Graphic (iPad apps) Design

Fred's favorite mobile apps for iPhone, iPadFollowing our previous series of mobile color apps, now we'll add in some unusual, vertical application apps just for spice. Some have very narrow, specific uses, like for NCS color, or theatrical gels. But isn't it nice to know you can do that? April 13, 2011

'Color in Design' Award

David Grey, faculty chair of the Graphic Design Department at Santa Fe University of Art and Design, received a Color in Design Award for his redesign of the university's entrance banners. April 12, 2011

Best Apps for Graphic Designers

A million palettes in your pocket is a big promise. But these apps can do that and quite a bit more. And, they're so cheap, you can check out several. How handy is it to have a color specifier to refer to while working -- without leaving the screen you're on? * myPANTONE? X-Ref * Grab the color you want * Palettes Pro Universal * Color Mood Designer * My (Your) Color Season ... and more April 6, 2011

Own a Color

This article, contributed by Jonathan Munk, was first published in 2007. In reviewing this year's color issue, we find Jonathan's words are even more true than ever! Follow along as Jonathan Munk shares these important considerations for your logo and identity program... March 30, 2011

COLOR! New era, new tools

Never before have designers had such a broad and exciting landscape of color palette tools. With mobile devices, iPads, iPhones and iPods, the designer can rule the color world for just a few dollars. Here are the top apps we found for your mobile device ... * myPANTONE makes it all accessible * colorSutra * Color Stream - palettes from scratch * Colormixer sketch pad for color * Cliqcliq Colors - color picker * Fonts And Colors Reference for designer's... and more! March 30, 2011

YOLO 2011 Color Predictions

Have you ever actually tried to match inks, paints, color swatches, and chips across multiple media -- like paper and the web? Take a look at Yolo's color predictions for some juicy inspiration March 30, 2011

DTG March, 2011

16th Annual Designing Women Edition * Designing Women: Jane Seymour; Lydia Leith; Sharon Steuer * Photoshop: Morning Glow photo effect * Photoshop filters plugins from Harry * Updating the handicapped symbol? * The New Cool * Future of Social Media whitepapers * Google slams duplicate content * 8 articles for web publishers * End crooked photos * 3D Photo gallery without Flash? * Frame it with LightFrame * Marketing Updates * Creative Tidbits * and more ... March 2, 2011

iCalamus Page Layout and Design

Did you think that InDesign was the only page design player on the block? If you did, think again ... iCalamus frame-oriented desktop publishing for Mac OS X has more features than most people can even dream about December 21, 2010

DTP Upgrades from Zevrix

Zevrix Solutions sends ongoing info about various product upgrades, even if it's just a minor upgrade. However, these productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software are important programs for creative professionals. So here are key new releases December 16, 2010

3D Terrain Modeling for iOS

Independent programmer Andrew Garrison has created Touch Island 1.0 for iOS, his 3D modeling and rendering app that enables the user to create a photo-realistic island surrounded by ocean. Sculpting mountains, valleys, and lakes is accomplished with a single finger. An auto-color function assigns shading by altitude, or color may be applied manually. The angle and altitude of sunlight, and camera angle are adjustable, and rendering with textures and reflections is done using ray-tracing. November 27, 2010