Illustration

Logo for Maker of Little Blue Pill Gets a Makeover

Pfizer, maker of Viagra and Lipitor, among many other pharmaceuticals, recently underwent a brand freshening. What do you think of the change?

Add Language Support to InDesign & Illustrator CS4

WinSoft's ScribeDOOR adds new complex script capabilities to InDesign and Illustrator. Languages include Arabic, Hebrew, and Farsi, as well as many Indic and South-East Asian languages

Logo Inspiration

Browse these 25 collections of logos when you're looking for ideas.

Scanning Around With Gene: The Images of Autumn

There’s nothing like a blustery fall day to invigorate the spirit and remind us that change is in the air.

Scanning Around With Gene: Oddball Image Roundup Two

It's time once again for my annual collection of offbeat images that don’t fit anywhere else.

Affordable Webinar on Cut-Paper Art

"Running with Scissors: Cut paper in contemporary art and design" costs just $39. It takes place Monday, October 26, at 4pm ET.

History of the CBS Eye Logo

If you're interested in logo design, you'll like this video clip from Charles Osgood on the venerable CBS eye, now more than 50 years old.

Scanning Around With Gene: Rest in Peace

Does the size of a tombstone say anything about the character of the deceased?

Free FreeHand!

The FreeFreeHand Organization seeks to secure a future for the vector-based drawing application.

Scanning Around With Gene: Illustrations Carved in Steel

Before the advent of photography, it was up to engravers to depict the majesty of natural wonders.

Draw Paths with Photoshop's Pen Tool

It might seem odd to find vector-drawing tools in a pixel-pushing program like Photoshop, but once you understand it, you'll turn to it often. Use the Pen tool to draw clean, controllable shapes and paths; to cut out something from a photograph's background; and to create shapes that upscale without distortion.

Snap Art 2 Makes Photoshop Art Easier, More Realistic

When version 1 of Snap Art debuted in 2006, it was impressive enough. In version 2, Alien Skin has created a superior artistic tool with an improved interface and algorithms.

Mac Vector-Drawing Application Updated

Bohemian Coding announced DrawIt 3.10, the latest version of their easy-to-use, powerful vector-drawing application for Mac OS X. The update includes new effects and significantly increases its performance.

Worldwide Logo Design Annual Now Accepting Submissions

WOLDA, the worldwide logo design annual, will accept submissions until January 31, 2010.

Get a Sneak Peek at New Photoshop Technologies

Watch the video to see realistic paint and brushes and warp tools worthy of the most limber acrobats.

Scanning Around With Gene: Linoleum Love

Up until the 1960s, real linoleum was the hard floor covering of choice, and boy oh boy, could it define a room!

Zevrix Updates ArtOptimizer for Illustrator

The Mac-only ArtOptimizer 2.3 is a workflow automation app for Adobe Illustrator. The new version introduces compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

Combine Illustrator Patterns with Photoshop Masks for Instant Visual Appeal

With this technique, you can create eye-catching imagery without fancy plug-ins or big stock photo budgets.

New Wacom Tablets Have Multi-Touch and Pen Input

The company says that Bamboo second generation tablets are the first interactive tablets to combine multi-touch and pen input. They will be available October 3, 2009.

Scanning Around With Gene: Really, Really Deep Type

Before there were instant drop shadows everywhere, type that appeared to be three-dimensional looked like it was drawn by an architect or draftsman.