How to commission photography
When working with a third-party photographer, here’s how to get the best results.
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RAW power
Taking pictures in RAW format gives you greater flexibility when it comes to editing, but the files can be harder to manage. Here’s how to best handle RAW.
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Suburb's arty mix for Stance
Fusing music, video, art and x-sports, Suburb celebrates the local culture for new surf, skate and snowboard shop Stance.
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Get it together
The rise of the design collective has given creative people a new way of working, away from the tedium of regular design jobs.
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Bloc Media
In just five years, Bloc has transformed from a two-man operation to a 20-strong team creating award-winning Web sites and online games.
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Newangle for interactive exhibitions
Newangle’s interactive exhibits for the National Waterfront Museum are set to wow.
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Focus on aperture
Apple says ‘let there be lightbox’.
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Depeche Mode
Dream-like visuals mixing CG and live action create a fantasy landscape for the haunting new track from Depeche Mode.
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Pride & Prejudices hidden vfx
A new reworking of Pride and Prejudice uses over 400 vfx to recreate Georgian England’s glory.
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Surreal site by Grouek
A french interactive agency has just completed a unique site for Japanese branding agency Frontage. Digit explores.
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Beyond burning
Roxio and Nero produce the two leading disc-burning suites, and they’ve raised the stakes with their respective new versions.
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Top 20 TV commercials
Television commercials are visual palettes in minute form. Digit charts the 20 best effects-heavy ads of all time.
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iTunes' TV times
US television networks are being cagey about the potential of the iTunes Music Store to sell their content. Is downloadable TV a serious proposition from Apple’s all conquering music shop?
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Artful effects in Oliver Twist
Invisible visual effects were the order of the day for Polanski’s latest film, Dicken’s classic Oliver Twist.
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Maynard troll
MPC creates a fairytale CG troll using Maya for Maynards Wine Gums latest TV campaign.
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Quick Photoshop tricks
Many photo-editing tricks are simple to do – if you know how. We talk you through three common techniques for enhancing your work.
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Work in progress
Working Title Films co-founder Tim Bevan talks Hollywood, British talent, and making movies on a shoestring.
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Cuddling up to clients
Whether you’re inspiring a brand or walking on eggshells, handling clients is as much of an art as design itself.
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Nowwashyourhands
At full-service agency Nowwashyourhands, creativity is key with its design-hungry team busy on varied projects for blue-chip clients.
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Sci Fi UKs Geek Boy
Developed by onedotzero industries in partnerships with unit9 and Jake, the mascot for the Sci Fi channel, Geek Boy takes to the air in four adventures.