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what's wrong with design education

D&AD videos

hey guys, these are a whole series of question and answers from Peter Saville (one of the coolest UK designers and head of St Martin)

It's pretty insightful, and pretty cool. This one might be especially relevant.

happy spring break

for your viewing pleasure

get added to the blog!

hey ADBCs! i heard some of yous guys aren't on the blog. if you didn't get added, send me an email with ur preferred email addy and i'll add ya! sorry bout that.

have a good break :^)

thought i'd help this guy out...

photoshop tutorials

looking for some solid photoshop tricks and techniques to add to your belt? want to learn a bit of 3d design and illustration? want to know the secret of life? well, computerarts.co.uk can help you with the first two (if only they made tutorials for life....) as they have a boatload of tutorials on a variety of design subjects done by actual designers! and its all for free! nothing could be better than that, not even the secret of life.

wood engraving style

1. Your type layer that you emboss should be rasterized. Make sure you have made a copy.

2. Also make sure your layer that you want to apply the effect to is either on multiply, darken, color burn, or overlay. Experiment and see what works best.