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DT&G: Vol. 14, Number 7, July, 2004 ~ The eZine for Design, Typography, & Graphics   (since 1990)  

July: Patriotic Design & Art

JULY is the patriotic month in the U.S.A. because it was in July of 1776 that our Declaration of Independence was signed. During June, we called upon all designers to learn and celebrate patriotic design in their own contries.
      So the stage is now set for our July celebration of art and design...

USAJuly: Patriotic Art & Design

This three-page essay takes a star-spangled march through the lives of noted patriotic artists and how their styles and talents served to define a people and their country; Patriotic art is a part of everyone's history. Here we glimpse just a few of the forms of Patriotic Art, then celebrate the lives and times of James Montgomery Flagg and J.C. Leyendecker

Airman Magazine: Patriotic Design

airman Airman Magazine takes to the skies with powerful photo journalism and commanding design styling. Take a look at this excellent lesson in putting together a magazine we can truly call Patriotic Design

JULY Winners: Patriotic Design

Visit with designers as they share their comments and reflections on Patriotic Design

Editor's Choice: Deke is Back!

Deke McClelland Deke McClelland is the hardest working man in the Graphics biz. His latest book is the finest hour in Photoshop training and actually includes two hours of Total Training video, and full-color, step-by-step instruction. Visit some choice quotes and insights into Adobe Photoshop CS: One-on-One

Photoshop Displacement Maps

Glaser Dale Glaser -- a skilled Photoshop image-crafter, and a collector of practical Photoshop sites shows us some of his personal visions, and shares tutorials for making displacement maps in Photoshop ... The Photoshop Collector

WordsDesigning Words & Folia Graphic Design

If you read the article "Designing Buddies" you'll already know a bit about Julianne Nardone and Janet Bertucci. Now, let's take a look at their graphic design and the design power behind Designing Words & Folia Graphic Design

Web Design Critiques

Reviewer Bennie C. Taylor says: "at first glance this site seems to be well-organized; but the categories turn out to be inconsistent and confusing"... perhaps some organization is needed in the Northwest Indiana Catholic newspaper site.
      This month we also have a collection of quick, Critique Briefs sent in by readers... a design site that claims to be "Part of an award winning Creative Arts team; The Toronto District School Board; a Teen site called Teenopolis; the Alexander Sadoya Art Gallery web site and the Marietta Contact Lens web site. See these Critique Briefs sent in by readers

AUGUST CONTEST: Back to (Design) School

WIN some of our valuable prizes by sharing with DT&G readers... we're turning to YOU to help pick out the best in graphic design, image editing, publishing, typography or visual arts training and teaching! Just REGISTER FOR PRIZES here with your comments about:

  • Favorite books for learning all the tricks
  • The approach you like to take when learning new skills
  • Favorite college courses or learning experiences
  • Pros and Cons of Video vs. Book learning
  • Classes, seminars, books good? Bad?

Identity Theft: Bad people on the web...

There's a new style of "phishing" in your email box, alerting you that someone has inquired about you... beware of this New Email Threat

&ELSE News & Views

Of course if you subscribed, you got this newsletter in email yesterday. This month: Identity Theft: Bad people on the web... Alien Skin is back: EYE CANDY 5 * Software: Photos in OS X? * Software: 9000 Photoshop Brushes ... and a great line-up of Mail Bag entries including: Will you take a look? * Removing Blemishes * Client Approval Form * Digital Photography Hacks * Fonts used in the Design Center... PLUS: Speaking of Fonts and Typography... Little Pictures into Big Picture, and our new feature:
Web Designer of the Month . . . see: July Newsletter: & Else!

Got Photoshop Questions? Who do you call?

Last month we opened the doors of Photoshop 911's new blog. Now you can comment on posts, and even lend a helping hand where needed... who do you call? Photoshop 911

Recent Photoshop FAQs

&Else News & Reviews

... including: watch for the newsletter next week, along with all the news and happenings in the wonderful world of graphic design, typography and graphics.

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Photoshop 911 Call Reports

Here comes this month's batch of reports from the Photoshop 911 call line. The most interesting is how one user solves the problem of removing the background from multiple shots of a rotating product for a 3D video... there are seven others, and you'll want to read them all:
In the Photoshop 911 FAQ department

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