Climbing into the medieval mind
When a project’s soundtrack is Purple Haze re-recorded on the lute and hurdy-gurdy, you know the visuals are going to be pretty far-out.
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XYZ hits the road for Dodge ad
The Australian studio, BBDO New York and Charlex created a distinctive look mixing three animation styles and live action, for US car company Dodge.
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Top free fonts for professional designers
Free fonts don’t have to be trashy and pirated: there are some excellent free-of-charge sets out there if you look hard enough.
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David Pearson
David Pearson is one of the UK’s top book designers, and has won a D&AD Yellow Pencil for his work for Penguin.
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Killer pitch: Win the jobs you want!
Love it or loathe it, pitching for clients is part of life as a designer. Here’s how to do it better.
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Hush makes a splash with Nike art
The uber-hip directors' collective creates a stunning pair of large-scale static images for Nike’s stores internationally.
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Social Skills
Web 2.0 sites offer you the chance to make professional contacts, display work and win commissions. We help you choose the best one.
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Sell your designs
Who says you have to suffer for art? There are plenty of ways your designs can make you more cash...
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Psyop joins the dots for Guinness
Psyop found itself creating seven completely different ‘worlds’ for a single ad when it took on the Guinness Dot spot.
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Painting a past for Red Princess Blues
An animé-influenced short film tells the backstory of Princess, heroine of the forthcoming movie Red Princess Blues.
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Boost your design skills
Continual training and development is vital for the designer who wants to stay on top.
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Preview's hidden powers
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Stay fresh
How do you develop your own style without becoming stale? Top designers give us their tips on how to stay on top of your creative game.
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Lola helps kick the habit
A government campaign required giant CG cigarettes that had to look as real as the streetscapes they were standing in.
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Asylum adds magic to treasure hunt
The VFX house created a city of gold and more for Nicolas Cage to explore in National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
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Broadcast action for the small screen
Mobstar Media teamed up with Endemol UK and O2 to produce Cell, a hard-hitting series for mobile phone broadcast.
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Show me the money
If your design agency needs a cash injection to reach the next level, look for specialists in creative funding.
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Living the dream
What are your goals? How can you make them happen? Digital Arts talks to leading creatives about how they got set for success.
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30-inch LCD monitors
A really, really big screen makes designing a joy – and they’re getting less expensive all the time. Digital Arts puts the latest 30-inch monitors through their paces.
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Th1ngs titles make the cut
Th1ng’s bloody animated title sequence for Tim Burton’s Oscar-nominated Sweeney Todd prepares for all manner of macabre goings-on.