10 ways to... be more creative
Wednesday 10 Mar 2010
Whether it’s a blinding flash of inspiration or a reliable stream of functional ideas you can build on, creativity is something that no designer or illustrator can do without – that’s why they’re called ‘creatives’. Michael Burns shares 10 quick creativity boosts.
Project: Grandchildren journeys into the world of knowledge
Monday 08 Mar 2010
The indie animation house explains its surreal animated spot Eat Up Brain.
Group Test: Network-attached storage (NAS) drives
Tuesday 02 Mar 2010
Need storage for your shared files? Cliff Joseph assesses what’s out there to suit your budget, technical ability and studio size
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Project: Tune into Last.fm’s newspaper
Monday 01 Mar 2010
Music-streaming site Last.fm ventured into print to celebrate 2009's biggest hits.
Discover new trends in character-based pattern design
Tuesday 23 Feb 2010
A new book reveals a rising trend for animal-themed pattern design
Discover the brand new retro
Sunday 14 Feb 2010
Learn how creatives are going back to basics, rediscovering the cult of Swiss school design, and remixing it with modern design trends and tools.
Draw some Cash
Tuesday 09 Feb 2010
Making your own products takes energy, determination and talent – but it’s not hard to see why more and more creatives are taking up the challenge. The market for design-led products is booming, and the choice of objects you can create is bafflingly broad.
Project: Fluorescent Hill goes to town
Tuesday 02 Feb 2010
Tom Waits has one of the most instantly identifiable voices in contemporary music: it’s a sort of booming roar. Kool Keith has one of the most staccato, distinctive rap styles out there. How do you animate these iconic – but very different – voices?
Group Test: Pocket-sized power snappers
Monday 01 Feb 2010
Gavin Stoker surveys six compact cameras that promise digital SLR-like quality and effects without the bulk
Project: Dive hits The Road with a bleak apocalypse
Tuesday 26 Jan 2010
We talk to the team behind the VFX for recent hit movie The Road.
Take a look at Arabic Design Now
Tuesday 19 Jan 2010
Alice Ross takes the pulse of modern Arabic design and illustration
The future of Photoshop Art
Monday 18 Jan 2010
We’ve spoken to both established Photoshop gurus and hot new talent to find out what’s in store for the year ahead – and what styles they’ve been exploring in their own personal works, ready to unleash in 2010.
Augmented reality brings print design to life
Tuesday 12 Jan 2010
Augmented reality allows designers to add another dimension to their projects.
Project: Passion Pictures brings Free Love full circle
Monday 04 Jan 2010
Chris Hemming explains to Alice Ross how his promo taps into the golden days of children’s TV for a hippyish vibe.
Group Test: Shooting stars for motion artists
Monday 28 Dec 2009
An HD video camera is now a key tool for studios – and they’re more affordable than ever. Rob Mead puts six to the test
Project: Framestore goes to Where the Wild Things Are
Wednesday 23 Dec 2009
Neil Bennett discovers how Framestore created incredibly lifelike CG faces for the Wild Things
Print This: the secrets of screen printing
Sunday 13 Dec 2009
See your designs as never before: screen-printing offers you amazing image quality on almost any surface you like.
Get into T-Shirt design
Monday 07 Dec 2009
T-shirt design is one of the hottest areas of screen-printing – and a great way to earn some cash.
Project: Benetton shows its true Colors
Monday 30 Nov 2009
The fashion label has added video to its in-house magazine using some augmented reality wizardry.
Project: Vault49's juicy BlackBerry images
Monday 23 Nov 2009
New York-based illustrators Vault49 created an illustration-heavy campaign targetting creatives, showing what the latest BlackBerry range can do.
Question of the day!
Neil Bennett
Editor
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