Welcome to the world’s No.1 weekly digital photography magazine. If you’re already a reader, thanks for your continued support and involvement; if you’re new to Photography Week , you’ve come to the right place! In addition to expert advice, brilliant tips and step-by-step tutorials, every issue features interactive galleries of the best new photos, how-to videos on essential shootin…
You don’t have to know every single tool or item in Photoshop to become a good designer. Of course, the more you know the better, but the most important is your creativity. It’s all about playing with colors, layout, objects, etc. basically, everything which a mind perceives. And in these series of MakeUseOf.com Photoshop Guides you’re going to learn the most crucial tools and tips to hel…
“We ultimately presented three marks that represented very different takes on research. Each had a compelling narrative linked directly to the strategy,” Kribbs explains. “Having this conceptual foundation in place helps our clients talk about the logo beyond aesthetics and gives any nonvisual stakeholders information to respond to. The logo that became the front-runner appears as if you …
Getting noticed as a new business in today’s digital world is tough. Trying to establish a strong, consistent and memorable brand is key for sustained success. Besides your product, one of the first places you should start when developing your brand is with the design of a kick-ass logo. Logo, emblem, trademark, symbol, call it what you will, that image will stand as the “face” of your c…
As many of you may know, Syncfusion is a provider of software components for the Microsoft platform. This puts us in the exciting but challenging position of always being on the cutting edge. Whenever platforms or tools are shipping out of Microsoft, which seems to be about every other week these days, we have to educate ourselves, quickly.
As many of you may know, Syncfusion is a provider of software components for the Microsoft platform. This puts us in the exciting but challenging position of always being on the cutting edge. Whenever platforms or tools are shipping out of Microsoft, which seems to be about every other week these days, we have to educate ourselves, quickly.
Welcome to the Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 Printing Guide . Adobe is dedicated to providing software that allows designers to express their visual ideas, while providing tools and resources to printers to ensure that those ideas print as intended . While designers explore the creative features of Adobe Photoshop® CS6, Adobe InDesign® CS6, and Adobe Illustrator® CS6, as well as the capabilitie…
Let’s start by defi ning our terms: First, crowdsourcing is outsourcing to a crowd of people via an open call for contributions. There’s nothing inherent in the term about a contest, though sponsoring a design contest seems to be where the controversy lies. In such a con- test, a project is posted and anyone can participate by offering a solution. Typically a winner is chosen, and only tha…
This beautiful photograph can be found in Lara Platman and Alan MacDonald’s book Spirit of Place: The Distilleries of Scotland. Documenting 50 of the country’s greatest whisky distilleries, through pictures of the craftsman, surrounding landscape and the historical buildings, Lara and Alan have captured the innermost fabric of this traditional Scottish trade. Text by whisky expert Charles M…
Would you like a process to create more consistently creative work which distinguishes itself from the work of your peers? Would you like a process which would help translate the often vague, unclear wishes of your clients (and yourself, for that matter) into a clear and solid basis for your design? This manifesto will show you how. Everyone has their own processes, their own way of working…
The more original your idea is, the less good advice other people will be able to give you. When I first started with the cartoon-on- back-of-bizcard format, people thought I was nuts. Why wasnʼt I trying to do some- thing more easy for markets to digest, i.e., cutie-pie greeting cards or whatever? You donʼt know if your idea is any good the moment itʼs created. Neither does anyone else. Th…