I’m posting this partly to publicise the Hedley Barrel Race and Beer Festival, if anyone’s in the area, and partly for portfolio, because I don’t often get asked to do posters. read this and see the poster
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Blood, sweat and beers
on 8 February 2010
How to set up an online business
on 19 November 2009
PC Pro regular Kevin Partner has written a lively and informative book on setting up and marketing a business on the Internet, and I’ve had fun designing it. continue
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The Ultimate Guide to Windows 7
on 1 October 2009
Windows 7 is the most significant upgrade to Microsoft’s PC operating system for years. Dennis Publishing’s MagBook on the subject is likely to be one of their best sellers this year, and since they liked the way I designed its predecessor (on the somewhat less inspiring Vista), they asked me back. continue
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Photo effects in iPhoto and Picasa
on 3 July 2009
Cool photo treatments aren’t the exclusive preserve of Photoshop users. Find out how to create effects including lomography, aged film and tilt-shift using only iPhoto or Google’s free Picasa. Read the full article in MacUser Vol 25 No 14, on sale now.
PDFs for non-dummies
on 5 June 2009
Adobe PDF is a superbly flexible file format that’s become the norm for sharing documents. It’s also increasingly dominant as a way of delivering desktop publishing (DTP) jobs to print shops, but the plethora of output options has many users questioning whether it really makes things easier. Find out how to get it right every time in MacUser Vol 25 No 12, on sale now.
Goe forth and multiply!
on 28 September 2007
So Pantone has launched a brand new colour system. Frankly, it’s about time. continue
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Television can’t survive on this diet of rubbish
on 28 October 2005
It’s not necessarily a criticism of reality TV to say it had you shouting at the screen. But the target of your ire is supposed to be the foolishness of the participants, not the programme makers. continue
Digipop
on 10 June 2005
Karim Rashid is one of the most prolific product designers of the day, best known for mass-market barnstormers like the Garbino dustbin, which sells for under a tenner. continue
Getting it Right in Print: Digital Pre-press for Graphic Designers
on 18 March 2005
Mark Gatter has worked in print production in the UK and US for twenty years, so it’s no surprise that he knows what he’s talking about. This slimmish volume, aimed at designers but equally useful to layout subs, provides a concise overview of prepress technologies and techniques. continue
All Messed Up: Unpredictable Graphics
on 30 April 2004
I happen to be a bit of a fan of creative accidents. The only time I was ever in a recording studio, I improvised exactly what the producer wanted on the first take, which was not recorded, and then failed to reproduce it for the next hour and a half continue
adambanksdotcom @chrisphin Previous link didn't work for me either, this does - you have to come in from Google