About Computer Arts

Computer Arts is the leading magazine for designers, illustrators and creative professionals. Every month in the magazine you’ll find a plethora of inspiration, creative software skills and industry advice, all aimed at making you a better – and more successful – designer.

Our Output section brings you the world’s best design work, and our new section, The design manual, is your essential desk companion – a collection of advice, tips and opinion that will help you complete your real-world, daily design challenges in double-quick time.

And our Creative Skills section is the only place to find cutting-edge software skills and techniques to improve your design workflow. Every issue we feature pro skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Flash and more – making Computer Arts the ultimate guide to becoming a more versatile creative pro, and helping you undertake your creative challenges faster.

We also bring you exclusive video tuition from our tutorial writers and Studio Life – a series of HD short films going behind the scenes at the world’s biggest agencies.

You can watch the full version of video on the Computer Arts Creative DVD which comes free with issue 191.

In this example from our DVD you will discover how to get started with After Effects Expressions with this expert guide from James Wignall. This video content is exclusively available to print magazine subscribers

It’s simple. If you want to be a better designer, you need Computer Arts.

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From the Editor

Why do creative people turn to Computer Arts? I’d say it’s down to the hard work of our expert team of designers, writers and freelancers.

The magazine is always exposing new talent, exploring the creative and business trends that make the design industry tick, and just as importantly revealing how your software can always be used in more intriguing ways.

If you’re passionate about visual communication, and constantly seek new inspiration, ideas and practical techniques Computer Arts is the mag for you.

Plus, via our website and online forum you can be part of a true community of international designers.

Don’t put it off. Join our merry band and find out what the next issue of Computer Arts has in store for you.

Rob Carney
Editor - Computer Arts

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