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The Future of Web Design with Fireworks » July/August 2008

 

All At Once And In A Flash » May/June 2008

 

100 Blazing Hot Tips » March/April 2008

 

From GoLive to Dreamweaver » January/February 2008

 

Gonzo Holiday Gear Guide » November/December 2007

 

The Many Faces of Photoshop » September/October 2007

Design Makeover (pg. 16) A Michigan landscaping company wants to turn over a "New Leaf," so three designers plant seeds and harvest a fresh look.—Jake Widman Download The Digital Camera (pg. 38) Digital imaging allows us to have fun and be creative with our photography. But we often take the Photoshop side of digital imagining too seriously, so Rick shows us how to have fun again.—Rick Sammon Download Go Nuts in Illustrator, Render in Photoshop (pg. 34) Transparency functions in Illustrator are a complex as they are amazing. The problem is PostScript doesn't accommodate transparency. But there's always an arbitrator of an illustration's printability, and that's Photoshop.—Deke McClelland Download Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 (pg. 74) Spry Navigation—Janine Warner Download Adobe Flash Professional 8 (pg. 80) Turning Animation into Code—Lee Brimelow Download Adobe After Effects CS3 (Preview) You and Whose Army—Steve Holmes Download Preview Adobe After Effects CS3 (Files) You and Whose Army—Steve Holmes Download

Designing Photography Websites » July/August 2007

Design Makeover (pg. 16) Three designers give more shelf appeal to a retail package for a manufacturer of specialty textile products.—Jake Widman Download The Digital Camera (pg. 42) Have you ever slept on a bed made of ice? Well, neither has Rick. But he did take some pictures and he shares the Photoshop techniques he used to create some really cool images.—Rick Sammon Download Adobe Photoshop CS3 (pg. 50) Merge-o-Mania—Sean Duggan Download Adobe Illustrator CS3 (pg. 56) Product Boxes Made Easy—Corey Barker Download Adobe After Effects CS3 (pg. 90) Fireball—Steve Holmes Download Preview Creative Suite Q&A (pg. 110) Numbering Styles—David Creamer Download

The Designer's Dream - CS3 » May/June 2007

Design Makeover (pg. 20) When a media company specializing in the publishing and marketing of electronic and printed materials needs a new logo, three designers answer the call.—Jake Widman Download The Digital Camera (pg. 46) Rick shares a process for turning a snapshot into a more artistic image—something that you can easily do with your photos in Photoshop.—Rick Sammon Download Adobe Illustrator CS2 (pg. 60) Pump Up the Volume—Corey Barker Download Dreamweaver 8 (pg. 78) A Template for Saving Time—Janine Warner Download Flash Professional 8 (pg. 84) Dashboard Animation—Lee Brimelow Download Adobe After Effects 7 (pg. 90) Focus on Motion—Steve Holmes Download Preview Adobe Adobe Production Studio (pg. 94) Manipulating Data Sets—Richard Harrington & Marcus Geduld Download

100 Groovy Tips » March/April 2007

Design Makeover (pg. 24) When a magazine for older athletes wants a fresh look, four fi nalists in the 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards take on the challenge. —Jake Widman Download Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (pg. 50) Balancing Act —Peter Krogh Download Adobe Photoshop CS2 (pg. 54) Type Casting —Seán Duggan Download Flash Professional 8 (pg. 86) Chilling Banners—Lee Brimelow Download Adobe After Effects 7 (pg. 92) Opposites Attract—Steve Holmes Download

Finishing Touches » January/February 2007

Design Makeover (pg. 20) When a California artist decides to revamp his website, three designers give him an online showcase worthy of his work.—Jake Widman and Linda Weber Download Going with the Flow (pg. 28) There's much more to digital photography than just taking great photographs. Once the pictures are in the camera, you still have to get them into the computer, manipulate their metadata, edit them, and then archive them. This is otherwise known in the industry as “workfl ow." Workfl ow is simply managing digital photographs effectively and effi ciently. The best part of it is that managing all that data will never be harder than it is today. And with a little polish in all the right places, it's not very hard now.—Kevin Ames Download The Digital Camera (pg. 42) For Rick, photography is 50% image capture and 50% digital darkroom work. He'll show you how to use Photoshop to get the picture that you envisioned when you pressed the shutter release.—Rick Sammon Download Adobe Photoshop CS2 (pg. 48) Time to Burn—Seán Duggan Download Adobe GoLive CS2 (pg. 70) Creating Templates—Chris Converse Download Flash Professional 8 (pg. 74) Reflecting Flash Video—Lee Brimelow Download Adobe After Effects 7 (pg. 80) Whose Line Is It Anyway?—Steve Holmes View

Digital D.I.Y. » November/December 2006

Design Makeover (pg. 24) Three designers turn a pizzeria menu into a feast for the eyes. Download Moving Pictures (pg. 32) When you think "PDF," do you think of a static, two-dimensional document with lots of boring text and images, or do you imagine a document that's full of moving pictures, virtual reality photography, flash animations, 3D art, and hot links to cool content? Download Adobe Photoshop CS2 (pg. 50) Into the Dark Download Adobe GoLive CS2 (pg. 68) Inline Frames Download Flash Professional 8 (pg. 72) Flat Panel Flash Download Adobe After Effects 7 (pg. 78) The Winds of Change View

