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  DIY vintage T-shirts

  It's easy to create authentic collegiate T-shirt designs using a good old-fashioned iron. In this tutorial, illustrator Derek Lea reveals how combining both applications can create stunning results.

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  Create a waste paper bin

  Experimental designers Waste build a whacky paper wheelie bin that can be used by friends and clients as a desk tidy.

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  Profile: Williams Murray Hamm

  "A lot of packaging is just decoration its typefaces and colours and backgrounds. There needs to be a conceptual heart" Richard Murray explains the ethos behind Williams Murray Hamm.

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  Get ahead in advertising

  Have you got what it takes to work in the advertising industry? Can you meet the demands of a brief, manage relationships and deliver content on time, every time? Mark Ramshaw takes a look at the place where art and commerce collides.

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  Pimp your space

  There's no doubt that a MySpace page is a pretty useful tool for designers. Why? Because in this industry networking is important. Sam Gilbey reveals a way to transform an average MySpace template into something a little slicker.

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  Live or die packaging

  The die-cuts, materials and artwork of packaging determine the strength and performance of brands. We show you how to get the balance right.

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  Material witness

  Want to be a top packaging designer? Then you need a sound understanding of materials and how they affect what you can create.

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  Cover stories

  CD and DVD covers provide some of the most innovative examples of packaging design around today. Charlotte Rivers is on the case.

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  Youth versus experience

  The Government's new age discrimination laws are sure to make waves in an industry where youth often generates creativity. But will these new decisions affect the way you work? Mark Ramshaw finds out.

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  Kaleidoscopic images

  Applying a kaleidoscope effect to an image can generate some wild and unexpected results. Justin Maller explains how to create colourful designs full of chaotic impact using basic Photoshop techniques.

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  Profile: Red Bee

  Red Bee Media, formerly BBC Broadcast, is a multi-disciplined agency that encompasses design and technology while producing top quality work for all the major UK broadcasting channels. Michael Burns finds out more about the creative powerhouse.

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  Build a post box

  Use and some practical know-how to produce a bespoke piece of packaging for sending out your portfolio.

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  Create perfect characters

  Character-based designs are in greater demand than ever, from fashion illustration to designer toys. Nick Spence highlights one trend that's here to stay, and discovers what it takes to create characters that will last a lifetime.

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  Computer Arts Gallery: December 2006

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  Anatomy illustrated

  Freelance medical illustrator Mike de la Flor guides you step-by-step through the essential concepts of medical illustration. Here he reveals the fundamentals of digital pen and ink techniques in Illustrator.

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  In-store graphics

  Design for retail may seem like an exercise in branding or beautification, but it's one of the most exacting sectors around, as Graeme Aymer found out.

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  Design a graphic-rich website

  The HTML shackles have come off and you now have the freedom to design creatively rich web pages in photoshop.

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  Q&A: Ice Cream For Free

  Computer Arts catches up with Oliver Wiegner of Berlin-based collective Ice Cream For Free, to talk about flea markets, designing for the music industry and What Makes Berlin Addictive.

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  Photoshop reinvented

  celebrates another birthday soon and will then be old enough to drive a car, but how are today's creative mavericks getting to grips behind the controls of Adobe's pole-position front runner?

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  Creative common sense

  Looking for a way to protect your work? There is a way to fight the copyright war, as Jason Arber explains.

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  Photoshop expertise

  Using stock images to texture and enhance your photos can give standard portraits an artistic twist. Justin Maller reveals how to achieve a variety of effects in by experimenting with Adjustment Layers, modes and masks.

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