Studio Lighting Set-ups That Won’t Break the Bank
It’s easy to believe that your budget is the roadblock between you and your ability to move improve as an artist. But we all know that’s not true. Instead of…
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How To Use Libraries To Speed Up The Color Toning Process
I don’t know why it took me so long to realize this, because I’ve immediately put this to use! If you ever work on a series of images in Photoshop…
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How to Create the Perfect Panorama In Photoshop
Have you ever stood at the top of a mountain, soaking in a 360-degree view and thought to yourself: how am I ever going to capture this through my camera…
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The 6 Best Podcasts for Designers (In No Particular Order)
The weird thing about a design podcast is that, well, by design it’s missing the visuals. Who wants to hear a couple people talk about fonts, right? As someone who…
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5 Best Places To Be Inspired By Color
Color toning is often elusive to many people. Rightfully so, it's a hard concept to grasp! You have two parts to the equation. One is the inspiration, and the second…
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After the Class: Design Thinking Flips The Script For An Engineer Looking For Change
Matt Jackson is an affable, ocean-loving Project Manager living in the Bay Area. During the week, he works for a large-scale Construction company and spends his weekends surfing down the…
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The True Story Behind Comic Sans (From the Guy Who Designed It)
There may not be a designer on the planet who hasn’t heard of Comic Sans. In fact, there may not be any computer-using non-designers who aren’t familiar with — and don’t have…
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How Do You Know If It’s Time to Retire a Product Line?
This month, I'm retiring twelve pieces from my jewelry line. Which has prompted a lot of my fellow makers to ask, how do you decide when it's time to retire…
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Your Chance To Personally Learn From Joe McNally
WELCOMING LIGHTING PROBLEMS WITH ENTHUSIASM! Joining the CreativeLive crew next week from April 5-7 for an in-depth class on storytelling with light and discussions on field strategies. For the first time, the key players in my…
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Deconstructing a Photograph: Reverse Engineering Portrait Lighting
While flipping through a magazine, you see a makeup ad that is lit fabulously and you immediately think, “That’s beautiful! How did they do that?” The answer may be sitting…
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