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Feature

Project diary: Electrified typography

How Cauboyz created a typographic video for French pop band Husbands

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Image of the day: VJ by Michaela Chmelickova

Friday 24 May

Interview

Q&A: Chrissie Macdonald

The illustrator, maker and art director on handmade creations

Tutorial

Add text to complex surfaces in Photoshop

Use Photoshop's Transform tools to manipulate perspective and add text to tricky surfaces

Latest articles

Feature

New directions

August 08, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Finding that perfect job, or simply stepping up to something bigger and better, can be a daunting process. But add a little knowledge to a lot of hard work and you could be well on your way. Nick Spence discovers the best way to ensure job satisfaction.
Feature

20 tips on using colour

August 07, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Open your eyes to the potential and the pitfalls of colour in the design process, with our top 20 essential tips.
Tutorial

Pattern-based images

August 07, 2006 | Be the first to comment

It's easy to speed up your workflow using simple images and motifs created in Illustrator. McFaul uses to create swatches and patterns to fill a desired space and demonstrates what can be done with a little imagination.
Tutorial

Colour spot check

August 04, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Special inks such as metallics, fluorescents and varnishes are surprisingly easy to manage in Acrobat Professional.
Feature

True colours

August 03, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Colour speaks to people. It's one of the most instant forms of graphic communication, yet it can so easily be the medium most over-looked. Time, then, to open your eyes to colour all over again.
Gallery

Computer Arts Gallery: August 2006

August 02, 2006 | Be the first to comment
Feature

Opening up a new era for type

August 01, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Charting the shifting trends and global-awareness of typefaces.
Tutorial

Get track mattes right

August 01, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Track mattes are a very effective and creative way to generate an endless array of transitions for your motion projects. JJ and Robbie Johnstone reveal how to create track mattes in Photoshop using simple DV footage.
Tutorial

Colour mixing for print

July 31, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Fully exploit the expressive potential of the print process in your creative work by exploring the technique of overprinting.
Feature

The Adobe Design Achievements Awards: an editor's diary

July 31, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Senior editor, Paul Newman, witnesses the crowning of a new generation of creative talent in Canada.
Tutorial

Design a portfolio magazine using InDesign

July 25, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Follow this step-by-step guide to creating a clever pamphlet which can be used to showcase your work…
Feature

Joined-up thinking

July 24, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Apple’s attempts to woo PC users with might make working across platforms on a Mac a realistic dream, says Jason Arber
Tutorial

Create a payment system

July 24, 2006 | Be the first to comment

In the first two instalments of this three-part e-commerce series, you designed a site and built it using CSS. In this final stage, Jason Arber uses PayPal to add a shopping cart that'll handle all those vital transactions.
Feature

Behind the scenes: Volkswagen Beetle Art

July 21, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Keen to cash in on the original Beetle's hippy cachet and appeal to the free-spirited, Volkswagen has unveiled a range of illustrated vinyl decals for decorating its curvy fun-car.
Tutorial

Printing your portfolio

July 21, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Ever been disappointed by attempts to print off your artwork? We show you how to get the best results for your portfolio.
Feature

First impressions

July 18, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Your CV and covering letter give you your first foot in the door. You need to ensure they create the maximum impact?
Tutorial

Digital displacement

July 17, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Dstrukt's Chris James Hewitt focuses on the use of displacement in a 3D world, revealing the best way to mould its output into a detailed and twisted piece of digital art using Photoshop and Illustrator
Tutorial

Build a Flash portfolio

July 14, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Use and files within the environment to create a stunning and interactive online portfolio that showcases your best work.
Feature

Viva Brasil

July 13, 2006 | Be the first to comment

By producing work rich with feeling and a growing sense of sophistication, Brazil has begun to turn up the creative heat. The world of graphic design is waiting to see what happens next.
Feature

What makes the perfect portfolio?

July 11, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Your portfolio needs to convey not just your creative talents and skills but also your personal qualities. As such it's essential that it says only good things about you.
Interview

FL@33

July 10, 2006 | Be the first to comment

Since they met at the RCA in 1999, the multi-lingual, multi-national and multidisciplinary Agathe Jacquillat and Tomi Vollauschek have become designers sans frontières. Mark Penfold meets the design team selling its work, and squirrels, to an international audience.