Neil Bennett
Neil is editor of Digital Arts – overseeing the site’s stories, interviews, features and tutorials that inspire, educate, influence and inform those in the creative industries.
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Articles by Neil Bennett
Reviews: Apple iMac 2020 review
The iMac is a near-perfect desktop for 2D creatives – but in 2020 it really has no right to exist at all.
Reviews: Apple 16-inch MacBook Pro review: updated with 2020's model
After months with Apple's redesigned new MacBook Pro – including the latest upgrades – we were impressed in ways we didn't expect.
News: Apple updates the 27-inch iMac for 2020 with 10th-gen chips and a new screen
This new iMac looks like the old iMac, until you turn it on in a bright room.
News: AMD and Lenovo have created the world’s first 64-core workstation
Threadripper Pro is the second new workstation platform launched recently – and this one’s definitely coming this year.
News: Apple charts the future of the Mac: ditching Intel and an iOS-flavoured macOS
Over the next two years, Apple will phase out Intel-based Macs in favour of its own chips. But what will this mean for creatives – and will…
News: After Effects and Premiere Pro gain more 'magic' machine-learning-based features
Roto Brush 2 makes masking easier in After Effects, while Premiere Pro and Rush will automatically reframe and detect scenes in videos.
News: Apple updates the 16-inch MacBook Pro
The larger MacBook Pro gains a new, more-powerful graphics option – and you can now upgrade a Mac Pro's storage after purchase.
Reviews: Apple iPad Pro 2020 review
However, the real innovation is in, of all things, an accessory.
Reviews: Apple MacBook Pro 13 review
Apple’s latest laptop isn’t as redesigned as the 16-inch MacBook Pro released late last year, but it’s still a good choice for designers with…
News: Dell debuts redesigned XPS 15 2020 laptop – and brings back the XPS 17
Dell’s MacBook Pro rival has had an upgrade.
News: Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro for 2020 has a better keyboard and 10th-gen Intel processors
The Escape key returns to the smaller MBP.
News: Cinema 4D S22 released for subscribers only
Only subscribers will get access to the new features in the latest version of Maxon's 3D suite – with others only getting the tools later this year.
News: Apple has just released an iPad Pro with a full keyboard with trackpad
The updated 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro tablets also boast faster performance, iPhone-like cameras and a LiDAR Scanner.
Features: Simon Stålenhag: meet the artist behind Amazon Prime's mysterious new TV show
Tales from the Loop is based on the books and artworks of Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag, so to coincide we've looked backed to when we…
Features: Illustrator George Greaves on using a smartwatch as the canvas for his bold style
The artist also tells us how co-running his own label has helped him refine his style to what clients really want.
News: Premiere Pro gains new project tools
Productions is a new panel designed to make managing larger projects easier.
News: These are the best album covers of 2019
Every January, Art Vinyl reveals the winners of its best album art poll – which this year has been won by covers for Klone, Nick Cave and the…
News: Secret 7" returns for a final hurrah in 2020
Create a 7-inch single cover artwork and see it sold to raise money for refugees in the last ever Secret 7"
Reviews: Microsoft Surface Pro 7 review: the perfect tablet for Illustrators
If you're a designer, creative director or artist whose work fits within specific niches, the Surface Pro 7 could be the perfect tablet and…
Features: Inside the new Apple Mac Pro: an in-depth look at Apple’s most powerful hardware yet
We’ve learned a lot about Apple’s new pro workstation – and now we know it's going on sale tomorrow.