You've Got to Move It Move It » September/October 2006

Design Makeover (pg. 24) This writing business is all about content, now three designers give it some style. Download Adobe Illustrator CS2 (pg. 54) Living on the Edge with Wireframes Download Adobe GoLive CS2 (pg. 68) Liquid Design Download Flash Professional 8 (pg. 74) Cue the Credits view Adobe Production Studio (pg. 84) Transitioning the Rough Cut Download

Design Secrets Revealed » July/August 2006

Before & After (pg. 22) Our eyes naturally drift left to right. A picture path picks up this natural motion and accelerates the viewer right to your message. View Design Makeover (pg. 24) Three designers give the cover of an indie musician's CD a new look with a splash of green. Download Three Designers and Their Dirty Little Secrets (pg. 33) Two sample videos from Christopher Dominici. view view Fast Forward (pg. 40) Video tutorial by Matt Kloskowski. view Adobe Photoshop CS2 (pg. 50) Retouching Strategies and Solutions Download Adobe GoLive CS2 (pg. 68) Show/Hide Layers Download Flash Professional 8 (pg. 74) Flash Flood Warning Download Adobe After Effects 7 (pg. 80) Swing It! View Preview

Get the Font Out » May/June 2006

Before & After (pg. 22) Most desktop printers leave an undesignable white border, which is often irregular and differs from printer to printer. Amplify this white space and make it part of your designs. View Design Makeover (pg. 26) A microbrewery rethinks the presentation for one of its niche-market beers. Download Adobe Photoshop CS2 (pg. 54) Using Duotones for better black-and-white Download Adobe GoLive CS2 (pg. 72) Animating Layers Download Adobe After Effects 7 (pg. 80) Time for Your Close-Up View Preview

Rolling with the Changes » March/April 2006

Before & After (pg. 20) With a peekaboo design, you can transform a plain sheet of paper into an engaging brochure by simply offsetting the folds.-John McWade Download Adobe Photoshop CS2 (pg. 54) Warping and Weathering an EPS Logo-Sean Duggan Download Adobe GoLive CS2 (pg. 72) Conquering Cascading Style Sheets, Part 3: Advanced -Chris Converse Download Design Makeover (pg. 24) A national nonprofit's magazine for outdoor recreation enthusiasts gets an update from three designers. Go play!-Linda Weber Download Adobe After Effects 7 (pg. 80) Basic Parenting Skills-Steve Holmes View Preview Dreamweaver 8 (pg. 44) Web developers can finally take full advantage of CSS standards. Download The Digital Workflow (pg. 52) Performing a complex color correction on multiple areas of an image can be confusing (and time consuming). Download

Hot 100 » January/February 2006

Adobe Photoshop CS2 (pg. 50) Techniques for Multiple Image Collages Download Adobe GoLive CS2 (pg. 68) Conquering CSS, Part 2: Intermediate Download GoLive Templates Design Makeover (pg. 24) Winning Designers Update a Baltimore Alternative Music Club's Logo Download Adobe After Effects 6.5 (pg. 76) Everyone, Meet Matte View Preview

Suite Solutions » November/December 2005

Adobe Photoshop CS2 (pg. 48) The wonderful world of Blend Modes Download Adobe Illustrator CS2 (pg. 54) Technical 3D illustration cutaway Download Design Makeover (pg. 24) Designers create a distinctive sign for a Portland real estate agent Download Adobe After Effects 6.5 (pg. 70) An exercise in Wiggle Restraint View Preview

CS2 Plug-Ins » September/October 2005

Design Makeover (pg. 24) Designers Help Define an Art Gallery's Identity Download It Came From Space (pg. 40) Creating Wormholes in AE's 3D Space Download Digital Workflow (pg. 48) Sharpening Gains a New Edge Download Adobe Photoshop CS (pg. 50) Copying Image Elements with Vanishing Point Download Adobe Illustrator CS (pg. 56) Lighting Effects and Opacity Masks Download Adobe After Effects 6.5 (pg. 72) But a Layer's Just a Layer, Isn't It? View Preview

Creating the Perfect Portfolio » July / August 2005

Before & After (pg. 22 Learn how to squeeze big information into small spaces. Download Design Makeover (pg. 24) Three designers attempt to make the old new again when they tackle a line sheet. Download Adobe Photoshop CS (pg. 48) Working with Smart Objects in Photoshop CS2 Download Adobe Illustrator CS (pg. 54) Live Trace and Live Paint: Line Art Will Never Be the Same Download Adobe After Effects 6.5 (pg. 70) Give Us a Wiggle View Preview

Suite Dreams » May / June 2005

Design Makeover (pg. 24) Designers Craft a New Look for a Catalog Download Adobe Photoshop CS (pg. 42) Ramping Up the Gradient Tool Download Adobe Illustrator CS (pg. 48) When Vector Meets Photo Download Adobe After Effects 6.5 (pg. 68) Smoking' Particle Animation! View Preview