Why placing limitations on yourself is the key to creativity
Jessica Walsh, Paula Scher, Phil Hansen and Erik Johansson tell us how limits, rules and guidelines can help drive creativity.
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How to get good feedback from clients and colleagues
By continually re-evaluating your work and listening to feedback, you can take your work in interesting new directions.
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Interview: Animators behind Graham Chapman's A Liars Autobiography
We speak to the animators who turned the Python reading his autobiography into a stereo 3D biopic in 17 different animation styles from stop-motion to cutout CG.
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The Best of 2012: Creative tech
For creative tech, 2012 was the year of both the cloud and the real.
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The Best of 2012: Features
Here we bring together the ten most-popular in-depth features from 2012 – plus one heartwarming story that will bring a smile to your face that'll still be there come the New Year.
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The filmmaker's kit guide: 10 essential items you shouldn't leave the studio without
Here are the 10 must-have items you’ll need before embarking on your first shoot.
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Filmmaking for branding projects: in-depth guide
Filmmaker Paul Wyatt details the skills and kit you’ll need to offer videos to your clients as part of branding projects
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Does nationality affect creativity?
Neil Bennett asks if where a creative was born and grew up leaves a legacy on their craft
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The R&D group making media and devices accessible to the disabled
We visit the National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) in Boston to discover what the pressing issues in accessibility are.
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Get paid to showcase your creative process for clients
How to showcase your creative process - and get paid for it by clients
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What's the creative legacy of the London 2012 Olympics?
Leading designers, illustrators, creative directors and VFX supervisors reflect on the creative legacy of the London 2012 Olympics.
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Interview: Secret Cinema's experience designers
Death to the Flippers and Framestore reveal how they spooked Neil Bennett at this year’s hottest cinema experience
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The Graduate Designer/Illustrator's Guide to Success
Anna Richardson-Taylor asks some of the questions graduates will be facing along their initial career steps, and gets expert advice from creative industry veterans to help them answer them – and hopefully secure a glittering career.
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Master this year's top type techniques
The days of uninspiring typefaces are long gone, with the latest offerings going in bold new directions, says Anna Richardson Taylor
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Coding for creatives: How to get started with CSS
Our getting-started guide tells you everything you need to know to understand CSS.
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How to get into creative hacking and making
If you don't know coding or engineering, just pick it up as you go along.
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Animation Trends 2012: Stop motion animation is hip again
Aardman’s The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists proves there is still a place in people’s hearts for stop-motion – and not just footage produced with the most elaborate gear.
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How to colour grade stereoscopic 3D footage
Colourist Dado Valentic of Mytherapy reveals how to overcome the challenges inherent in grading stereo 3D footage.
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Sports and London 2012 Olympics design campaigns revealed
There’ll seldom be a better time to get involved in sport-led design, says Laura Snoad
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How top studios create their best movie posters for Hollywood and indie films
Laura Snoad teases out what makes the best film posters shine and how to succeed in a tough field. Don’t miss it