Reviews

Creative Cloud review

Should you upgrade to get your hands on Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, After Effects CC, Premiere Pro CC, Dreamweaver CC, Flash Pro CC, Edge CC et al?
- Topics
- After Effects,
- Creative Cloud,
- CS6,
- Edge,
- Flash Pro,
- Adobe Illustrator,
- InDesign,
- Muse,
- Photoshop,
- Premiere Pro,
- Animation,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Printing,
- Video,
- Adobe
Photoshop CC review

The end of software in a box is marked by a respectable upgrade in Photoshop's capabilities.
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Life & Style,
- Photography,
- Typography,
- Video,
- Adobe
Illustrator CC review

Ben The Illustrator puts the brand new version of his namesake tool through its paces.
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- Adobe Illustrator,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Typography,
- Adobe
Wacom Cintiq 13HD first look review

We spend some time with Wacom's new digital drawing surface, which fits comfortably onto your lap.
- Topics
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Wacom
Apple 27-inch iMac 2013

Neil Bennett spends time with a beautifully-sculpted desktop.
- Topics
- Hardware,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Workstations,
- Apple
Alien Skin Eye Candy 7 review

Create interesting objects and effects with this classic Photoshop plug-in.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Plug-ins,
- Alien Skin Software
Matrox DS1 Thunderbolt docking station review

If you've got a MacBook Pro and you're tired of plugging in all your peripherals, Matrox's DS1 can help make things easier.
- Topics
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Graphic Design,
- Video,
- Matrox
Photoshop CS6.1 review

Free update for Creative Cloud users includes improved type styles, blurs, web design tools and Conditional Actions.
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- CS6,
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Video,
- Adobe
Photoshop CS6 13.0.2 with Retina Display support review

We test the Photoshop CS6 13.0.2 update on an Apple MacBook Pro and discovered that there are two main advantages...
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- CS6,
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Video,
- Adobe
HP Z1 workstation review

Neil Bennett checks out an ‘iMac on steroids’
- Topics
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Workstations,
- HP
Dell Precision M4700 laptop review

Neil Bennett checks out the most powerful laptop we've ever reviewed, with screen options that outdo even Apple's Retina Display for creative work.
- Topics
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Motion,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Laptops,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Dell
Wacom Cintiq 24HD Touch review

This multi-touch-enabled Cintiq has made Lizzie Mary Cullen consider going to extreme lengths to make enough money to buy one.
- Topics
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Motion,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Wacom
Quark DesignPad preview

A new iPad app for novice designers has arrived on the scene, but it's not for pros.
- Topics
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- iPad & iPhone,
- Quark
Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display tested with Photoshop, After Effects and 3D suites

We finds Apple’s new laptop for professional creatives a little too far ahead of its time
- Topics
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Laptops,
- Video,
- Apple
Olympus OM-D E-M5 stylishly retro 4/3 camera

Olympus' OM-D E-M5 camera offers a wealth of features, a fine retro design and cracking image quality.
- Topics
- Animation,
- Cameras,
- Hardware,
- Software,
- Digital SLRs,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Olympus
Western Digital My Passport Studio

Western Digital has upped the ante with its new My Passport Studio, which offers a full 2TB of portable storage.
- Topics
- Animation,
- Hardware,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Mobile,
- Photography,
- Storage,
- Video,
- Western Digital
Adobe Photoshop CS6 review revisited

Three months on, we return to Adobe's flagship creative tool. Here's our long-term view of whether it's a must-have upgrade or not.
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- CS6,
- Photoshop,
- Animation,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Interactive,
- Photography,
- Video,
- Adobe
Adobe InDesign CS6 review – revisited

Here we reflect on InDesign CS6 after using Adobe's design software for almost a month.
- Topics
- Creative Cloud,
- CS6,
- InDesign,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Interactive,
- Printing,
- Typography,
- Adobe
Akvis Decorator 3.0

While the masking tools are hit and miss and it takes an age to run the preview, the basic results can actually be fairly convincing
- Topics
- Business & Career,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Photography,
- Akvis,
- Akvis
Alien Skin Exposure 4 review

Add some dirt, scratches and marks to your clean digital images to give them more of an analogue feel
- Topics
- Cameras,
- Software,
- Graphic Design,
- Illustration,
- Photography,
- Alien Skin Software

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