Computer Arts issue 143

IN THE MAG

FEATURES

LOGO SECRETS
From clean to extreme: effective designs for successful brands

JAMES JEAN
Illustrator James Jean talks

FINE ART AND INSPIRATION
How designers and illustrators are influenced by old masters

Q&A: HOSS GIFFORD
The mischievous Scottish flash designer talks frankly to us

TRAIN WITHOUT STRAIN
Designer Darren Smith reviews professional HTML training

MARKET YOURSELF
How to get your company noticed on the web and in print.

TUTORIALS

PIXELS AND VECTORS
A Creative Suite masterclass

ILLUSTRATIVE DESIGN
Simple logo design techniques

MAKE CONTACT SHEETS
Contact sheets for your artwork

LOGOTYPE ANIMATION
Adapting a brand for the web

IMPROVING PRELOADERS
Better ways to launch your site

SPRY WIDGETS
Add AJAX functions to your site

CREATE COLOUR THEMES
Use kuler for harmonious colour

LETTERHEAD DESIGN
Create branded stationery

ON THE CD

PHOTOSHOP CS3 TRAINING
A whole hour of training from Lynda. com’s Advanced Techniques DVD

Plus…
50 free fonts (MAC/PC)
200 CSS templates (MAC/PC)
68 Photoshop brushes (MAC/PC)
35 vector images (MAC/PC)
Art of Illusion (MAC/PC)
Blender (MAC/PC)
7 Go Media spray brushes (MAC/PC)
Graduate Animations 2007 (MAC/PC)