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The Future of Graphic Design

The trends, techniques and technologies at the cutting edge of graphic design – and how you can use them to produce your best work
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- Animation,
- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Life & Style,
- Photography,
- Printing,
- Screenprinting,
- Typography,
- Video
Discover the world's best character art

A guided tour of the artists, exhibitions, workshops and entertainment of Berlin’s annual character design and art festival
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- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Life & Style,
- Photography,
- Video
QuarkXPress 9 tip: Create an outline style
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- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration
QuarkXPress 9 tip: Bullets, numbering, and outline lists
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- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration
QuarkXPress 9 tip: Blio Interactivity
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- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Interactive
QuarkXPress 9 tip: Unlink with Linkster
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- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration
QuarkXPress 9 tip: Build catalogues with ImageGrid
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- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration
Designing for mobile: What you need to know

Digital Arts' eight-lesson guide for interactive designers making the transition to smartphones and tablets.
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- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Interactive,
- Mobile,
- Photography
Master Mixed-Media Art

Eva Peaty discovers how to combine digital techniques with real-world crafts to create incredible work
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- Animation,
- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Life & Style,
- Photography,
- Printing
Heavy Metal Revolution - how rock art became hip again

Once the preserve of cartoon violence and crass misogyny, Michael Burns discovers how today’s rock album and poster art has become hip again
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- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography,
- Typography,
- Video
Video Tip: Extract still images from any video
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- Hardware,
- Software,
- Motion,
- Photography,
- Printing,
- Video
Photoshop Tip: Give your artwork a comic book look
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- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Photography
Illustrated Portraits

What is the secret of convincing portraiture, whether done digitally or in traditional media or a mixture of the two? And how important is it that depictions be faithful to the subject, or is there a great deal of latitude in terms of personal interpretation? Michael Burns talked to a group of leading illustrators to find out.
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- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Life & Style,
- Photography
Master black-and-white art

Black-and-white art has its own unique impact as well as challenges, as Eva Peaty discovers
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- Animation,
- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Photography,
- Printing,
- Video
Explore abstract digital art

Artists explain to Alice Ross how abstract, surreal and conceptual art can fuel their creativity
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- Animation,
- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Photography
Break into Fashion Illustration

Its roots may be in clothes, but fashion illustration is a style in itself, and it is currently enjoying a renaissance, says Graeme Aymer
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- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography
Photography Tip: Capture amazing images in Raw mode
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- Hardware,
- Software,
- Photography
iMovie Tip: How to edit audio
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- Hardware,
- Interactive,
- Video
Create beautiful art & gorgeous designs

How to elevate your artwork from the good-looking to the truly stunning? Alice Ross speaks to artists who have mastered the secrets of beauty
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- Business & Career,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Life & Style,
- Photography
iMovie Tip: Use the timeline view
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- Hardware,
- Interactive,
- Video

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