual effects supervisor Matt Johnson reveals all.
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#5 The Coca-Cola bottle
From 1915, it has influenced designs for cars, planes, furniture, fashion and graphic arts. The contour-shaped Coca-Cola bottle really is the real thing.
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Good Technology
Celebrating a decade in the digital-media industry this year, Good Technology takes time out to talk to Digit about its successes and how the industry has changed from the early days of Internet.
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Brainstorming
Thinking creatively is a skill that needs to be mastered if you’re to excel in meeting a design brief. Digit spoke to top UK creative talent to discover how they brew up a brainstorm.
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Macworld Best of Show awards
By the end of the Mac Expo, the focus has turned back to the new products on show, with the Macworld magazine Best of Show awards.
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The ultimate kit
With so many products vying for your cash and your time, here's a comprehensive list of all the stuff you need - from spam filters to speakers.
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Enter the reel world
Digit speaks to first-time and experienced independent filmmakers to find out how to get your feature films on the big screen.
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Dieselfx thrills with Driv3r action film
Dieselfx helped Ridley Scott Associates bring some game action to life in a Hollywood-style action-film promotional short for Atari’s Driv3r.
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True types
With an unchecked explosion in computer fonts, are we at risk of losing all sense of the true art of typography? Digit asked leading type designers to spell out how best to use type in today’s hypervisual age.
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Mac's entertainment
Apple may have given the Macworld Expo a miss this month, but there was still plenty going on - especially if you're interested in digital entertainment.
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Insight: Passion Pictures
Digit gets the low-down on leading animation studio and film production company Passion Pictures.
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The CG art of Onimusha
Hailed as the greatest CG sequence ever made for a video game, the CG for Onimusha 3 took 260 people one and a half years to create. Robot Japan gave Digit an exclusive look at how it was done.
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Feeding frenzy
You can now get news delivered to your desktop - Digit checked out how to keep up with the world via an RSS news feed.
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The state of Web 3D
There’s a way to go before we can visit an online 3D corner shop, but Web 3D continues to develop, and is an increasingly intriguing technology.
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Insight: Mook
Interactive design agency Mook explains its formula for success and the three simple rules for making interactive content successful.
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Inside the 3D Mummy
Thumbprint Animation helps bring the story of an Egyptian priest to life with 3D reconstructions of a 3,000-year old mummy and the city of Karnak.
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Faster = slower in the end
The days of megahertz and gigahertz are nearly over, and working out who’s got the fastest computer will take a degree in mathematics.
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Make your mark
If you want prettier labels than a few hastily-scrawled words to keep your CD archives in order, check out one of these CD printing solutions.