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Timeline: Version Control Plugin for Photoshop

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Timeline by PixelNovel is an interesting version control system built for designers who use Adobe Photoshop. As far as I am aware, there’s really nothing else like this out there for Photoshop users. Timeline allows you to save and review a file’s history and save file versions and get file [...]

Mac Vector Apps

Monday, October 26, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Our recent “Blank Canvas” post asked the question: “Adobe Or Not?”. As a followup, here’s a quick web roundup of some alternative vector graphics software applications for Mac OS X. These applications vary in price from free to about $100, and each offer some nice features that may fill [...]

Tutorial: Killer 3D Poster Design with 3DS Max & Photoshop

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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Tutorial: Killer 3D Poster Design with 3DS Max & Photoshop

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Introduction Hello again! I was recently asked to do a flyer for a promotions company by the name of inFamous Productions; a very popular promotion movement in Western NY mainly stationed in Buffalo. My main objective was to create something unique that would serve as a creative campaign for [...]

Blank Canvas: Adobe Or Not?

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: It goes without saying that Adobe is pretty much the industry leader in professional-level graphics software. But that isn’t to say that there aren’t plenty of other options out there. Go Media Zine wants to know: Adobe or not? If you do use Adobe products, what version(s) are you [...]

Adobe Shortcuts App – Free Download

Thursday, October 8, 2009

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Free download, Adobe Air application that allows you to look up keyboard shortcuts for any Adobe software. Well, at least Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Soundbooth, Fireworks, Contribute, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Encore and Acrobat Pro. The shortcuts are only for the CS4 versions of these applications.

Pantone In Your Pocket

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Pantone has recently released myPantone, a new color guide app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The $9.99 app allows you to choose from these PANTONE color system libraries: PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM (coated, uncoated and matte) PANTONE Goe (coated and uncoated) PANTONE Pastels (coated and uncoated) PANTONE FASHION + HOME [...]

Sketchbook Mobile for iPhone

Thursday, September 17, 2009

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Autodesk, the makers of the excellent drawing & sketching software Sketchbook Pro have just released a companion app for the iPhone & iPod Touch, appropriately named Sketchbook Mobile [iTunes link]. The best part? Only $2.99! It’s a pretty impressive port, as it has many of the features found on it’s big brother including layers, a [...]

Adobe Users: Let Your Voice Be Heard

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

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Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Adobe. Some love, some hate. But it goes without saying that Photoshop and the rest of Adobe’s software catalog is industry standard. There’s a good chance most designers have at least had to use some flavor of the Creative Suite, even if you primarily use other software. I was [...]

Paparazzi!: Full Web Page Screenshots Utility (OS X)

Friday, August 21, 2009

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Paparazzi!: Full Web Page Screenshots Utility (OS X)

Archived; click post to view. Excerpt: Paparazzi! is a handy little niche utility for Mac OS X that creates screenshots of full webpages. Add a URL (or choose from a list of recently visited sites) and Paparazzi! brings up the page in a mini-browser. Save the file in your preferred format, with custom file name [...]