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DT&G: Vol. 13, Number 12, December, 2003 ~ The eZine for Design, Typography, & Graphics   (since 1990) 

Highlights of 2003

Many people often ask "what are the best articles in the Design Center". Since DTG is an online magazine, each month's issue is replaced by the next. Without going through back issues how would you know? This year we thought we would point out just some of the highlights of past issues.
  • Creative Photoshop - This is a superb tutorial "Compositing an Imaginary Place with Photoshop" -- a special exerpt from Sharon Steuer's "Creative Thinking with Photoshop" book.
  • Photoshop: Hollywood Image Editing - A reader asks how to "white out" an image like the Beyond Borders movie poster -- with a little hue/stauration, and a little white-out... See how it's done...
  • Digital Photography Guides - 40 Digital Photography Retouching Techniques, and 40 Digital Photography Techniques for Beginners by leading South Korean photography expert Zack Lee - everything for stunning digital photography... Just what the (digital) doctor ordered!
  • Interview: Katrin Eismann - Join us as we take a short visit to the studios of Katrin Eismann, Photoshop Diva, and author of "Photoshop Restoration & Retouching" to chat a bit about retouching, black & white photography, and what's coming up in the world of Photoshop! In the "DTG Interviews Department"
  • Photoshop: Projected Shadows - This reader writes in to learn about creating a projected shadow from typography. How could we resist? See: "Projected Shadows"
  • Perspective Insets in Photoshop - A reader wrote Photoshop 911 -- so we show how to create crafty insets using Transformation and layers for perspective in Photoshop! "In the Photoshop Department"
  • Seminar: Colorizing Images - By popular demand, this (Photoshop and Elements) lesson shows you how to colorize Black & White images
  • Duotones - One of our most popular questions, this reader asks how to do it -- so, take the plunge and learn All about Duotones (Photoshop and Elements)
  • Design: Best "Beginner" Design Books - here's the ultimate guide for anyone just starting in design, students, and old pros who want a shot-in-the-arm for superb graphic design... Graphic Design Student Book List
  • Field Trip: The New York Story - Steve Ladner is back from France, and doing his thing in New York! See some rather unique and exciting views of life from this amazing, self-taught photographer. ... in the Gallery!
  • Thumbnailing - All Designers should practice Thumbnailing - #153: In a recent request on the university discussion list one instructor asked if teachers should still have their students produce thumbnails. Yes indeed. Here's the story about thumbnailing...   60-Seconds: The Joys of Thumbnailing
  • Creating Grid Masks in Photoshop - A reader wrote Photoshop 911 for help creating gridded montages... patterns and channels to the rescue! "In the Photoshop Department"
  • Feature: Citizen Designer - If you're in the graphic and/or visual communications fields, you need a sense of social responsibility -- you need to ask yourself some sober questions about the social and political responsibilities of designers in today's society.
  • Vetren - Casual Sans Serif - Folowing our article on legibility vs. readability, we'll introduce you to Vetren a wonderful all-purpose sans -- and we'll give you nearly half off on the entire fonts CD ROM! ... in the Typography Department
  • Field Trip: PolyCarbon - This month's field trip takes us to the studios of famous comic artist Patrick Shettlesworth where he shares some of his tips and tricks from pencil to scanner to Photoshop, creating Polycarbon the action hero comic character! (In the Design Center Gallery)
  • Using Elements for AutoTrader.com - Helping a reader optimize car photos for AutoTrader dot com, we not only share tips about marketing your auto online, but we also walk you through Photoshop Element's "Save for Web"
  • Avoiding the Pitfalls of Freelancing - A letter from a reader asks "... what freelance business pitfalls should I look out for?" Are you a freelancer or thinking about freelancing? Then read 60-Second Window #156.
  • Design Excitement with Grids - If you design publications, see how this modular grid gives this editoral department a fresh look week after week.... in the DTG Design Department
  • Photoshop: Improve a photo with the Extract Filter - Clean up a client's digital photo, change colors of the subject, eliminate the "burn-in" of the flash, and lift the subject from the background for a depth of field effect -- using various techniques, most notably
    The Photoshop 6 & 7 Extract Filter

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