Creative trends for a roaring 2020
The big trends set to influence design, branding and visual production this year.
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Best Tablet for Art and Design
What's better for art, design or illustration: an iPad Air 2019, an Android tablet or a tablet PC, convertible or 2-in-1 from the likes of Microsoft, Dell or HP?
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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.
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Cyber Monday 4K monitor deals: the best screens you need for art and design
Savings on Ultra HD and 4K monitors, including Amazon's Black Friday Countdown offers and more.
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Best iPad photo editors
Discover the best iPads apps for professional-level photo editing on your iPad – including photography apps from Adobe, Affinity, Google and more.
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XP-Pen Artist 15.6 Pro, the drawing tablet that puts control in your hands - whichever one you use
XP-Pen’s professional option bring you decent specs, an innovative dial interface – and even some good old left-handed friendliness.
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GIGABYTE AERO 15 OLED - The Creator’s Laptop
High performance and lightweight design make Gigabyte’s Aero 15 OLED the ideal laptop for content creators.
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Dreaming big: when Alex Farrell went monster hunting for Seagate
When you’re filming in a hurricane, hanging off a cliff, your storage hardware needs to be as rugged as (you think) you are.
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How to calibrate your monitor
Is your monitor giving you bad colour accuracy? This is how to check using the best tools on the market.
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Best Monitor Calibrators
These are the best colorimeters you need to ensure colour perfection.
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Apple's Pro Display XDR is the monitor every creative will want, not just video editors
Launched at the same time as the Mac Pro, the Pro Display has a broader appeal than the
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Best drawing apps for iPhone
Our pick of the best iPhone apps for artists, including Procreate Pocket, Adobe's Photoshop Sketch, Illustrator Draw, and Autodesk's SketchBook, some of which you can also use on your iPad.
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Best Wacom Cintiq alternatives
Don't have £1,900/$2,200 for a Wacom Cintiq Pro 24? Here are six much less expensive pen display options for drawing, sketching and painting.
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Best Monitor for Art and Design
Our selection of the best displays for designers and artists, including Lenovo, Eizo, Philips and more – plus expert advice on how to choose the perfect screen for you.
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Best iPad stylus for drawing
There's so much more than the Apple Pencil - discover the 7 best iPad styluses for drawing on your iPad and iPad Pro.
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Best Android Stylus for Drawing
We pick the best Android styluses for artists that money can buy.
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Best Laptop for Design and Art
We tested the most powerful and stylish models to find the best laptop for designers and artists.
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Meet the new, tougher Cinebench R20 benchmark: We test it on Xeon and Threadripper
Long a favourite of reviewers, Maxon's Cinebench R20 just got a big update.
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Best desks for designers
Whether you work at home, at a studio or in a shared workspace, here are the dozen best desks that'll make your working life easier.
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Best Scanner for Art and Design
Whether wanting to scan in linework or capture full blown graphics, our choice of the best scanners out there for creatives has something for everyone.
