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Photo Murals Make You Think Big. Really Big.
Features: Written by Brian P. Lawler on July 21, 2008
For this children's museum in California, one intrepid creative pro produced an 18-gigabyte HDR Photoshop file, a 19-foot-long printout, and a 9-foot-high neon sign.
Set Them Free!
Features: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on May 5, 2008
Find and use the free images and photos hidden in common applications.
Scanning Around With Gene: Pay Up, or Else!
Features: Written by Gene Gable on February 20, 2008
The current economic slowdown has resulted in many people having to stall on paying some bills. Gene Gable takes a look at collection stickers from days gone by and wonders just what motivates someone to break down and actually mail that check.
Scanning Around With Gene: Five Years on a Flatbed
Features: Written by Gene Gable on February 6, 2008
On the occasion of five years writing his column for CreativePro.com, Gene Gable looks back on what he's learned scanning everything from dirty cocktail napkins to old record-albums. That, and the difference between a quail and a pheasant.
Scanning Around With Gene: Oh Yeah? Then Show Me Your Badge.
Features: Written by Gene Gable on January 11, 2008
There was a time when many professions, from elevator operator to society reporter, came with a badge. Gene Gable takes a look back at badge design and wonders what themes might emerge if graphic designers were to revive this lost art. Submit your customized badge and you may win an Amazon.com gift certificate!
Decoding the Recycling Symbol
Features: Written by Ruth Hagopian on October 26, 2007
Do you know when, where, and how to use the recycling symbol on the products you design or market?
Scanning Around With Gene: One Ringy-Dingy, Two Ringy-Dingies
Features: Written by Gene Gable on October 12, 2007
If people think Apple is overly controlling of the iPhone, they must not be old enough to remember Ma Bell. Gene Gable takes a graphic look at a time when the most exciting phone on the market was called a "Princess," and "phone manners" were not about talking at the opera.
Pantone 2.0: After 45 Years, the Sequel to PMS
Features: Written by Gene Gable on September 5, 2007
The new Pantone Goe spot-color matching system has a lot going for it compared to the venerable Pantone Matching System: It nearly doubles the number of unique colors, adopts a logical naming scheme, and comes with innovative color-palette software. But will Goe replace your current PMS swatch book? Only your wallet knows for sure.
Scanning Around With Gene: Part 2 of That '70s Type!
Features: Written by Gene Gable on August 22, 2007
Gas was in short supply during some of the 1970s, but not so great type designs. Several new companies and technologies emerged that made that period the decade of display type. While good headlines were still set one letter at a time, new technology gave both designers and typesetters almost unlimited options. The results, says Gene Gable, while not always readable, were at least nice to look at.
Efficiency: It's Not Just for Production Monkeys
Features: Written by Sean Ashcroft on July 9, 2007
With a few free tools from software companies and other users, you can carve out more time for what you really love: creativity.
Scanning Around with Gene: When Sparks Fly
Features: Written by Gene Gable on July 2, 2007
Of the many images associated with the Fourth of July in America, it is those related to fireworks that bring back the best memories for many. In this installment, Gene Gable looks at the graphic art of fireworks and things that go boom.
Working with Color
Features: Written by Bruce Heavin on June 27, 2007
There is no such thing as a good color -- there are only good color relationships. Here's how to start with a palette of colors that aren't harmonious and make them work together.
Do You Need Pricey Photo Software?
Features: Written by Ben Long on June 4, 2007
If you're a digital photographer who shoots regularly, you can benefit from workflow software. But if you already have Bridge (which comes free with Photoshop), do you really need to pay for Aperture or Lightroom? Read this and find out.
Scanning Around With Gene: Profile of An Early Clip Art Character
Features: Written by Gene Gable on May 16, 2007
The artists behind most clip art are anonymous. But fortunately some, like Reno cartoonist Lew Hymers, leave a well-documented body of work. In this installment, Gene Gable looks at the art and life of one of America's most prolific clip-art pioneers.
Get Your Photoshop On -- Inside InDesign!
Features: Written by Pariah Burke Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on May 7, 2007
InDesign CS3's new Effects panel gives you unprecedented artistic options. Find out how to make the most of them, and get a special discount on InDesign Magazine.
Pictures of ADIM X
Features: Written by Terri Stone on April 27, 2007
2007 marks the 10th Annual Arrrrt Directors Invitational Master Class
Captain, Please Report to the Bridge
Features: Written by Ben Long on April 23, 2007
In CS3, the Bridge is a better command center.
Find the Great Images Inside Your Photos
Features: Written by Vincent Versace on April 16, 2007
Noted photographer Vincent Versace explains how to think of your images as patterns, and how to interrupt those patterns for the most effective photos.
Software and Services that Are Free -- and Not Scams
Features: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on April 9, 2007
From file transfers to audio editors, conference calls to color explorations, here are free services and programs you won't regret trying. And no, we're not getting kickbacks from these companies -- we just think this stuff is cool.
The Colorful Identification System
Features: Written by Brian P. Lawler on March 23, 2007
How a 19th-century man developed a system used in very modern software.