Lighting effects are often used cheesily, but here Fabio Sasso turns the spotlight on techniques to achieve an original look
Month: July 2011
Design Hip Music Art using Photoshop and Illustrator
Gordon Reid shows you a slick psychedelic-influenced cover by adding a unique twist on a few simple filters.
The secrets of hard and soft proofing
Proofing on screen and hard copy requires balancing light sources using a process called soft proofing. It can work miracles and here’s how
Take a design from print to iPad
Here, we’re going to show you how simple it is to use InDesign CS5.5 to create a range of digital publications.
Web design inspiration from the history of art
When it comes to the creative arts, a fundamental way to better understand the trade is to look to the past.People in every trade do this, including those in photography, painting, sculpture and architecture. Why should web designers be any different?Of course, we look to the very recent past through our countless web design showcases. But we can go much further back for inspiration, to the masters of old.