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The Best Design Conferences in 2018 (and beyond)
Find inspiration, fun, skills and the chance to meet some like-minded people at these design festivals.
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Moleskine's new range of notebooks for artists includes concertina & landscape pages
Moleskine's new art collection offers landscape sketchbooks, watercolour support, concertina pages, storyboard frames and more.
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Andrew Archer on his drug-enthralled illustrations for sci-fi novel A Scanner Darkly
Andrew’s vision for The Folio Society’s illustrated edition of Philip K. Dick’s novel landed him in the World Illustration Awards shortlist.
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Lenovo's Mirage Solo is a brilliant wireless VR headset you can move around wearing
The Mirage Solo now stands as the standalone VR headset to beat.
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Illustrator and designer Tim Easley on his intricate album artwork made entirely from plasticine
Tim's piece, entirely made of plasticine for London duo Modified Man's latest release, reflects vintage synths and electronic instruments used by the band.
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Swim alongside Californian sealife in BBC Studios' VR game for a unique new headset you can move around in
A mother sea otter responds to players in real-time as they explore kelp forests and plunge into an oceanic trench, using Lenovo's innovative wireless Mirage Solo headset.
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Fresh, immersive illustrations from 'doodlebomber' Hattie Stewart are coming to London
Recline, look up and crossover to Hattie’s fictional universe, in the first exhibition of NOW Gallery’s Young Artist programme.
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Adobe shows new creative tools it’s working on at its Summit conference in London
Though mainly aimed at marketers, Adobe’s latest Sneaks session includes AI-driven tech that may transfer to Creative Cloud.
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Explore Timo Kuilder's clean, geometric illustrations for this new mobile puzzle game
Interact with Timo's black-and-white illustrations in his game, Kontrast – available now for iOS and Android.
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Come work for Digital Arts!
We're after a talented writer to join the Digital Arts team. Could that be you?
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Visual artist Matt Huynh's harrowing animation on Vietnam War refugees showcased by the Smithsonian
In time for Asian Pacific American History month, Matt’s interpretation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s latest novel will be showcased at the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center.
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The Best Painting Software for Artists
The best Mac and PC applications for digital painting – including full-price, low-cost and free painting apps.
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Artist Daniel Taylor on creating an otherworldly paradise
These euphoric expanses with giant humanoid sculptures have been created through Daniels' exploration of new software apps.
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10 best budgeting apps for freelancers
These apps will make looking after your finances is simple and easy.
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The 11 best apps for drawing and painting on your iPad
Here's our expert pick of the best iPad apps for artists including Procreate 4, the newly free Autodesk Sketchbook Pro, Graphic, Comic Draw and more.
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Anish Kapoor, Paul Smith, the Chapman Brothers and Morag Myerscough are creating 7-inch Vinyl Single Covers for Secret 7"
Secret 7" has returned for 2018 – and the first set of artists taking part has been announced, including some household names. Their 7-inch single sleeves will be among 700 created by artists, illustrators and designers to raise money for the MIND charity.
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Full version of Autodesk SketchBook now free for desktop, mobile and tablet
You no longer need to pay for the digital drawing software and apps – all its features are now available free across all devices.
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Photoshop tutorial: Add a fire effect to a photo
Create a Human Torch-style superhero - or fireball-throwing fantasy wizard - with these flaming brilliant Photoshop techniques.
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World Illustration Awards shortlister Sun Yunfan on designing visuals for her band, Shanghai Restoration Project
Sun explains the concept behind her cover artwork for the electronic duo's latest album, R.U.R., which landed her a spot in the 2018 World Illustration Awards shortlist.
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The Best Drawing Tablet
We compare the best graphics tablet for artists, designers and illustrators - including both Wacom tablets and less expensive alternatives.
