- Dialogues with Creative Legends: An Interview with David Calvin Laufer
- Mar 4, 2013
- David Calvin Laufer discusses his many dialogues with influential visual designers and business leaders, such as Paul Rand, Herb Lubalin, and George Nelson.
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- Adobe Photoshop Master Class: Jaclyn Corrado
- Feb 11, 2013
- Artist Jaclyn Corrado discusses her approach to photography and Photoshop in her work.
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- Plug In with Nik: Silver Efex Pro 2
- Feb 6, 2013
- Silver Efex Pro is simply the best and most essential black-and-white plugin on the market. John Batdorff explains his approach to using Silver Efex Pro while orienting you to SEP’s interface and rich set of creative tools. Of course, you’ll do this by creating images and exploring all the creative possibilities SEP has to offer.
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- Using Advanced Editing Techniques for Video in Photoshop
- Jan 31, 2013
- This chapter shows you how to add the cool Photoshop effects that make your videos look more polished. You will learn about multi-track editing, how layers and Blend modes work with video, and how to mix different types of media on a Timeline. But don’t worry; the learning curve is not difficult.
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- Adobe Illustrator Master Class: Rian Saputra
- Jan 29, 2013
- This excerpt from Adobe Master Class: Illustrator Inspiring artwork and tutorials by established and emerging artists profiles artist Rian Saputra.
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- Adobe Photoshop Master Class: An Interview with Ibarionex Perello
- Jan 21, 2013
- Peachpit interviews Ibarionex Perello, author of Adobe Master Class: Photoshop Inspiring artwork and tutorials by established and emerging artists, about the inspirational artists featured in the book, what they have in common, and where he draws his own inspiration.
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- Dialogues with Creative Legends and Aha Moments in a Designer's Career: Tipping Point on a Train and Paul Rand
- Jan 17, 2013
- David Calvin Laufer discusses what finally pushed him to become a freelance designer, and shares the story of IBM graphic designer Paul Rand.
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- Dialogues with Creative Legends and Aha Moments in a Designer's Career: Charles and Ray Eames
- Jan 16, 2013
- David Calvin Laufer discusses Charles and Ray Eames, two of the most influential designers of the modern era.
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- Problem Solving: Baptism by Fire
- Jan 14, 2013
- Stefan Mumaw discusses effective problem design, which teaches you to see the inherent stages existent in problems and provides context to solve them creatively.
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- Adobe Illustrator Master Class: An Interview with Sharon Milne
- Jan 8, 2013
- Peachpit interviews Sharon Milne, author of Adobe Master Class: Illustrator Inspiring artwork and tutorials by established and emerging artists, about her book, what binds Illustrator artists together, and why vector illustration is so important.
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- Plug In with onOne Software: Using Perfect Portrait
- Jan 7, 2013
- Nicole S. Young introduces you to Perfect Portrait, which automates portrait retouching tasks, while still giving you full control over the retouching of your portraits, which not only helps you create beautiful images but also saves you precious time.
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- Perfect Black and White from onOne Software
- Jan 4, 2013
- onOne Software recently released version 7 of its Perfect Photo Suite, which includes a variety of Photoshop and Lightroom plugins, including popular apps like Perfect Portrait, Perfect Mask, and Perfect Layers. Photoshop expert Dan Moughamian explains how version 7 has introduced a brand new plugin for styling our photos, called Perfect B&W (Perfect Black & White), which allows you to create black and white photos from color originals using a large library of presets and robust controls.
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- Born This Way: Is Creativity Innate or Learned?
- Dec 27, 2012
- Callahan Creek Creative Director and Creative Boot Camp author Stefan Mumaw finds a carnivorously-dressed collaborator to help demystify that age old question: Where does creativity come from?
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- Enhancing PDF Documents in Adobe Acrobat XI
- Dec 17, 2012
- Learn how to rearrange pages in a PDF document, rotate and delete pages, insert pages, edit links and bookmarks, renumber pages, insert video and other multimedia files and set document properties and add metadata to a PDF.
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- Image Editing Basics for Adobe Photoshop Elements 11
- Dec 12, 2012
- This lesson begins with an overview of the core concepts behind image correction, and then introduces a range of quick and easy techniques to help you get more from your photos in just a few clicks
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- Collective Crazy: The Seven Characteristics of Creative People
- Dec 10, 2012
- Callahan Creek Creative Director and Creative Boot Camp author Stefan Mumaw lays out the common characteristics found in creative people and inadvertently stumbles on the most important quality a creative can possess.
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- Author Talk: Mike Rohde on Sketchnoting
- Dec 7, 2012
- Publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel interviews author and sketchnoting pioneer Mike Rohde about his new book, The Sketchnote Handbook: the illustrated guide to visual note taking. They discuss the benefits of sketchnoting, Mike's specific style and techniques, and the rise of "the Sketchnote Army." Mike also touches on the documentary style video he recently released, The Sketchnote Handbook Video.
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- Using Quick, Guided, and Expert Editing in Photoshop Elements 11
- Dec 5, 2012
- Learn about the different editing modes in Photoshop Elements 11 and which one may be right for you.
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- 10 Fundamental Rules of Designing for Digital Magazines
- Nov 29, 2012
- Is your online magazine just an electronic version of your print publication? You're wasting a huge opportunity! In 10 quick tips, Sandee Cohen, co-author of Digital Publishing with Adobe InDesign CS6, demonstrates how to give immediacy and freshness to your digital magazine's experience.
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- How to Blow Minds, Rock Worlds, and Generate Truly Innovative Ideas
- Nov 28, 2012
- Callahan Creek Creative Director and Creative Boot Camp author Stefan Mumaw explores the genesis of truly innovative ideas and lays down the creative process so that you can generate more of them for yourself.
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