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New York City's alive in Lena Steinkühler's trippy new video

Image of the day

February 18, 2013 | Be the first to comment

New York bursts into life in this charming new video from German designer Lena Steinkühler. In a hallucinatory mix of live action and CGI, inanimate objects from the city's famous streets morph into strange flora and fauna
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Six sure-fire ways to make more money

Beat the January blues with these bank balance-boosting tips

January 25, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Pink Floyd knew it. The Smiths knew it. Even Aloe Blacc’s been banging on about it. The fact is that, as a freelance designer or illustrator, money really does make the world go around...
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Animate a music video for deadmau5

Competition for budding animators

November 30, 2012 | Be the first to comment

Your work will be seen by thousands of viewers – and there's some money in it too
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Fotolia TEN: free PSD file from Mr. Xerty available today

Free for 24 hours

August 07, 2012 | Be the first to comment

Every month for the last nine months microstock library Fotolia has been giving away a stunning piece of artwork as a PSD file - giving you the chance to explore an artist's work from the inside out -completely free!
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Adobe Creative Cloud, Muse and iPad apps available today

Let’s take a look at what you can get your hands on today!

May 11, 2012 | 1 comment

It’s Adobe Friday! Let’s take a look at what you can get your hands on today!
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Computer Arts on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

Read CA on your iOS device - right now!

October 12, 2011 | 5 comments

Read CA on your iOS device - right now!
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Fotolia presents: Soongyu Gwon

Second digital artist of TEN season two

February 07, 2013 | Be the first to comment

TEN season two continues with work by by Korean artist Soongyu Gwon
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8 Bit Lane: street transformed into arcade game

Disney give Brick Lane a retro game makeover

January 11, 2013 | 1 comment

To celebrate the release of new movie Wreck-It Ralph, Disney have transformed an east London street into an old school computer game
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Ammo gets jacked up

New lumberjack illustration book

November 30, 2012 | Be the first to comment

A fantastic new illustration book has been released by Ammo magazine, and it's all about lumberjacks. We interview creator David Hughes, and offer you the chance to win a copy...
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New event for UK illustrators

Nottingham will be the venue for zero2illo LIVE

September 18, 2012 | Be the first to comment

A line-up of top illustrators and industry experts will be on hand in Nottingham for a new conference devoted to illustration...
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Grab some free Photoshop textures

Get that distressed look with a free texture pack

April 17, 2012 | Be the first to comment

Get that distressed look with a free texture pack from Practical Photoshop
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Colour calibration made easy

With Datacolor's new Spyder4 colourimeter range

January 19, 2012 | 1 comment

Swiss colour calibration specialists Datacolor have launched three new Spyder4 colourimeters that make it even easier to maintain colour accuracy through your workflow
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Meet China's alphabet girl

Chinese illustrator Popil spreads wings worldwide

December 15, 2011 | Be the first to comment

The Shanghai-based illustrator Popil loves to combine new and traditional Chinese styles in her work
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Introducing Computer Arts Collection

Brand new title. Pre-order the whole six-part series now!

October 14, 2011 | 15 comments

A brand new title packed with insight and inspiration from the global design industry. Pre-order the whole six-part series now!
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Computer Arts Projects - Create & Sell

On sale now - design and launch your own line of products

October 05, 2011 | 5 comments

Use your design skills and launch your own line of products with our latest issue, on sale now in the UK
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Image of the day: ShotLink by Eric Frommelt

Tuesday 16 April

April 16, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Eric Frommelt tells us more about today's image of the day, a recent editorial illustration project ...
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Image of the day: the Skully's by Rigo Ortiz

Tuesday 8 April

April 08, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Rigo Ortiz talks us through design and illustration work for heavy-rock band the Skully's ...
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7 days to get the all-new Computer Arts in print

Sneak peek of our brand new Culture section!

March 12, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Our first sneak preview of one of the brand new sections of the redesigned magazine.
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Nokia Design Challenge winners

Image of the day

February 22, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Hundreds of entries, 15 shortlisted designers, three finalists, one champion: meet the Nokia Design Challenge winners
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Plenty more fish in the sea?

'Not so,' say Greenpeace and This Is Studio

February 05, 2013 | Be the first to comment

In its fight to stop the depletion of fish stocks in the North Sea, Greenpeace hired This Is Studio to make an info-packed animation
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Writing on water with a Samsung Galaxy Note II

Innovative new installation by Daniel Kupfer

January 31, 2013 | Be the first to comment

When Daniel Kupfer was asked by Samsung to create something unique using their Galaxy Note II, he decided to transform a fishtank into a remote-controlled canvas