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5 incredible social stats to celebrate World Photo Day

August 19, 2016
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World Photo Day is a fun holiday celebrated on 19 August each year. First established in 2010, the day celebrates each and every one of us who’ve ever clicked a shutter button, and the results thereafter. And you know, most of what we produce are pretty important to those enormous, multi-billion dollar internet companies. Some

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The 10 best Google Fonts for print, web and mobile

August 18, 2016
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Google Fonts make it quicker and easier for everyone to use web fonts, including professional designers and developers. All of the fonts are Open Source, which mean you can use them in every way you want, privately or commercially – in print, on your computer, or in your websites. You can even customise them for

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Master JavaScript with this essential coding bundle

August 18, 2016
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Behind the web that you see, there are gears turning and keeping everything running. One of the most important things running behind the scenes is JavaScript, and you can learn the language with the Essential JavaScript Coding Bundle, on sale now for just $25! With 15 in-depth courses, you’ll learn the concepts of front-end development

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Hands on with the ultimate VR experience

August 18, 2016
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Before Pokemon Go came along to crash the party, 2016 was set to be the year of VR. And, whether it’s the launch of a headset, a new game, or the latest industry being ‘disrupted’, virtual reality is on the ascendance. And let’s be honest, most of us have been obsessed with the idea of

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Review: Maya LT

August 18, 2016
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For over 15 years now I’ve been using Maya and can say that I have touched on every aspect of it at one time or another. My days with what was once an Alias product began in game development, but soon I also became involved in production and TV work. Maya became an essential part

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10 power tips for Atom users

August 18, 2016
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First there was Vi, BBEdit, then TextMate and Sublime Text. Now Atom – the cross-platform, open source offering from GitHub – is the latest text editor to win over the developer community.  Active and rapid development by a respected team from GitHub means this tool has a solid future. Touted as the most hackable text editor, it ships

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Tips for drawing anime-style vehicles

August 18, 2016
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Applying manga styling to a vehicle such as a car or a motorbike can easily be achieved with good reference  and creative problem-solving. I first collect references of the vehicle I want to depict from stock websites like shutterstock.com, and manga versions of that vehicle and any other manga references that will inspire the design.

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27 eye-catching flyer templates

August 18, 2016
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Flyers are essential advertising tools. Showcasing all manner of things from your logo design to carefully honed vector art skills, flyers can do wonders for self-promotion. The key to making a flyer serve its purpose is to design it in such a way that makes it stand out. But sometimes time is tight, and you

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Learn how to create beautiful things powered by data

August 18, 2016
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Data is everywhere; it’s big, messy and often ugly, but with the right approach and the right tools you can turn it into amazing and thought-provoking things. If you’ve ever wanted to create beautiful things from data and code but don’t really know where to start, come to Generate London on 21 September and you

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Create game-ready textures using Substance Painter

August 18, 2016
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This past year has been a game-changer for the video games industry and for us artists lucky enough to earn a living from making games. The emergence of physically based rendering (PBR) has changed the way we create textures and materials for game engines, and with it, software has emerged that you need to master. 

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