Computer Arts issue 147

Phew. I’m pleased to report that the response to the new-look Computer Arts has been extremely positive. We’re quite relieved. I suppose we were waiting on the emails and sales figures with some trepidation. A little bit like when you’ve sent your work through to a client and you’re waiting to hear back. Will they love it? Will they hate it? Or will they be indifferent?

When we’re putting together a magazine, it’s a matter of having over 21,000 clients around the world, each with their own individual tastes. That’s pretty daunting when you think about it. You could liken it to what we’re talking about in our main feature this issue: supersize design. Here we’re celebrating the work of those designers who are lucky enough to land those really enormous jobs. They project images onto buildings, paint aircraft liveries, or hang lavish banners on 20-storey buildings. If the design doesn’t go down very well, a giant piece of work like that could end up offending hundreds of thousands of people.

It’s always tricky to please a big audience but hopefully the kind of visuals and articles you see in each issue of deliver new ideas that help the process, resulting in fresh things to offer clients. Get back to us and tell us what you like, and what you don’t like.

Garrick Webster
Editor, Computer Arts

IN THE MAG

FEATURES

Interview: Matt Pyke
Universal Everything’s head honcho interviewed

Supersize design
The world of massive artwork

Profile: Psyop
New York’s $30m motion graphics house

Round Table
Are there enough women in design?

Profile: Justin Maller
The depthCORE co-founder

TUTORIALS

Supersize poster creation
Movie poster design skills

Brief Encounter
Anna Wray showcases her design for a baroque necktie

Creating trees in Illustrator
With Ben the Illustrator

Inspiration Workshop
Sculptural techniques from Martin Simpson

Customise Flash video controls
Integrate video controls into your site

Creating a cardboard character
Bring an illustrated character to life

Mastering InDesign Preferences
Customise InDesign to the way you work

ON THE CD
DAZ Studio 3D Bridge
DAZ Studio 1.8
Go Media Motion Pack Sampler
Photoshop Actions
Lynda.com video training
Texture FX samples
…and more!