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Scanning Around With Gene: Best in the West Graphics, 1970

GeneGable — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:50:00 -0700

In 1970 I was a freshman in high school. Although I wasn't aware of graphic design as an art form, I was beginning to notice the effect design had on me as a consumer. Book jackets, billboards, record-album covers, and magazines were an important part of my life. In a few more years I would begin to appreciate the talent they represented.

Kodak Tosses Digital Cameras in the Dustbin

Editor in Chief — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:10:36 -0700

It's official: First they took our Kodachrome away, now Kodak is doing away with its digital cameras, too. The company, which filed for bankruptcy protection in January, has decided "to phase out its dedicated capture devices business — comprising digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames — in the first half of 2012." Kodak plans to focus on online and retail-kiosk image processing as well as inkjet printers.

Best of the Blogs: Old School and New Skills

Editor in Chief — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:23:31 -0700

Typography

Best of the Blogs: August 1, 2011

Editor in Chief — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 02:31:01 -0600

Don't have time to read scores of blogs every day? Don't worry, I've done it for you, and picked out the best posts you shouldn't miss.

Typography

Cutting-Edge Conference for Print and Digital Publishing

Editor in Chief — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:25:20 -0700

The lengthy session list at the 2012 PEPCON print and ePublishing conference could be boiled down into one sentence: Attend this event or fall behind.

Seriously, just look at these session titles (which are only a sampling of the full list):

• InDesign to iPad and Android Apps
• Making Your Folio Come Alive: Embedding HTML and RSS
• XML for Print and Digital Publishing
• Stay on the Cutting Edge: Five Tools to Learn Now

The Best App for Managing Digital Assets

Editor in Chief — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:43:14 -0700

Photoshop is an excellent tool for many things, but it's no digital asset manager. The most successful workflows require Photoshop plus something else: Lightroom or Bridge. Which one is best for you depends on a lot of things.

In choosing between the two programs, you'll need to answer these questions:
• Are you new to photography?
• Are you a small studio or a large studio?
• Are you a high-volume shooter?
• Are you a designer, photographer, or both?
• Are you comfortable with computers?

Then you'll want to consider the advantages of each app.

Scanning Around With Gene: Colorful Produce Crate Labels

GeneGable — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:13:00 -0700

When railroads became a dominant form of transportation, and especially after the completion of the trans-continental railway in 1869, it was possible for farmers to ship their goods great distances. And with the advent of the refrigerated rail car, the concept of nearly year-round availability of produce became a reality.

Creativeprose: Wacky Web Site of the Week Archive

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:37:32 -0700

February 7, 2012
At some point, everyone needs to know how to paint a mammoth on a cave wall.

http://www.primitiveways.com/paint_a_mammoth.html

January 31, 2012
The Nietzsche Family Circus pairs a random Family Circus cartoon with a random Friedrich Nietzsche quote.

http://www.losanjealous.com/nfc/

January 24, 2012

Create Picture Frames in Photoshop: Part 2

Editor in Chief — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:19:56 -0700

In Part 1 of this tutorial, I showed you how to turn a plain gray box into a realistic-looking photo frame in silver, gold, or wood. You also learned how to place a photo into the frame and play with perspective so that the framed image looks like it's skewed to the right or the left.

Create Picture Frames in Photoshop: Part 1

Editor in Chief — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:01:09 -0700

Recently, Reader's Digest magazine asked me to design a photorealistic picture frame into which they could drop a different photograph every month. It occurred to me that, using Photoshop's Smart Objects and an Action to drive the process, it would be possible to create a variety of frames from two different angles, and have them all generated automatically simply by dragging the image onto a Droplet.

Download 3D Apps for Free

Editor in Chief — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:10:48 -0700

Digital Art Zone (DAZ) is giving away several of its 3D software programs from now until February 29, 2012. To download DAZ Studio 4 Pro, Bryce 7 Pro, Hexagon 2.5, and the 3D Photoshop Bridge, go to the special download page on the DAZ site.

Get Rid of Red Eye

Editor in Chief — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:29:36 -0700

Over the years, many people have written tutorials on fixing red eye in photos; in fact, CreativePro.com has published several! The various techniques have involved channels, brushes, sponges, selective color, and more. But did you know that since Photoshop CS2, there's been a dedicated Red Eye tool? It's hiding under the Spot Healing Brush on your toolbar.

In the very short video below, I'll show you how easy it is to select the tool, then click and drag around an eye to remove any red.

Take a Peek at Photoshop's Near Future

Editor in Chief — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0700

Photoshop's senior product manager, Bryan O'Neil Hughes, gives you a glimpse into Photoshop CS6. Although Adobe hasn't officially announced when CS6 will be released, the fact that this sneak peek is out in the wild makes me think it won't be, say, 2013!

Using a photo he shot with his mobile phone, Bryan demonstrates some of the new power and finesse in Camera Raw, the raw processing engine behind Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4 (now in beta).

Free For All: Stock Photos, Social Media Profiles, and Calendar Templates

Editor in Chief — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:06:03 -0700

Explosions, Fire, and Fireworks Stock Photography
Let’s poke a little fun at the preposterous notion that the world will end on December 21st because a 5,000-year-old calendar allegedly expires on that date. How do we poke fun on Free for All? By giving away free stock photography, of course! Check out these 55 explosive year-starting and world-ending royalty free stock images I collected on Stock.XChang.

J.C. Penney Logo Changes Again

Editor in Chief — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:06:56 -0700

Eleven months ago, J.C. Penney rolled out a new logo created by third-year graphic design student Luke Langhus: