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Last Chance to Upgrade from Photoshop 7, Illustrator 10, InDesign 2.0
News: Written on October 8, 2008
October 15 is the last day to benefit from the lower upgrade pricing for Creative Suite 4.
Free Photoshop Plug-In from Adobe
News: Written on October 6, 2008
Adobe Configurator is an Adobe AIR‐based application that allows you to create custom panels for the soon-to-be-released Adobe Photoshop CS4. These custom panels can contain just the Photoshop tools, commands, actions, scripts, and widgets that you need for a particular workflow or set of tasks. You can share them with anyone by using Adobe Extension Manager CS4. You will be able to download Adobe Configurator from the Adobe Labs web site in late October.
New Features in Creative Suite 4
News: Written by Jay J. Nelson on October 2, 2008
This article originally appeared in Design Tools Monthly. Cross-Suite Interface Changes Application frame (optional): * This large window contains all your open documents and panels, on a neutral-colored background. You can move the whole thing around, even onto a second display. Tabbed windows (optional): * Each document appears as a tab in the Application Frame
Digital Anarchy Announces Compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS4
News: Written on September 26, 2008
New release of Photoshop is fully supported by all Digital Anarchy products.
First Looks: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop CS4
News: Written by Jeremy Schultz on September 22, 2008
Adobe has officially announced Creative Suite 4. Here are first-hand impressions of three of the new versions.
Review: Silver Efex Pro
Reviews: Written by Ben Long on September 15, 2008
If you’re serious about working in black and white, you need to be serious about the tools you use to convert your color photographs to grayscale. Silver Efex gives you the power you need with the ease of use you want.
Photoshop How-to: Add Energy and Interest with Layered Images
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on September 9, 2008
By layering thematically related photographs and colored backgrounds and foregrounds, you can create unique imagery for print and Web projects.
Create a Searchlight in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Colin Smith on September 3, 2008
Whip up a Hollywood-style spotlight effect with realistic-looking beams of light in Photoshop CS3.
Create Nondestructive Text Effects with Photoshop's Smart Filters
How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on August 25, 2008
Apply Photoshop's Smart Filters to text to get special effects you'll love and still keep the text live.
Make Vector Splashes
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on August 13, 2008
Get all Jackson Pollock and make a splash -- literally. Then use Illustrator's easy Live Trace feature to bring your art into the digital world.
Transform a Busy Photo into a Strong Silhouette
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on July 30, 2008
When you want a clean, strong image for a print or Web project, use Illustrator to turn a photo into a striking silhouette.
Photo Murals Make You Think Big. Really Big.
Features: Written by Brian P. Lawler on July 21, 2008
For this children's museum in California, one intrepid creative pro produced an 18-gigabyte HDR Photoshop file, a 19-foot-long printout, and a 9-foot-high neon sign.
Rehabilitate Old Photos
How-Tos: Written by Sara Frances on July 14, 2008
Good photo rehabilitation goes beyond repairing typical tears and fading to rebuilding important, but initially unsatisfactory, images that recover the emotional impact of an event. And clients pay a lot for that!
A Star Is Born: Deke McClelland's Photoshop Music Video
News: Written by Terri Stone on June 24, 2008
dekePod kicks off with a singing, dancing extravaganza: 101 Photoshop Tips in 5 Minutes.
Create Web Animations in Photoshop CS3
How-Tos: Written by Pariah Burke on June 22, 2008
Animate banner ad and graphic objects; transform their shape, size, color; or replace them entirely.
Translate Your Print-Based Design Skills to the Web
Features: Written by Wesley Grubbs on June 11, 2008
When you move from static design to Web design, it's like tennis players trying racquetball. The problem isn’t that they don’t know how to handle the racquet; it’s that they don’t know all the rules and techniques. Read this article and you'll come out swinging.
Design Successful Logos
Features: Written by Chad Neuman on June 9, 2008
Three logo designers discuss what goes into designing a logo, including typeface choices, inspiration, and overall branding messages.
Make Editable Arrows in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion on June 4, 2008
Create vector arrows you can color, warp, resize, flip, shadow, emboss, and more.
Photography Secrets from One of the World's Top Shooters
Features: Written by Joe McNally on May 30, 2008
Joe McNally, whose work has graced the pages of Sports Illustrated, National Geographic, and Time (to name a few), shares the stories behind some of his greatest shots as well as the lighting techniques he used to make them great.
Create a Reflection Effect in Photoshop CS3
How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on May 23, 2008
Mirror, mirror, how do you get a realistic reflection of your image? In Photoshop CS3, it's easy to mirror images using the Clone Source feature with the Clone Stamp Tool and Healing Brush.