How to Prepare Photos for Printing (and Artworks too)
Whether you're using your own photo printer or a commercial service, here's the best way to ensure your photos and artwork come out looking amazing.
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Social media image sizes, specs and aspect ratios: the ultimate guide
Photographer Tigz Rice shows you how best to crop images for maximum impact on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ – with tips for composition, size and positioning.
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iPhone 7 Plus vs DSLR photo shootout - can you do a fashion shoot with an iPhone?
We pushed the iPhone 7 Plus' new Portrait mode – which comes with the just released iOS 10.1 – to the limit and compared the results to a DSLR. The results surprised even our photographer.
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8 things designers (and brands) need to know about the modern woman
These are needs, aspirations and motivations of the future female consumer, as researched by J Walter Thompson.
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How to shoot photos for a multi-channel campaign across print, web and social
Photos composed and shot for print just won't work on social media – and vice-versa. Photographer Tigz Rice gives you 8 must-know tips for the different shooting styles that work in print, on the web and on social media.
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How Felix Hernandez uses real miniatures and Photoshop to create dreamy images
Digital artist and photographer Felix creates idyllic images using models including vehicles and Star Wars miniatures – mixing traditional and digital methods for rather beautiful results.
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Felix Hernandez uses miniature models to create idyllic & dreamy images
Digital artist and photographer Felix Hernandez creates idyllic images using scale models – mixing traditional and digital methods leaving you lusting after the dreamy environments they evoke.
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How to create an introvert-friendly workplace
Many designers and artists are introverts – and their needs are different from the extraverts who traditionally thrive in office environments. Here's how to reconsider your company culture to see how it helps – or hurts – the introverted creatives in your office.
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The 3 Most Important Stock Photo Trends of 2016
5 leading designers and photographers tell us what brands and consumers want from stock images in 2016.
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15 Photography Tips and Techniques for Perfect Photos
Photographer Tigz Rice shares her top tips for shooting for digital composites, including advice on equipment, lighting and editing.
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Designers and Photographers Tell Us How We Can Get Better Stock Photos
Has stock imagery has really changed – and how does it needs to change further – so we can get photos that feel authentic, not cheesy.
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21 Incredible Design Projects That Won Awards at Cannes Lions 2016
The best artworks, graphics, animation, illustration, advertising and design work from this year's Cannes Lions winners (with no fakes).
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This festival transforms a Florida town into a giant, beautiful work of art
We report from the Digital Graffiti Festival, where once a year artworks are projected over a gleamingly white Florida town.
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Discover the wonderful stories behind these 10 stunning images
See what inspired 10 of the best stock illustrations and photos from iStock by Getty Images.
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Wonderful retouched photos show what old computers looked like brand new
These retouched photos of analogue hardware from the 1950s to the 70s show that stylishly designed computers didn’t start with Apple.
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Design internships: why hiring interns makes your company better – and why you should pay them
Andy Budd, co-founder & director at Clearleft, explains why internships aren't cheap labour but a brilliant way to introduce new ways of thinking and spark innovative ideas.
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10 weird phrases that generate hilarious iStock images
Got ten minutes to spare and want to see a naked woman with a baby octopus in her mouth? Thankfully, we've delved into the dark, strange depths of iStock so you don't have to.
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How Rogue One director Gareth Edwards created a barbarian army on his home computer for BBC2
8 years ago – before Monsters, Godzilla and Rogue One – director Gareth Edwards told us about creating a cast of thousands at home for the BBC2 documentary on Attila the Hun.
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Stunning photo-montage-based infographics from Nicholas Felton's new book
In his incredible new book PhotoViz, the man famous for his Personal Annual Reports brings together a compelling mix of photography and data.
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34 photos by British photographers shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards
The world’s biggest photography competition received a record-breaking 230,130 images from 186 countries.