Computer Arts issue 132

So the new year is well under way and we’re all busy at Computer Arts, planning for another year of fantastic creative content. We hope you’ll join us for the ride.

This issue, we’re starting as we mean to go on by showcasing work from the world’s most promising new and emerging talent. We’ve spent the past couple of months rolling up our sleeves and finding people working in different areas of design that show real promise, in terms of their creative output and also in the way they are pushing forward the boundaries of style and form. We’ve found great work all over the world – from Brazil to Israel, Spain to France, showing genuine talent is always out there, you just have to know where to look.

Aside from the 13 pages bursting with fresh talent and ideas, we’re assuming that at this time of year many of you will be getting back behind your desks after a fun-packed Christmas break and thinking “aaarrggghhhh!” If this is the case, then this could be the year you seriously consider taking the plunge and either setting up your own design business or going freelance instead.

With this in mind, you’ll find our Freelance Survival Guide, which takes an honest look at the freelance life, the challenges it throws up and, if you manage to make it work for you, the amazing benefits and life changes it can offer. Freelancing may not be for everyone, but it’s a great option for many.

Elsewhere this issue, we profile US-based design couple Kozyndan, look at what can be achieved when you integrate Cinema 4D and Photoshop and, in the interests of truly broadening your horizons in 2007, show you how to turn an illustration into an amazing navigable QuickTime panorama. Hope you enjoy it!

Paul Newman, Senior Editor

IN THE MAG

TUTORIALS

ORGANIC 3D EFFECTS
Add abstract 3D renders to your photos

INTERACTIVE PANORAMAS
Turn your illustrations into QTVR worlds

EXPORT FILES TO SWF
Publish After Effects projects on the web

CREATE SOFT PROOFS
The easy way to ensure perfect prints

BUILD AN IMAGE GALLERY
Part two of our interactive portfolio series

ANIMATING SCENERY
Create a looping animation using Flash

FEATURES

NEW FACES 2007
Thirteen inspirational pages packed with new work from ten of the world’s brightest and original digital design talents

Q&A: ALEX JENKINS
The interactive designer and animator talks to us about his style and the Creative Mind site he created for Adobe’s CS2.3

PROFILE: KOZYNDAN
Computer Arts spends some quality time in the company of the design industry’s sweetest couple

SURVIVE FREELANCE LIFE
If you’ve decided to go it alone this year, we give you the lowdown on stress-free strategies for working for yourself

CV: PIETARI POSTI
Inside the world of the Barcelona-based illustrator with a love for Japanese art

ON THE CD

XARA XTREME PRO TRY-OUT
Demo version of Xara’s exciting new upgrade to its Xtreme vector graphics, illustration and drawing package

STITCHER PRO 5.5 TRY-OUT
We’re offering you the chance to give Realviz’s leading panoramic photography and image stitching software a go. Unmissable

NEW FACES 2007 GALLERY
See more work from our ten talented design New Faces, profiled this year in this amazing interactive showcase gallery

PHOTOSHOP CS2 TRAINING
More essential video training from Lynda. com. This issue Adobe’s Russell Preston Brown on getting more from Photoshop CS2

100 ROYALTY-FREE IMAGES
Don’t steal grainy images from the internet. Next time you need the right picture in a hurry, pick one from our latest Fotolia set

COMPUTER ARTS 109 PDFS
A full PDF version of our May 2005 issue, featuring pixel art and neon effects tutorials