5 best drawing & painting iPad apps
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The Best of 2012: Creative tech
For creative tech, 2012 was the year of both the cloud and the real.
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What's the creative legacy of the London 2012 Olympics?
Leading designers, illustrators, creative directors and VFX supervisors reflect on the creative legacy of the London 2012 Olympics.
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The Graduate Designer/Illustrator's Guide to Success
Anna Richardson-Taylor asks some of the questions graduates will be facing along their initial career steps, and gets expert advice from creative industry veterans to help them answer them – and hopefully secure a glittering career.
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Master this year's top type techniques
The days of uninspiring typefaces are long gone, with the latest offerings going in bold new directions, says Anna Richardson Taylor
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Animation Trends 2012: Animation meets programming
Mathematically generated imagery is becoming ever easier for animators to exploit, thanks to open-source programming languages like Processing.
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How to use Facebook's Promote button to make your business Page a success
We cut through the myths around Facebook's Promote button and tell you how to use it to your advantage.
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Advertisement: Make the most of your photos with new Kodak apps
Here's how to enjoy printing from your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad using Kodak's range of printers and apps.
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What Made Me: Shan Jiang, formerly of I Love Dust
I Love Dust’s first hire, cross-media creative Shan Jiang was synonymous with the work of the cutting-edge agency. Not content to rest on his laurels, he has moved on to become a partner at the new east London design agency Shotopop
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How to colour grade stereoscopic 3D footage
Colourist Dado Valentic of Mytherapy reveals how to overcome the challenges inherent in grading stereo 3D footage.
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Sports and London 2012 Olympics design campaigns revealed
There’ll seldom be a better time to get involved in sport-led design, says Laura Snoad
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How top studios create their best movie posters for Hollywood and indie films
Laura Snoad teases out what makes the best film posters shine and how to succeed in a tough field. Don’t miss it
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Advertorial: How your printer tech can stay one step ahead of the scrapheap
Discover how to purchase tech that isn't just cutting-edge, but will stay so with our guide to investing in products with long shelf lives.
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Push the boundaries of digital design using projection-mapping, Arduino, Microsoft Kinect & more
Michael Burns suggests how you can push the boundaries of digital design using projection-mapping, Arduino, Microsoft Kinect & more
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How to cut Flash from a client's website (and why you might not want to)
Flash is a problem for iDevices, which makes mobile access to a website problematic. Here's what smart shops are doing about it.
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Advertorial: Discover the technology that helps offices run efficiently and keeps overheads low
Kodak is thus the first printer manufacturer to offer cloud printing convenience to existing customers.
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Inside leading designers' experimental personal projects
Personal projects not only give you the chance to experiment but can also lead to future commissions, as Laura Snoad discovers
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How to find new clients
Alice Ross gets to grips with the freelancer’s perennial headache – finding new sources of work to keep the cash flowing in and yourself constantly inspired
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How to set up a successful live art show
Live art events are an opportunity for unfettered creativity, a bit of self-promotion, and pure good fun. Lisa Hassell reveals how to make your day (or night) a grand success
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Children's illustration grows up
The best creators are leaving saccharine clichés and simplistic figures far behind in an effort to captivate today's younger audience, finds Alice Ross