Johanna Basford's sabbatical diary, week 2: Drawing a forest, buying a boat
Fuelled by a potent mix of Berrocca, caffeine and nervous adrenaline, the illustrator has drawn a forest and bought a boat.
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Autodesk to make 3ds Max and Maya upgrades more expensive
According to an email from UK reseller bluegfx, Autodesk is to increase its overall upgrade prices for Maya and 3ds Max from January 21.
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Dan Britt uses stop-motion to show 1000 reasons to get rid of nuclear bombs
A Thousand Reasons uses stop-motion animation of paper cranes, bombs and machinery to get its point across simply and beautifully.
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Piccadilly Curtains animates David Attenboroughs Natural Curiosities
Piccadilly Curtains has adopted a mixed media approach for the spot, comprising 3D elements, traditional 2D animation and digital effects added in After Effects.
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Download a free PSD artwork from Gustavo Brigante
Fotolia will be releasing 10 layered PSD artworks created by some big-name illustrators, but you have to be quick to get your hands on them.
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LaCie debuts sci-fiesque Blade Runner hard drive
LaCie has once again commissioned designer Philippe Starck to create an unusually-shaped storage system.
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Vintage Tube posters showcased on London Underground's 150th birthday
The network has given us images of a series of posters that have been displayed at its stations across its history.
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Hackable Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots can be controlled with an iPad
Lego has announced an update to its Lego Mindstorms robot-building kit that enables creators to control their robotic creations with an iPhone or iPad.
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Two new Nikon 1 series cameras launched
In 2013, Nikon's interchangeable-lens camera lineup will grow and shrink at the same time.
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Intel will make Thunderbolt faster, but won't say when
Intel says it is working to make the Thunderbolt faster, but has declined to say when improvements will be finished.
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Sony showcases 4K TVs, content and affordable camcorder at CES
Television at four times the resolution of today's high-def images is turning out to be one of the most popular bets among consumer electronics makers in Las Vegas at this year's CES.
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Adobe denies 'free' CS2 downloads are a giveaway
Adobe has responded to links to freely downloadable versions of Creative Suite 2 saying that if you don't own CS2, you shouldn't be downloading them.
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Johanna Basford's sabbatical diary, week 1: kicking off 4 months without commissions
It's been a funny first week: funny peculiar, not funny ha-ha. After months of build-up, January finally arrived and...
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Farmville 2's 3D character design & animation revealed
Interviews with Zynga's director of design, art director, lead animator and more.
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Jean Jullien brings wit & wisdom to first solo illustration show in London
Kemistry Gallery showcases the London-based French artist's wry work.
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Survey reveals British designers feel underpaid, overworked and worried about job security
The Design Industry Voices 2012 report is out and it appears that the design industry is even more unhappy than it was in 2011.
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M-Disc offers Blu-ray discs that 'last for 1,000 years'
A new Blu-ray Disc promises to keep data fresh long after it might have decayed on other discs.
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Mac Pro 2013 release date and rumours
The new Mac Pro release date is one of the biggest questions professional Mac users have right now. Here's what we know now.
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Amon Tobin brings ISAM 2.0 to Britain
An upgraded version of last year's best live show comes to London and Bexhill-on-Sea. See what's new here.
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Start-Up Loan pot to help new businesses launch grows to £110m
The £30 million boost increases the total sum available to new businesses to £110 million over the next three years.