Features
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Young designers survival guide
The Digital Arts guide has all the help you need to launch your career in design.
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Compact digital cameras
All digital creatives need a camera that they can keep on them at all times. We put six of the best high-end, pocket-sized models through their paces.
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Firefox 3: will Mac users switch from Safari?
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Touchdown for Snickers
Unexpected mixed real-life action with thundering CG creatures to produce a cinematic spot for Snickers.
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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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Five effective ways to burglar-proof your laptop
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Has Adobe Taken a Wrong Turn with Acrobat 9?
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Björk splashes out on a full-CG river
The spectacular video to Wanderlust took nine months to finish and can be seen in stereoscopic 3D.
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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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Is the Web browser doomed?
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Riding the rails with Hatch and Ford
Manga-inspired cartoon characters and a photorealistic car create a dizzying rollercoaster ride, starring the new Ford Focus.
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Rushes crash-tests the human body
The top digital-effects house created over a million frames of CG for a gripping series on the human body.
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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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Building a CG barbarian army
When director Gareth Edwards needed a CG cast of thousands for his documentary on Attila the Hun, he found it easiest to build it himself.
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Boost your design skills
Continual training and development is vital for the designer who wants to stay on top.