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Illustration Weekly

Five inspiring illustrations from our FREE app!

Here's just some of the amazing artwork we've added to Design Spring, our FREE app, over the last seven days.

Design Weekly

DESIGN CLASSICS: Anthony Lui of ustwo

Check out the designer's top sources of inspiration, from a hackney carriage to a Playstation controller.

Animation Video

WATCH THIS! Toys in the Attic

Toy Story meets Czech surrealism in this dark fantasy - a refreshingly raw antidote to mainstream CG.

Photo editing Tutorial

Create a stylised HDR portrait with Photoshop

Give your portraits a stylised finish using HDR Toning in Photoshop CS6.

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Design Weekly

AROUND THE BLOQ: Typography trends, Pixar's Brave, Pinterest boards and much more!

Get this week's hottest stories from the Creative Bloq Network

August 19, 2012 10:00 am Be the first to comment

A round-up of this week's hottest stories from The Creative Bloq Network, featuring .net, 3D World and Computer Arts.
Design Weekly

BLOG OF THE WEEK: Swissmiss

All manner of inspirational creative content makes Swissmiss one of the most popular design blogs around.

August 18, 2012 10:00 am Be the first to comment

Design inspiration and all manner of other creative content makes Swissmiss one of the most popular design blogs around.
Illustration Weekly

Five inspiring illustrations from our FREE app!

Here's just some of the amazing artwork we've added to Design Spring, our FREE app, over the last seven days.

August 17, 2012 15:01 pm 1 comment

Every Friday we'll reveal some of the amazing artwork we've added to our free app, Design Spring over the past week. Download it now and access the rest!
Design Weekly

DESIGN CLASSICS: Anthony Lui of ustwo

Check out the designer's top sources of inspiration, from a hackney carriage to a Playstation controller.

August 17, 2012 14:26 pm Be the first to comment

Find out why a hackney carriage, Playstation controller and vintage camera are among designer Anthony Lui's top sources of inspiration.
Animation Video

WATCH THIS! Toys in the Attic

Toy Story meets Czech surrealism in this dark fantasy - a refreshingly raw antidote to mainstream CG.

August 17, 2012 12:32 pm Be the first to comment

Toy Story meets Czech surrealism in this dark fantasy that provides a refreshing antidote to mainstream CG, writes Paul Roberts of Maxunderground.com.
Photo editing Tutorial

Create a stylised HDR portrait with Photoshop

Give your portraits a stylised finish using HDR Toning in Photoshop CS6.

August 17, 2012 11:41 am Be the first to comment

Give your portraits an eye-catching stylised finish using the HDR Toning command in Photoshop CS6 - we show you how, in just three easy steps!
Graphic design

10 stunning examples of calendar design for 2013

Looking for some calendar design inspiration? Look no further.

August 17, 2012 09:57 am 1 comment

Looking for some calendar design inspiration? Then look no further as we reveal a host of inspirational designs.
Design

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: Designers' top Pixar characters revealed

Did your favourite make the list?

August 16, 2012 15:08 pm Be the first to comment

Following the release of Brave this week, we asked our industry panel to name their favourite Pixar character designs.
Web design New stuff

CHECK THIS OUT! Fun JavaScript demo Staggering Beauty

Come to marvel at the use of paper.js, stay for the psychedelic craziness!

August 16, 2012 13:55 pm 1 comment

Come to marvel at the use of paper.js, stay for the psychedelic hilarity - is this the craziest JavaScript demo of the year?
3D Video

WATCH THIS! The many faces of LAIKA's ParaNorman

Discover how the team at LAIKA created their latest stop motion movie.

August 16, 2012 12:22 pm Be the first to comment

40,000 faces? You betcha! LAIKA let us into the world of their latest film ParaNorman and explain their unique techniques for the stop motion animation.
Hardware

3 great iPad pens for designers

We've rounded up the best iPad pens to help you turn your favourite tablet into a serious design tool.

August 16, 2012 11:38 am 3 comments

As more and more professional designers start to use the iPad as a design tool, we check out three iPad pens that might help you become more creative and productive.
Graphic design

20 brilliant Pinterest boards every designer should follow

Think Pinterest is just for housewives? Think again!

August 16, 2012 10:23 am 2 comments

As Pinterest becomes ever more popular, we've picked the best boards for graphic designers including logos and print design.
Illustration

DESIGN SPRING: Five awesome illustrations to inspire you!

Check out some of the imaginative artwork being uploaded to our FREE app!

August 15, 2012 16:24 pm 1 comment

If you haven't yet downloaded our free app, Design Spring, you don't know what you're missing. Check out some of the incredible artwork we've uploaded to it...
3D Video

WATCH THIS! Student gaming animation 'Glued'

You won't believe this short 3D film was made by students!

August 15, 2012 15:25 pm Be the first to comment

We fell in love with this short film produced by third year animation students at Bezalel Academy of the Arts - raw talent at its best!
Typography

The hottest typography design trends for 2012

Typography is changing fast, and designers need to stay abreast of developments. Discover the biggest type trends for 2012.

August 15, 2012 11:10 am Be the first to comment

Typography is changing fast, and designers need to stay abreast of developments. Discover 20 trends that will inspire you to think differently about your own use of typography.
Interview Weekly

INTERVIEW: Aardman director Darren Dubicki

The commercials director discusses why CGI is his favourite medium and why he'd like to find a mystery lady from his past.

August 15, 2012 10:50 am Be the first to comment

The commercials director at Aardman Animations discusses why CGI is his favourite medium, his design for the 2012 Olympic mascot and why he'd like to find a mystery lady from his past.