Part Victoriana, part folk art, fairground imagery is enjoying something of a renaissance. But how can it be recreated digitally? Sam Chivers reveals the techniques behind the style.
Colour grading is much more than just making colours match from shot to shot. It's also a way of selectively changing the look and feel of a clip. Here's how.
When it comes to creating ground-breaking design, Kanardo is sure to take the most original and risky approach. Mark Penfold meets the French design team making its mark on Lyon and the world.
Corporate sponsorship and the involvement of big business in art and graphic design has become more important over the past 12 months. But does business have a place in design? And who's actually benefiting?
Edvin Lee, aka Piperboy, is an interactive designer living and working in the cold of Banff, Canada. Joe Russ talks to him about his numerous online projects, globalisation and the mystery of Kate Bush.
A decade and a half ago, Margaret Thatcher was in power and GTF was just getting started. Graeme Aymer meets the mature design studio searching for a certain type of client.
Illustration, product design, typography and brand identity all feature in the portfolio of cover artist Pascal Duval. "I want to create a language that is made to grow with its client and its surroundings," he says about his broad range of disciplines.
Wizard Jort Braam combines abstract images with black and white photography, using gradients, blurs and Blending Modes to create a stunning composited image that's bursting with colour and movement.
newbie Darren Firth demonstrates the advantages of mixing up software packages and uses , and to tackle the troublesome issues of picking colours and creating random shapes