March 2006 (#120)

TUTORIALS
Learn the techniques of the industry's leading lights

DISPLACEMENT EFFECTS
Prepare for full-on Photoshop filter action

SYMBOLISM TOOLS
A cool way to work smarter in Illustrator

MASTER TRANSPARENCY
Use transparency to full effect in InDesign

3D MATTE PAINTING
Add lighting effects to video in Photoshop

WARP YOUR IMAGES
Master Photoshop CS2's hottest features

EASY ROTOSCOPING
Use After Effects to animate 2D images


FEATURES
Essential reading for all designers

GO FREELANCE
Experts show you how to launch a successful solo career

FOREIGN OFFICE
Behind the scenes at London's hottest up-and-coming motion graphics agency

DESIGN ICON: LEVI'S
Discover how design played a pivotal role in the rise of this world-famous brand

WORK EXPERIENCE TIPS
Make the most of your placement with these indispensable tips from the experts

COLLABORATION
Joining forces with like-minded souls is the key to happiness and personal growth

NEM PEREZ
The Chicago illustrator talks 1950s pin-up girls, Alberto Vargas and Freddy Krueger


REVIEWS
All the latest hardware and software given a good going-over

APERTURE
Apple's new post production tool for pro photographers goes under the microscope

BRICK
A hard drive that looks like LEGO and even stacks like LEGO bricks? What's going on?

MULTISYNC 70GX2
NEC's latest LCD monitor looks capable of providing a great working environment

HUEY
This gadget could be the most ingenious colour management device available today

OPTICS PRO ELITE 3.5
Can this suite of tools offer everything the pro photographer needs in one package?

FONTOGRAPHER 4.7.2
Back from the dead, but is it any good? We get hands-on with this reborn font app

D200
The battle of the brands is hotting up in the digital SLR market as Nikon's latest shows

DESIGNED FOR LIFE
Meet the designer toys and geeky gadgets that make us want to drool like puppies

HOT NEW DESIGN BOOKS
All the latest from the CA reading room

GROUP TEST: MICE FOR DESIGNERS
Mice, controllers, input devices - call 'em what you will, we've rounded up four very different examples for very different types of designer and put them all to the test


ON THE CD
Check out our shiny silver platter of loveliness

PHOTOSHOP CS2 FOR THE WEB VIDEO TRAINING (MAC+PC)
Make your websites fly with this expert guide to optimising web graphics from Lynda.com

FLASH 8 VIDEO TRAINING (MAC+PC)
Increase your range of Flash design skills with 40 minutes of top tuition from Digital-Tutors

TOTAL TRAINING GURU LOUNGE (MAC+PC)
Photoshop sage Deke McClelland shows you how to turn photographs into line art

FONTOGRAPHER 4.7.2 (MAC)
Macromedia's forgotten font utility rises from the dead like Lazarus - try it out today

50 iSTOCKPHOTO IMAGES (MAC+PC)
Need the right image for your project? We've got stock worth $149 for you to use, for free!

DISPLACEMENT MAPS (MAC+PC)
Achieve all kinds of wonderful effects with these handy Photoshop Displacement Maps