A selection of tips and tricks covering Photoshop, InDesign, Typography and most recently QuarkXPress 9
Author: digitalarts
Vintage-look collage techniques
Ciara Phelan shows you how to hone your cut-out skills to prepare images for collaging. You’ll also learn some handy tricks to give your images a vintage look.
Apply colour to a fashion illustration
Abigail Daker swiftly creates a dynamic composition by digitally colouring a hand-drawn image
The 12 Rules of Animation
Here we’ll discuss 12 rules or key aspects of animation and use examples of character animation to explain them and how they can be applied. Note that these same principles can be applied to motion-graphic design just as effectively.
Build a vibrant, pattern-based, isometric cityscape
It was 18 months ago that the design agency 2xanadu used an isometric grid to create a repeat pattern for a bike frame made by Hong Kong company Luma. Now they’ve repeated the trick to create a city, which will appear on Luma cycling apparel and gear.