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Inspiration Gallery - 03 February
A little design inspiration to ease you into the weekend
Need a little inspiration to ease you into the weekend? Here's Jim McCauley with another ten pieces of ace design
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Video tutorial: Retouch human skin in Photoshop
Use the Healing Brush with the Dodge and Burn tools
Ben Secret explains how to use the Healing Brush with the Dodge and Burn tools to retouch a human subject -
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'Alas, poor Yorick!'
Sara Blake's apocalyptic inspirations
The Mayan prophecies of 2012, alongside classic tattoos, inspired illustrator Sara Blake's latest personal project -
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Inspiration Gallery - 02 February
It's today's fresh delivery of sparkling design
Get inspired with today's fresh delivery of sparkling design, presided over as always by Jim McCauley -
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Brand Nu West End Show
Radim Malinic's first solo self-initiated exhibition
Czech émigré Radim Malinic has created a series of posters inspired by one of his favourite parts of London - the West End -
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Should you work for free?
It's the great spec work debate!
From logo competitions to creative pitches, is spec work really devaluing the work of professional designers? -
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Inspiration Gallery - 01 February
Celebrate February with another ten pieces of delightful design
Happy February! Let's celebrate with another ten pieces of delightful design, painstakingly arranged by Jim McCauley -
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Do you need a degree?
How important are qualifications these days?
How important are qualifications to get ahead in today’s creative industry? Can you progress via the self-taught route? -
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Video tutorial: Using Illustrator's Appearance panel
Steven Bonner shows you how to harness its power
Steven Bonner shows you how to harness the power of the Appearance panel -
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Inspiration Gallery - 31 January
Another 10 choice cuts of design inspiration
10 choice cuts of design inspiration await your attention; here's Jim McCauley to show them to you -
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The Partners & The Prince's Foundation
A new look for the charity headed by Prince Charles
The charity headed by Prince Charles gets a new identity marked out by a strong use of colour, and typography that's full of gravitas -
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10 pro Illustrator tips
Essential advice for perfect vectors
Essential nuggets of advice for perfecting your creative work in Illustrator -
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Inspiration Gallery - 30 January
Today's top ten inspirational pieces of design
It's today's top ten inspirational pieces of design, submitted by you and curated by Jim McCauley -
Tutorial
Create a time-lapse movie
Use stop-motion to make your illustrations move
Lizzie Mary Cullen explains how to use stop-motion and time-lapse techniques to make your illustrations move -
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10 indispensable InDesign type tips
Here are 10 tricks to ensure you’re doing it right
Whatever the final application, correct type is a must in InDesign – so here are 10 tricks to ensure you’re doing it right -
Interview
Mr Bingo: drawn to be wild
He revels in the quirky and the fun – just don’t try to diss him
Illustrator and man of mystery Mr Bingo revels in the quirky and the fun – just don’t try to diss him -
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Phantasmagoria exhibition
A show exploring consumer culture and art
Head to the Smokehouse Gallery in East London in February for an art show featuring illustrators Jon Burgerman, Shin Tanaka and Boicut -
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Make your type stand out
Create 3D type using Photoshop and Illustrator
Alex Gill reveals how to quickly create 3D type using Photoshop and Illustrator -
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3hundredand65
Tweeting and illustrating for charity
Designers Dave Kirkwood and Dom Conlon have launched a fantastic charity project that's bringing together 365 writers to raise money for teenagers with cancer -
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Master your graphics tablet with a free tutorial DVD
Buy a Wacom Intuos4, get Meet The Masters Vol. 3
Wacom is hoping to appeal to a new generation of graphics tablet buyers with a free tutorial DVD bundle with its Intuos4 -
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Inspiration Gallery - 26 January
Time for another ten pieces of magnificent design
It's time for another ten pieces of magnificent design - Jim McCauley's here to put them all in a nice neat pile
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