Creatives in China won't find this flag on Adobe, Getty or Shutterstock
Certain stock images can't be seen in the People's Republic – and Shutterstock talent aren't happy.
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Getty to kill rights-managed images next month
It's not just Meghan & Harry going royalty-free.
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Reader Survey: Win a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 & Amazon Vouchers
We need your help: tell us what you think of Digital Arts in our Reader Survey, and in return we're offering the chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and one of 40 £20 Amazon vouchers!
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Lettering and photography combine to bring out the power of music
Artist Ben Tallon and photographer Andrew Cotterill have collaborated on a five-year project featuring Ian Brown, Damon Albarn, FKA Twigs, Skepta, Kanye and more.
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Apple has upgraded the iMac to make it twice as fast – and given the iMac Pro a quiet bump too
Apple has launched new versions of its 27- and 21.5 inch iMacs with faster CPUs and graphics, which Apple claims makes it up to 2.4x faster than previous models.
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Instantly add colour to black and white photos with this free and easy website
The results are really impressive.
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Inside the visual aesthetic of Kubrick's films
A new exhibition highlights the auteur's keen eye for design and the work of collaborators like Saul Bass and Milena Canonero.
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How two designers maintained a long-distance relationship through typography
Valentine's Day is here and it's time to remember the story of two designers in love and the beautiful self-made postcards they made and sent when worlds apart.
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Lenovo's new PC for artists and designers is the oddest-looking desktop you can draw on
This asymmetrical all-in-one looks like Dieter Rams' take on Microsoft's Surface Studio – which some will love for its retro charm and others despise.
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Candid photography at home is helping Swedes to sell houses
Documentary photos of family life are making their way into Sweden's house ads.
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Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke spoofs all your favourite stock photo clichés
Finally you can see the Dragon Queen point at profit margins as Emilia Clarke recreates classic stock photos for this hilarious spoof video.
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Finding the right photo just got easier with Getty's brand new AI-powered solution
Feed copy into Getty's Panels and it will provide you with tailored, relevant editorial stock images, claims the company - and it will even learn what you like.
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How AI is powering groundbreaking Photoshop and Premiere plugins
Machine learning has allowed the likes of Nvidia to make tasks like object removal, noise reduction and up-rezing much, much easier.
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What Apple and Adobe just announced for designers at WWDC
Coming this autumn is a more pro-looking dark mode for MacOS, help with your mess of a desktop - and some new apps for pro designers.
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You can now buy Apple's Space Gray keyboard, mouse and trackpad for your iMac or MacBook
Previously only available for the iMac Pro, Apple's Space Gray keyboard, mouse and trackpad (with black Lightning cables) are available to buy separately.
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Wacom's cheaper, 24-inch Cintiq Pro is here – plus its first desktop PC
There's much for designers and artists to be excited about here – though the 32-inch model is delayed until later in the year.
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This cinemagraph app was used by the Grammys to add subtle animation to Instagram posts
Create looping videos or animated PNGs with Plotagraph to make sure your social media posts stand out.
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The Biggest Logo Redesigns of 2017/18
Take a look at some of the biggest logo redesigns of 2017, and now 2018 – including the Guardian's new masthead design, Formula 1, YouTube, Converse & more.
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Select a person in Photoshop CC in one click with this new feature
Adobe has announced a Select Subject tool, expected to be released in the next Photoshop update. Find out how it works.
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Cyber Monday Deals for Artists & Designers: Wacom, Adobe, Apple, Corel Painter, Microsoft Surface & more
Cyber Monday is here - so here's our regularly updated, expert guide to the best deals on the software, hardware, art equipment and prints.
