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Photoshop CS6: 10 Time Saving Layer Tips
Features: Written by Julieanne Kost on May 21, 2012
Adobe evangelist Julieanne Kost digs into Photoshop CS6 to share her inside tips about how to save time with its new layer features. You'll work faster and more efficiently.
Importing Photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4: Part 2
Features: Written by Martin Evening on May 16, 2012
There are several ways to import images into Lightroom 4, and here Martin Evening describes all of them. Whether you want to import directly from your camera or from your desktop, if you work differently each time or want to create presets, there's an import method for you.
Importing Photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4: Part 1
Features: Written by Martin Evening on May 14, 2012
There are several ways to import images into Lightroom 4, and here Martin Evening describes all of them. Whether you want to import directly from your camera or from your desktop, if you work differently each time or want to create presets, there's an import method for you.
First Look: Adobe Photoshop CS6
Features: Written by Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie on April 25, 2012
Photoshop CS6 will change the way you work. It's got big, head-turning features and little, barely noticeable improvements that you will suddenly realize have changed your Photoshop workflow for the better.
Photoshop CS6 Beta: Welcome to the Dark Side
Features: Written by Deke McClelland on April 16, 2012
The new dark interface is the most apparent change to Photoshop CS6. Deke McClelland has some tips for how to get the most out of it.
Hands-on: The Lytro "Shoot-Now, Focus-Later" Camera
Features: Written by Brian P. Lawler on March 28, 2012
There's been a lot of buzz about the Lytro digital camera that promises you can shoot an image and focus it afterward. But how does it work? What are the images like? And can you really focus after the fact? Here's a hands-on look at the Lytro.
Free For All: Photo and Font Resources, plus Pinterest
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on March 19, 2012
We have five new stock photo sites, 10 new font sources, an indispensable Photoshop add-on, and a pitch for Pinterest. Did we mention cupcakes? All for free, of course.
Design by Nature: How to Use Your Senses
Features: Written by Maggie Macnab on March 7, 2012
The natural world — its colors, shapes, and textures — offers a bounty of design inspiration. Tapping into your senses when you design adds another dimension to your work. Here's how to develop your "sense-abilities."
D.I.Y. DTP: Analog Drill Bits and Digital Color Chips
Features: Written by Brian P. Lawler on February 29, 2012
When an expert in color management wants to find the right paint for a project, he doesn't browse the paint aisle at Home Depot. He pulls out the same instruments and software he uses to match colors on printing presses and computer screens. Read how Brian Lawler put two trades together when making a custom-color picture frame.
Best of the Blogs: Old School and New Skills
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on January 30, 2012
Don't have time to keep up with design and photography blogs? Keep calm and read on. In this blog round-up you'll find the most popular fonts of 2011, an amazing type book from 1912, a Herb Lubalin video from the 1980s, and a Photoshop cooking demonstration from 2007. Plus, there are plenty of Photoshop how-tos, digital photography tips, and design ideas.
Free For All: Stock Photos, Social Media Profiles, and Calendar Templates
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on January 16, 2012
It’s 2012, the year the world is supposed to end. Let’s mark the occasion with fiery explosions, templates for Twitter and Facebook profiles, and - for the more optimistic among you - calendar templates.
Free For All: Give Yourself These Gifts
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on December 15, 2011
Ring in the New Year with this jolly collection of goodwill to creative freebies, including photo mosaic software, fonts, stock photos, print-your-own graph paper, and inspiring 2012 desktop and tablet wallpapers.
2011 Holiday Gift Guide
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on December 1, 2011
Flummoxed by what to buy for the creative professional on your gift list? Perhaps one of the items in the 2011 CreativePro.com Holiday Gift Guide will do the trick.
Free For All: November 2011
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on November 21, 2011
This month's mixed assortment of free resources includes 2012 calendar templates; a vector kit of pre-press and markup symbols; 13 typefaces; 60 photos of paper; and one way to sign and send a document without a fax machine.
Best of the Blogs: November 17, 2011
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on November 17, 2011
If you've been distracted by headline news over the past few weeks, here's what you missed in design and photography blogs: revisiting 1990s typography, debunking UV filter myths, getting the light right, demystifying Photoshop resampling options, peeking at designer workspaces, and touring Erik Spiekermann's house. Plus, an opportunity to change someone's life with your camera.
Best of the Blogs: November 4, 2011
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on November 7, 2011
This circumnavigation of the blogosphere includes posts about fonts (best, worst, and missing), color correction (Photoshop curves and/or levels), paper (handmade and mill run), printers (desktop and press), color calibration (monitor and printer), and an impressive if controversial demo of photo-deblurring technology. Plus, job hunting tips and product how-tos.
Free for All: Oodles of Photoshop Effects Brushes
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on September 28, 2011
Enliven your Photoshop images with close to 2,000 effects brushes. They're all free for commercial and personal use.
Best of the Blogs: September 21, 2011
Features: Written by Pamela Pfiffner on September 21, 2011
Lately, there have been a lot of provocative questions in design and photography blogs: Are there rules for creativity? Can designers embrace fear? What's the difference between looking at and seeing typography? But there's less cerebral stuff, too, like upgrading your camera, understanding image compositing, observing the day of a graphic designer, and filling your layouts with hipster lingo. I bring you all of that content and more in this installment of Best of the Blogs.
Terrific Typographical Photoshop Brushes
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on September 6, 2011
Do a Google search for "free typography Photoshop brushes" and you'll find so many that your head will spin. We've helped you out by combing through the many possibilities and creating this one standout collection. We've even refined the results by dividing them into sub-categories, such as vintage, calligraphic, grunge, musical, and more.
Free For All: Photoshop Brushes Blowout
Features: Written by Pariah Burke on August 17, 2011
Take all these fabulous Photoshop brushes for the low, low price of $0 down and $0 per month! If your last name begins with a letter between A and Z, you may download these amazing free Photoshop brushes today. All others may download tomorrow.
