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Daily News

Brand Nu shows off his West End Show

Friday 03 Feb 2012 - 10:28
thumb We get an exclusive look at Radim Malinic's The West End Show exhibition

D&AD extends D&AD Awards 2012 deadline to February 8

Thursday 02 Feb 2012 - 11:53
D&AD has extended the deadline for entries for this year's D&AD Awards to give creatives last chance to enter in the Award's 50th year.

Avid launches video editing iPad app, Studio for iPad

Thursday 02 Feb 2012 - 11:32
Avid has released a video-editing app for the Apple iPad, called Studio for iPad.


DAZ gives away Bryce 7 Pro, Daz Studio Pro 4 and Hexagon 2.5 for free

Thursday 02 Feb 2012 - 08:26
thumb DAZ has taken the unusual step of releasing all of its major 3D applications for free.

Final Cut Pro X broadcast monitoring now possible through Blackmagic Design kit

Wednesday 01 Feb 2012 - 15:03
Blackmagic Design has released a beta version of its Desktop Video 9.2 software, which allows broadcast monitoring with its products using the new Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 update.

GenArts releases Sapphire Edge plug-in for Final Cut Pro X

Wednesday 01 Feb 2012 - 14:09
Coinciding with the launch of Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3, GenArts has released a version of its Sapphire Edge plug-in that supports FCP X.

First look: Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3

Wednesday 01 Feb 2012 - 08:56
thumb We spend some time with Apple's new Final Cut Pro release, discovering what they've added (and brought back from FCP 7).

7toX converts Final Cut Pro 7 to Final Cut Pro X

Wednesday 01 Feb 2012 - 08:55
When Final Cut Pro X was first released, it lacked support for projects created in earlier versions of Final Cut Pro. 7toX brings this back

Design and illustration come to the British Library in March

Tuesday 31 Jan 2012 - 21:53
thumb The Spring Festival features Jamie Hewlett, Quentin Blake, James Jarvis, Posy Simmonds and more.

Apple updates Final Cut Pro X to 10.0.3, returns multicam tools & more

Tuesday 31 Jan 2012 - 14:24
Apple has today launched Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3, what it describes as a "significant update" to its professional video editing app.

Web design tome brings a stylish approach to book design

Tuesday 31 Jan 2012 - 11:35
thumb Jon Duckett’s HTML & CSS: design and build websites makes learning code visually appealing.

12 illustrators chart a creative Chinese Zodiac

Tuesday 31 Jan 2012 - 10:44
thumb We speak to new art brand Soyu about 12 posters by 12 artists, all based around the signs of the Chinese Zodiac.


New PRINCE2 qualification pass rates expected to be low

Tuesday 31 Jan 2012 - 09:40
The pass rate for the new, higher level PRINCE2 Professional qualification will be lower than for the existing qualifications, a PRINCE2 trainer has predicted.

Professor's 3D animation reveals the workings inside the brain

Tuesday 31 Jan 2012 - 09:39
This year's Macworld | iWorld wasn't only about accessories and apps – attendees also got a chance to see the inner workings of the brain.

Interview: Malika Favre on why she had to push herself to get rude to illustrate Penguin’s new Kama Sutra

Monday 30 Jan 2012 - 12:18
thumb We speak to the french illustrator about her playful, sexually explicit (but in no way crude) representations of the book’s techniques