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Create Better Drawings & Paintings from Photos with AKVIS Sketch 10
News: Written on November 20, 2009
Version 10 includes 64-bit support, a new hatch direction control, and compatibility with Windows 7 and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6).
Logo for Maker of Little Blue Pill Gets a Makeover
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 6, 2009
Pfizer, maker of Viagra and Lipitor, among many other pharmaceuticals, recently underwent a brand freshening. What do you think of the change?
Add Language Support to InDesign & Illustrator CS4
News: Written on November 4, 2009
WinSoft's ScribeDOOR adds new complex script capabilities to InDesign and Illustrator. Languages include Arabic, Hebrew, and Farsi, as well as many Indic and South-East Asian languages
Logo Inspiration
News: Written by Terri Stone on November 2, 2009
Browse these 25 collections of logos when you're looking for ideas.
Affordable Webinar on Cut-Paper Art
News: Written on October 22, 2009
"Running with Scissors: Cut paper in contemporary art and design" costs just $39. It takes place Monday, October 26, at 4pm ET.
History of the CBS Eye Logo
News: Written by Terri Stone on October 20, 2009
If you're interested in logo design, you'll like this video clip from Charles Osgood on the venerable CBS eye, now more than 50 years old.
Free FreeHand!
News: Written on October 13, 2009
The FreeFreeHand Organization seeks to secure a future for the vector-based drawing application.
Mac Vector-Drawing Application Updated
News: Written on October 7, 2009
Bohemian Coding announced DrawIt 3.10, the latest version of their easy-to-use, powerful vector-drawing application for Mac OS X. The update includes new effects and significantly increases its performance.
Worldwide Logo Design Annual Now Accepting Submissions
News: Written on October 7, 2009
WOLDA, the worldwide logo design annual, will accept submissions until January 31, 2010.
Get a Sneak Peek at New Photoshop Technologies
News: Written by Terri Stone on October 5, 2009
Watch the video to see realistic paint and brushes and warp tools worthy of the most limber acrobats.
Zevrix Updates ArtOptimizer for Illustrator
News: Written on September 29, 2009
The Mac-only ArtOptimizer 2.3 is a workflow automation app for Adobe Illustrator. The new version introduces compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
New Wacom Tablets Have Multi-Touch and Pen Input
News: Written on September 28, 2009
The company says that Bamboo second generation tablets are the first interactive tablets to combine multi-touch and pen input. They will be available October 3, 2009.
SketchBook Mobile Now on the App Store
News: Written on September 23, 2009
Autodesk's $2.99 mobile design app delivers sophisticated drawing and sketching tools for the iPhone and iPod touch.
New Typographical and Illustrative Treasures from House Industries
News: Written on September 18, 2009
House Industries introduces 27 hand-printed serigraphs, photo-lettering alphabet blocks, four new tees, and a new one-liner catalog.
Better Output Automation for Packaging
News: Written on September 11, 2009
MadeToPrint Illustrator Auto, from axaio software, streamlines output automation for packaging.
ArtWork Updates to 3.0
News: Written on September 10, 2009
Digital painting software ArtWork, from AKVIS Software, adds a new painting style in version 3.0: Pen & Ink. Also new to version 3.0 is the ability to convert photos into oil paintings and comics. The new interface and the possibility to import/export presets will make your work even more comfortable.
Create Drawings and Watercolors from Photos
News: Written on September 8, 2009
AKVIS Sketch 9.0 for Windows and Macintosh converts photos to color and B&W pencil drawings and watercolor paintings. Version 9.0 has a new improved algorithm for photo-to-sketch conversion, adds a new parameter field for edge definition, adds the possibility to manipulate the saturation of color pencil drawings and much more.
Color Tool Gets Major Update
News: Written by Terri Stone on August 27, 2009
Want a quick preview of what a color palette would look like on a Web site? Try this online app, which is free and doesn't require registration.
Time -- and Adobe -- March On
News: Written by Terri Stone on August 26, 2009
Adobe won't guarantee that Creative Suite 3 will play well with Apple's imminent OS update (Mac OS X 10.6, code-named Snow Leopard).
Mapdiva Launches Ortelius Map Illustration Software
News: Written on August 26, 2009
Ortelius is a vector-based drawing and cartographic design program made especially for map design and presentation. Through its drag-and-drop interface, Ortelius offers a creative solution for floor plans, landscape plans, scaled drawings, and a wide variety of high quality custom maps, as well as serves to address a lack of mapmaking software for the Mac OS X platform.