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.
Digital Arts is dedicated to enhancing the professional and personal lives of creative people across advertising, animation, branding, digital design, illustration, user experience and visual effects.
Articles by Neil Bennett
News: How you can help create VR for social good
A new website is bringing together VR studios, agencies, charities, NGOs and others to collaborate on and showcase virtual reality projects…
News: Celebrating 60 years of Brian Sanders' illustration – from James Bond to Mad Men
As a new exhibition opens in London, we look back at the work of one of the grandees of British illustration.
News: New HP ZBook G4 laptops boast faster performance, longer battery life and stunning screens
HP has upgraded its ZBook laptop range for designers, artists, animators and editors.
News: The most beautiful photos of big rig trucks you've ever seen
Ulysse Fréchelin's photos from his book American Trucks show the sheen, colour and texture of crafted juggernauts.
News: D&AD Awards 2017: see the best design, advertising, illustration, animation and VR of the past year
The UK's biggest advertising awards gave gongs to some truly outstanding projects, most of which are trying to make the world a better place.
News: The best new hardware & software for designers, artists, animators & editors - April 2017
From stunning new monitors from HP and Eizo to upgraded software from Adobe and Autodesk – and two new free video editing applications –…
News: Interview: Artist Butcher Billy on creating those wildly popular, darkly funny horror novel covers based on 80s ballads
The illustrator tells us how Stephen King and the dark, hidden meanings in pop songs from Lionel Ritchie and Chris De Burgh inspired his…
Features: How to turn your art and designs into Facebook Camera Effects
Facebook Camera Effects is its answer to Snapchat filters – and you can create your own using Facebook's simple, free online tool Frame…
News: After Effects and Premiere Pro CC 2017 updated to make motion graphics and audio easier
New versions of After Effects and Premiere Pro introduce the Essential Graphics and Audio panels, better camera shake removal, and an…
News: George Wylesol’s brilliant lo-fi artworks include illustrations inspired by working alone at night in a hospital
Feelings of longing and "paranoid loneliness" have influenced George's haunted artworks.
News: Apple confirms it's redesigning the Mac Pro, upgrading the iMac and building a pro monitor
Unusually for the typically secretive company, Apple has discussed its future plans for its pro hardware – including the Mac Pro and iMac.
Features: How illustrator Tim McDonagh dealt with a creepy superfan
This film explores the 'relationship' between artist Tim McDonagh and his self-proclaimed 'biggest fan', Frank.
News: Alberto Seveso's abstract artworks fill silhouettes with ribbons of light
The Italian artist has brought a visceral feel to this sensual line of prints.
Features: Interview: The man who shot Logan and Gladiator on making heroic films look gritty and real
John Mathieson, DoP on the new, very different X-Men film Logan also discusses how the film's look was partially inspired by painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
News: Interview: Dave McKean on illustrating a beautiful new hardback of Neil Gaiman's American Gods
The artist tells us about his new artworks for The Folio Society's edition of American Gods, just before a TV series based on Neil Gaiman's…
News: Illustrated posters and an app call out men for 'manterrupting' women
BETC São Paulo's campaign of artworks draw attention to how men talk over women – while an innovative app shows just how often it happens.
News: The 20 artists creating 'digital graffiti' on the white walls of a Florida coastal town
Check out the work of 20 creators of animation, interactive and video art that are being projected across the walls of Alys Beach in May for…
News: Newspapers attack designers over 'new' NHS logo and identity
The latest criticism of public sector rebranding by newspapers is insulting to designers – and fundamentally untrue.
News: Emanuele Kabu's animated gifs give you 31 ways to say "get lost"
This animated gif project is unashamedly crude and the perfect uplift after a bad meeting, journey or just an overall crappy day.
Features: Best laptop for design and art 2017: we test Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft's most powerful and stylish models to find the best laptop for designers and artists
We've tested the 6 most powerful and stylish laptops (and laptop/tablet hybrids) for artists and designers to find the perfect one for you.
