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Editing and Combining Shapes and Paths in Adobe Illustrator CC (2015 release): Jan 14, 2016; In this lesson from Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book (2015 release), you'll take basic shapes and paths and learn how to both edit and combine them to create new artwork.

Video: RC Concepcion's HDR Tips: Add Texture Effects to Your HDR Images in Photoshop: Jan 13, 2016; RC Concepcion, author of The HDR Book, shows you how to add texture effects to your HDR images inside of Photoshop.

6 Tips for Selling Your Creative Skills by Word of Mouth: Jan 11, 2016; If you make it easy for other people to generate new leads for you, you won't have to be a good marketer. Instead, you can focus on being awesome at the creative work for which you want (and deserve) to be paid. Corwin Hiebert, author of Living the Dream: Putting Your Creativity to Work (and Getting Paid), suggests six ways you can use word of mouth to bring in more work.

Adaptive Web Design: Designing Experiences for People: Jan 7, 2016; A website built following the philosophy of progressive enhancement will be usable by anyone on any device, using any browser. It all begins with embracing the concept of experience as a continuum, as Aaron Gustafson explains in this chapter from Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement, 2nd Edition.

Video: RC Concepcion's HDR Tips: Post-Processing Effects Stacking in Lightroom CC (2015 release): Jan 6, 2016; RC Concepcion, author of The HDR Book, talks about some post-processing effects stacking that you can do in Lightroom CC (2015 release).

Steps for Making Your Creative Skills Stand Out in a Crowded Market: Jan 4, 2016; What good is your incredible creativity if nobody notices you? Corwin Hiebert, author of Living the Dream: Putting Your Creativity to Work (and Getting Paid) shares five steps for attracting the right kind of attention from potential clients in a creative field.

A Renegade's Guide to Marketing: Volatile Factors: Dec 31, 2015; In this chapter from his book, The CMO's Periodic Table: A Renegade's Guide to Marketing, Drew Neisser shows you how to identify the elements that have high potential to precipitate trouble, making you much more able to handle them like a pro and nip disasters in the bud.

Video: RC Concepcion's HDR Tips: Working with Layer Masks Inside of Photoshop for HDR: Dec 30, 2015; RC Concepcion, author of The HDR Book, shares a few techniques on working with layer masks inside of Photoshop for HDR.

How to Become a UX Leader: Understanding the Psychology of Users: Dec 29, 2015; UX is a lot more than checkboxes and radio buttons. UX is psychology applied to design. For so many reasons, it’s high time everyone else finds that out too, as Robert Hoekman explains in this chapter from Experience Required: How to become a UX leader regardless of your role.

Game Designers Just Play Games All Day, Right?: Dec 28, 2015; Debunking common misconceptions about the job, game designer Zack Hiwiller, author of Players Making Decisions: Game Design Essentials and the Art of Understanding Your Players, explains the breadth of knowledge a game designer is expected to leverage. Learn why game design is more work than play.

Video: RC Concepcion's HDR Tips: Turn Your HDR Images into Black & White in Lightroom CC (2015 release): Dec 23, 2015; RC Concepcion, author of The HDR Book, shows you how to turn your HDR images into stunning black and white, using Lightroom CC (2015 release).

The Five-Minute Fix: Posing Your Subjects: Dec 22, 2015; In this chapter from The Five-Minute Fix: 200 Tips for Improving Your Photography and Growing Your Business, Dale Benfield suggests posing techniques and a couple ways to make your subjects feel comfortable in front of the camera.

Integrating Adobe Capture CC and Other Adobe Mobile Apps into Your Workflow: Dec 21, 2015; "Creative Jake" Weien has been converted into a believer, now that he has seen how the new Adobe mobile apps can be incorporated into a creative production workflow. Surprisingly, it happened much sooner than he ever expected: today!

Color Sense: Enhance Your Animated Story with the Right Palette: Dec 17, 2015; What are the best color choices for your story? What is just the right amount of color to use, if any at all? How can you use color to enhance the emotional impact of your piece? This chapter from Animated Storytelling: Simple Steps For Creating Animation and Motion Graphics will answer those questions and give you some simple guidelines for how to plan your palette and enrich your story with well-informed color choices.

Video: My Top 5 Favorite Features in Adobe Illustrator (2015 release): Dec 17, 2015; Chad Chelius, author of Adobe Illustrator CC Learn by Video (2015 release), shows you his top 5 favorite features in the 2015 release of Adobe Illustrator, including performance enhancements, Live Shapes improvements, the Shaper tool, dynamic symbols, and the new SVG output.

Video: RC Concepcion's HDR Tips: Using the HDR Module in Lightroom CC (2015 release): Dec 16, 2015; Lightroom CC 2015 has a great HDR module. RC Concepcion, author of The HDR Book, shows you a few different ways you can use the HDR module in Lightroom and why it can be a powerful tool.

Swift 2: Change Is in the Air: Dec 15, 2015; Wildly popular since its debut, the Swift programming language has had some growing pains. Boisy G. Pitre, author of Swift for Beginners: Develop and Design, points out some ground-level changes implemented between Swift 1 and Swift 2, showing why Swift adopters need to stay on their toes.

5 Tips to Maximize Profits for Your Wedding Photography Business During the Holidays: Dec 14, 2015; For wedding photographers, we experience our busiest season from late spring to fall. Finding ways to earn extra income during the winter months can be challenging. In this article, Dale Benfield, author of The Five-Minute Fix, gives five of his best tips to earn money during the off-season, both by adding shoots and by making more money by selling additional products to your current clients.

Drones, Whales, and Volcanoes: An Interview with Photographer Eric Cheng: Dec 10, 2015; In this interview with Eric Cheng, author of Aerial Photography and Videography Using Drones, Eric talks about the most interesting thing he’s photographed with a drone, safety considerations for new drone users, and some drone gift giving tips.

5 Pro Photography Tips to Help Families Look their Best During the Holidays: Dec 7, 2015; A little planning upfront, before a photo session, can do incredible things to the outcome of a final print. During the holiday season, when families are in a rush to get amazing images to give as gifts and holiday cards, educating them on a few key points will make your job as a photographer (and their life as a parent) easier. In this article Dale Benfield, author of The Five-Minute Fix, explains how timing, outfits, professional stylists, and more can affect the photo session.