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Visualising objects in 3D
3D modelling is no longer a painful and awkward process, thanks to a free application from Google. Jerome Turner introduces the main features of Photoshop, Flash and Illustrator.
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Print design for the web
How do you design a site in Flash and translate that to the web? Discover the art behind both processes with the help of Elliot Jay Stocks. -
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OpenType: the fusion of design and technology
OpenType technology has revolutionised the way designers work with type. Nick Cooke explains how to get maximum benefit from OpenType and enrich your creative output. -
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Flash fonts with sIFR
Do you need custom fonts to use on the internet? Of course you do. Richard Wentk explains how to make them happen with sIFR. -
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Building a textured visual treat
Digital artist Magnus Kjäll conjures up an impossible landscape combining nature photography and vectors. -
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The language of fonts
The choice of font can do as much to convey the message of a logo or title as the words themselves. Ed Ricketts spoke to Andrew Altmann about the thinking behind some recent type creations. -
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Interactive characters in Flash
Alexis West explains how the combination of and ActionScript can bring your characters to life with animation and interactivity. -
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Designing the Soho Gothic font.
Monotype designer Sebastian Lester explains the thinking behind Soho Gothic, a typeface intended to perform as well being the backbone of a global brand as it would in an edgy fashion magazine. -
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Get to grips with Processing.
Generative art is increasingly popular and the free application Processing transforms simple code into beautiful abstract illustrations. Jerome Turner explains. -
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Creative lighting using 32-bit colour
Sam Hampton-Smith explains how floating-point colour enables you to use advanced lighting effects to transform a photo into video footage. -
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Create a custom type illustration
Whether you're designing lettering for a print headline or a t-shirt logo, Jeremy Pettis shares some essential techniques for creating a striking ornamental type illustration. -
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Mastering Bézier curves
Used properly, the Bézier-curving Pen tool is extremely powerful and versatile. Ben the Illustrator shows you how to get the most out of it. -
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Make your adverts move
Motion graphics designer Ingi Erlingsson outlines the techniques used to add movement to your illustrated elements in After Effects. -
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Digitising a bespoke font
Typography plays an essential role in branding and communicating a tone of voice. Neutura demonstrates how to convert a font design into a functional typeface. -
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Create an animated viral game
T-Enterprise's Sadia Chishti shows you how to make a game that could spread fast and attract web traffic. -
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Using LiveSurface to visualise packaging
Seeing how print treatments will work is a boon for packaging designers and their clients. Joshua Distler explains.. -
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Creating quirky online banner ads
Digital expert Paul Wyatt and character animator Tom Baker show you how to get ahead in online advertising, -
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Combine photos to create surrealist landscapes
The hyper-real look is back in style. Mike Harrison adds a touch of the surreal in his compositions. -
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Faking it in Photoshop
Rob Chiu gets creative with some wildlife and a glass bottle, showing how to create effects reminiscent of Smirnoff's famous 'bottle as lens' ads. -
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Perfect your kerning skills
Kerning is crucial to producing beautiful typography. Tom Sewell of Red Design shares his recommendations for perfect letter spacing. -
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Make a sliceform prototype.
Use 3D software to build a prototype so you can test the look and feel of your design's physical form.
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