Features
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Bags of Character
Alice Ross explores the work of illustrators such as Jon Burgerman, James Jarvis and Tado and their character art creations.
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Welcome to the new wave of type-based art
It’s hard to miss the current vogue for illustration-based ads and other projects – but even more noticeable at the moment is a trend for putting text front and centre, integrating it into the very fabric of the image in detailed, elaborate artworks.
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Grandchildren journeys into the world of knowledge
The indie animation house explains its surreal animated spot Eat Up Brain.
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Tune into Last.fms newspaper
Music-streaming site Last.fm ventured into print to celebrate 2009's biggest hits.
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Fluorescent Hill goes to town
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?
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Dive hits The Road with a bleak apocalypse
We talk to the team behind the VFX for recent hit movie The Road.
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The future of Photoshop Art
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.
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Adobe Illustrator tip: Live Trace over photos
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Augmented reality brings print design to life
Augmented reality allows designers to add another dimension to their projects.
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Passion Pictures brings Free Love full circle
Chris Hemming explains to Alice Ross how his promo taps into the golden days of children’s TV for a hippyish vibe.
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Framestore goes to Where the Wild Things Are
Neil Bennett discovers how Framestore created incredibly lifelike CG faces for the Wild Things
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Why 3D will fail in 2010
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Vault49's juicy BlackBerry images
New York-based illustrators Vault49 created an illustration-heavy campaign targetting creatives, showing what the latest BlackBerry range can do.
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Playing with Adobe's new toys
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Learn the secrets of the world's best designers & illustrators
Top talent including Noma Bar, David Carson, Catalina Estrada, Ben The Illustrator, Bob Staake and Holly Wales reveal their favourite creative tricks and tips.
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Video-editing applications
The newest generation of video-editing packages offers great performance and a flexible approach to format. But which is best for your needs?
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Artillery flexes its guns with six CGI idents for the FX channel
Bristol-based studio Artillery Design raided its creative arsenal to update the branding for the FX channel – including creating six glossy CG idents.
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Coldplay goes interstellar
Hello Charlie matched the ambition of Coldplay’s stadium rock with a sweeping set of animations for the band’s tour visuals.
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Perfect Design: Top illustrators reveal how they turn sketches into amazing artworks
Si Scott, Noma Bar, Ben the Illustrator, Kid Acne, Rex Crowle, Claudia Cimpan and more reveal their creative processes.