DTG News for June, 2011

01 Welcome JUNE * 02 CONGRATULATIONS DESIGN GRADUATES * 03 Design Graduates to share your experiences * 04 CHICAGO DESIGN WEEK * 05 Illustrator tutorial: combination lock * 06 Time to Consider Rebranding? * 07 June Brides meet Photoshop * 08 Life expectancy of a Photoshop site: * 09 Button Making Using Photoshop * 10 Creative Tidbits : Type, Art Nouveau * 11 Beware bogus offers for Adobe products * 12 Photoshop Noise Reduction * 13 Photoshop Forums : The Emergency Room * 14 PopChar shows your fonts right * 15 Review a web site: help them suck less * 16 &Else News, Views and Reviews * 17 Mailbag : The Day You Were Born * 18 Mailbag : Photoshop and ImageReady * 19 Mailbag : Sad note of regrets * 20 JUNE : surf, take photos, design cool stuff June 1, 2011

June Photoshop Brides Madness

Looks like we're on a roll ... continuing to find more Photoshop for weddings and brides, this week we've turned up : * Tilt-shift brides * Paint the Moon with actions * Were you really that thin? * Top 3 Retouching Tidbits from the Master * Photoshop wedding DVD template * template buffet * and believe it or not, some real painting . . . May 31, 2011

June Brides meet Photoshop

Now it's time to tie the chains, look at shiney objects, and just love for all those beautiful June brides -- with a little Photoshop editing actions, of course! Follow along as Photoshop Madness picks the good stuff out of a sea of junk! May 24, 2011

DTG News for May, 2011

This month's DTG features [] Color me happy: emotions behind your design [] Photoshopping in the Rain [] Photoshop (actions) Madness [] color from the experts [] APPS: Do you have an iPad? [] COLOR Apps for Graphic Designers [] Social Technologies [] Creative Tidbits: Art is where you find it [] Business Apps [] Marketing Updates [] Media Marking tips [] Design Graduation ... and more ... May 1, 2011

Color me happy: emotions behind your design

All colors, shades and combinations evoke different emotions, so it's important to make sure you're creating the intended message with your color selection... now, Andrea Alstad shares some insight into color -- along with free downloadable color inspiration and an Illustrator color wheel... April 28, 2011

Photoshop (Actions) Madness 2

This issue of "Actions" Madness continues the previous with even more great actions resources ... like: * Bright Eyes * Dazzle Effects * HDR Fake * Photo Coloring 11 * Muting Monochromatic * and even another Page Curl Photoshop Action! April 21, 2011

Learn color from the experts 2

We continue our series of great book excerpts by the experts in digital imagery. Enjoy : * CS5 How-Tos: Working with Illustrator * Understanding HDR Toning in Adobe Photoshop CS5 * Applying a Gradient to a Layer in Adobe Photoshop CS5 * Photoshop CS5 for Photographers: Color Settings * Replacing Colors in an Image in Adobe Photoshop CS5 ... and more April 19, 2011

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