FEBRUARY 2012 - the month of LOVE, and BLACK HISTORY MONTH! Be sure to send in your design ideas or graphic promotions for the coming year to share with the graphic arts community!
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This month there's good news and bad news in the creative world, but it's all inspiration ...
* The Death of Logo Design
* Anton Semenov : Gloom
* Masters of the Cutaway
* Batman: Death by Design
* SQUID
and more creative inspiration! January 27, 2012
Even if you don't learn a darn thing -- which I guarantee you will -- this new book by Tom Bol, ADVENTURE SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY, is a wonderful visual treat to look at, and a thoroughly entertaining read! January 27, 2012
This Social Media growing popularity, be aware of these :
* 10 ways nonprofits can benefit from social media
* Social Media Is Only Part of the Answer
* 3 Ways to Use Social Media for Product Research and Development
* 5 Tips for Using the New LinkedIn Company Pages
* Social mediation: Managing multiple platforms
* Human media: The new media
* How to change your Twitter handle
.... and the emerging world of social networking January 25, 2012
Cher Threinen-Pendarvis, author of the PAINTER WOW! Book, is featured in this month's Photoshop and Bookshelf as one of our BEST BOOKS of 2011! She shares her tutorial on Illustrating with Soft Pastels in Painter 12, spotlighting Painter user Pamela Wells, noted artist and illustrator January 25, 2012
The Pen tool is indeed probably one of the most powerful tools in Photoshop, once you learn how to use it. Special thanks go out to San Weng for sending in this tutorial! January 24, 2012
In this free Photoshop tutorial, Colin Smith of Photoshop Cafe, is going to show you some tricks with layers and photo techniques in the process of making a CD cover! January 19, 2012
Tintbooks has opened their new blog called "Simple CMYK Color" -- it's dedicated to assisting you with CMYK color solutions. Common to complex situations which affect color reproduction will be described on this blog. January 17, 2012
I think you're going to like this edition of Creative Tidbits, these are some real favorites!
* A Conversation With Paulina Reyes, Advertising Design Director
* Janiszewski's graphic design was part of protests in Poland
* Poca teen wins Toyota Christmas card contest
* Sebastien Thibault : visual intelligence
* The Graphic Design of Tech Brands
* Graphic artist links all races
and more creative inspiration! January 16, 2012
2012 International CES Sets Show Record at Las Vegas, Nevada, January 12, 2012 ... The 2012 International CES® is the largest in the show's 44 year history, with 1.861 million net square feet of exhibit space. The previous record was 1.857 million net square feet of space at the 2008 International CES -- January 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. January 13, 2012
This Social Media digs into the new year with :
* Boost interaction with your Facebook fans
* Google+ launches branded pages
* The discreet shift to Twitter
* 5 social media trends for 2012
* The Top 25 Social Media Terms You Need To Know
* New Twitter: 25 Tips and Tricks for Savvy Tweeters Brian Anthony Hernandez Dec
.... and the emerging world of social networking January 11, 2012
