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DTG Magazine Product of the Year : FoxL Bluetooth Speaker

FoxLv2 Platinum Bluetooth Audio Purists’ Ultimate Hifi Portable Speakers actually deliver on their advertising claims -- and then some! Yes, we got the promo from Karen Thomas -- and she's usually pretty much on the money -- but they were strong words, we'd heard before. I was detirmined to get a good set of portable speakers for use in the Roadtrek and on the road. But I really didn't decide to make the leap until I saw the Jordan Rudessvideo. December 24, 2012

Book of the Year: Saul Bass

BOOK OF THE YEAR for graphic designers is a tough thing to live up to. Phil Meggs, Alex White, Steven Heller, all worthy authors in the design community. We've had at least a few of the "greats" honor the pages of DTG Design Bookshelf - Seymour Chwast, Milton Glaser, Andy Warhol, David Lance Goines -- and now I take great pleasure in adding another of the all-time greats, SAUL BASS. December 18, 2012

$2000 Worth of Design Resources for YOU

Our partner MacApps Sales and InkyDeals have come up with this super-duper deal to celebrate their first birthday -- you get a HUGE birthday bundle of design resources -- until Christmas Eve
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Five Best Portfolio Practices

Having a graphic design portfolio that stands out from the pack is important, even more so in today's tough job market. Here's a new feature article by creative director and co-founder of Carbonmade Dave Gorum revealing the five best portfolio practices. December 13, 2012

Make Your Book Jump Off the Shelf!

When it comes to sales, marketing, and PR there's one common misconception among clients: this is will instantly get me to the top. What authors often fail to realize is that publishing their book isn't a standalone ticket to success. In a great new article, publicity veteran Sandra Poirier-Diaz dished the details on 12 essentials for translating publicity efforts in sales. December 11, 2012

CREATIVE Tidbits : Holidays

Creative inspiration is not always easy -- but it can come in the most unexpected forms and places. Follow along with this edition of Creative Tidbits:
* Hurricane Sandy relief floods in from college student’s T-Shirt graphic
* Goodwill & Art Center College of Design Upcycling Collaboration
* UK’s first student type foundry is ‘font’ of knowledge
* Graphic designer to talk 'social change'
* Pedro Paulino's Portfolio
... and more ! November 30, 2012

DTG News for December 2012

* DECEMBER Happy Holidays
* Secrets of Designing a good Logo
* Photoshop Madness for the holidays
* Photoshop Tutorial: Festive Postcard ready to print!
* Web Critique : GoBop Festival and Event Website
* Favorite Photography books
* CREATIVE Tidbits : Holidays
* Social Media Update : November
* 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People
* iWork gets a new collection of Elements for Desktop Publishing
* Top 10 Tips for Self-Publishing Success
* Your photos make the perfect Wall Calendars gifts
* Transform your Photos and Videos into Professional Pencil Drawings
* Logoist makes cool effects, not logos
* Cinefy is an Amazing Mobile Video Special FX Studio
* Photo Sense 1.8.0: The Easiest Photo Editing Software for Mac and iOS
* Photoca iOS - Advanced Photo Editor Creates Pop Art Masterworks
* The Top Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Fonts
* Google’s Remarketing for Search could have huge impact
* The Sustainability of Tablets
* The Top Tech Gifts This Season
* December's Twelve gives way to THIRTEEN! November 30, 2012

Secrets of Designing a good Logo

Over the years I've seen them all -- and from time to time, when I see someone giving out design advice online, I'll ask: where did you obtain your formal training? Many times, they'll confess they have no formal training. I recently followed a discussion in a Designer's forum about designing logos. A person asked the group to share their "secret tactics" ... here's what they said : November 28, 2012

iWork gets a new collection of Elements for Desktop Publishing

Jumsoft creates some of the best graphic icons and spot illustrations in the industry - their designs for Mac OS X iWork are seriously unrivaled! Here are 385 new pieces, which can be used to illustrate slideshows, invitations, posters, newsletters, e-books, or just about any kind of content that lacks a creative touch. November 23, 2012

Logoist makes cool effects, not logos

From time to time we get releases or review copies of software they developer calls "logo" software of some kind. There are lots of software programs that help you style or produce logos, but there are NONE that can design logos for you. So no matter how compelling, never believe that software can "design" for you . . . Logoist has a lot of styling and effects power -- so you'll want to take a look! November 21, 2012