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Interview

My folio highlight: Jean Jullien

The French-born, London-based designer shares some of his varied inspirations

Feature

The typographic revolution

How the unique appeal of display typography is bringing graphic designers and type designers closer together

Tutorial

Add a vintage feel with custom brush strokes

Increase the depth of your images with handmade brush strokes in Photoshop

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Tutorial

Create data-driven site visuals

Antony Kitson gets you with data visualisation using D3.js and Adobe Edge

April 17, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Need to turn data into a website infographic fast? Antony Kitson gets you with data visualisation using D3.js and Adobe Edge
Blog

Image of the day: Pan Troglodyte by John C. Thurbin

Wednesday 17 April

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London- based illustrator and printmaker John C. Thurbin talks us through today's image of the day ...
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Image of the day: ShotLink by Eric Frommelt

Tuesday 16 April

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Eric Frommelt tells us more about today's image of the day, a recent editorial illustration project ...
Tutorial

Design a dynamic icon-based identity

Create a dynamic branding system using a modular grid and custom icons

April 15, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Identities need to evolve and adapt. The Clocksmiths show you how to create a dynamic branding system using a modular grid and custom icons
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Being / Dreaming

CA on the ground at Hugo & Marie’s first-ever exhibition

April 12, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Santtu Mustonen, Deanne Cheuk, Mike Perry and more explore the world we inhabit in Hugo & Marie’s brilliant Shoreditch show
Feature

10 client-winning ways to beat the brief

Make that client brief the starting gun for some first-class work with these tips

April 12, 2013 | 1 comment

Make that client brief the starting gun for some first-class work with these tips
Interview

Domani Studios: The art of technology

Domani Studios thrives on concrete client relationships and cutting-edge technology

April 11, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Whether creating apps or building global platforms, Domani Studios thrives on concrete client relationships and cutting-edge technology
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Image of the day: Artfreak by Mik Muhlen

Thursday 11 April

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Mik Muhlen talks us through today's image of the day ...
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Fotolia presents Marumiyan

Free PSD of Marumiyan's 'ON' artwork available until 10am Thursday 11 April 2013

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Fourth digital artist to be featured as part of the Fotolia's TEN Collection, Season Two
Tutorial

Precision masks using Photoshop CS6's alpha channels

How to isolate a specific part of an image with alpha channels

April 10, 2013 | Be the first to comment

The key to isolating a specific part of an image is to capture those pixels that help describe it. Paul Tysall shows you how with alpha channels
Feature

Protect your designs

Leading designers reveal how creative copyright really works

April 09, 2013 | Be the first to comment

How would you respond if your work was ripped off? Leading designers who’ve gone from visionary to victim reveal how creative copyright really works
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Image of the day: the Skully's by Rigo Ortiz

Tuesday 8 April

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Rigo Ortiz talks us through design and illustration work for heavy-rock band the Skully's ...
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Image of the day: Frenchman v Stag by Max Lockwood

Monday 8 April

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Illustrator Max Lockwood tells us more about today's image of the day ...
Tutorial

Add depth to mixed-media collages

Mix vector imagery with papercraft to create a textured collage with depth

April 08, 2013 | Be the first to comment

Ciara Phelan shows you how to mix vector imagery with papercraft photography to create a textured collage with real depth
Blog

OFFSET 2013: HVASS&HANNIBAL interview

Q&A with Copenhagen duo

April 06, 2013 | Be the first to comment

We're at OFFSET 2013 all weekend. One of Saturday's highlights was Copenhagen-based, multi-disciplinary arts and design studio HVASS&HANNIBAL – aka Nan Na Hvass and Sofie Hannibal. We caught up with them after their talk ...
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The making of our redesign cover

Behind-the-scenes at finishing specialists Celloglas

April 05, 2013 | Be the first to comment

The print edition of the all-new Computer Arts is on sale now in the UK, complete with a masterclass in print finishing thanks to our friends at Celloglas
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All-new Computer Arts on sale today!

Perfect in print, tailored for tablet. Don't miss out!

April 04, 2013 | 3 comments

Several months in the making, the all-new Computer Arts goes on sale today in the UK in print - and for the first time, fully bespoke and interactive on the iPad.
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Image of the day: Character Totem by Sam Dunn

Friday 5 April

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London-based illustrator Sam Dunn tells us about her recent Inkygoodness project ...
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Image of the day: Messi by Dave Williams

Thursday 4 April

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Dave Williams has created a smart poster showing each of Lionel Messi's record-breaking 91 goals, scored in a single calendar year for both Barcelona and Argentina. The result is a treat for footy fans and design heads alike ...
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Image of the day: What Happened? by Eric Petersen

Wednesday 3 April

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Eric Petersen talks us through today's image of the day, which is "influenced by instruction manuals and the look of 1940s comics" ...
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Stephen Cheetham interview: coffee, curves and Parks & Recreation

The London based illustrator

April 02, 2013 | Be the first to comment

London-based illustrator, designer and graphic artist Stephen Cheetham has found clients in Google, Wired, Creative Review, Penguin, Bloomberg and Oxford University, as well as contributing to Computer Arts. We caught up with him to see what makes him tick