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DT&G: Vol. 15, Number 3, March, 2005 ~ The eZine for Design, Typography, & Graphics   (since 1990)  

March: Designing Women

In celebration of Women's History Month, each year we celebrate women in the design or visual communications fields. During February we selected four top flight woman designers to be spotlighted. You'll meet two of them (below) and two more over in the April issue!

March: How Designers Sell

During February we invited readers to relate a comment or suggestion about design techniques they use to sell their client's message. One reader wrote such an extensive reflection we put it on her own page! So here's the results of How Designers Sell.

Interview: Cher Threinen-Pendarvis

CherHelping us all celebrate Designing Women Month, artist, designer, author and educator, Cher Threinen-Pendarvis visits to chat about Photoshop, Painter and using a graphics tablet to expand our creative digital painting techniques... we think you'll enjoy getting to meet The Master Painter

Designing Women: corereactive

JoNow we journey to Toronto Ontario, where we meet up with the graphic design firm specializing in brand identity development under the sublime leadership of Jo Swartz, the Designing Woman behind corereactive

Designing Women: Bohtieque Design

JulieTake a look at the next rather special Designing Woman Julie Tiedens, graphic designer and logo specialist in Black River Falls WI. Come along as we visit Bohtieque Design

Photoshop: Fill Type with an Image

PhotoshopThere are many ways to achieve results in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Here, we answer several readers' frequently asked questions -- in the process you'll learn a number of essential Photoshop tricks with selections and layers for Filling Type with an Image

Web Critique: Good Content, Wrong Place...

This month Bennie C. Taylor and Donald Peterson, two distinguished designers, take on a Catering site... but they're too nice and Fred has to get tough. You got to be tough to make a tender Catering Web Site Critique

Photoshop: Paint Color to Grayscale

PhotoshopSeveral readers asked: "How is the best way to keep a color subject, but change everything else to grayscale? Here's the tips and tricks in both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements... we'll even show you several methods for Painting Color to Grayscale

60-Seconds 172: Technology Poor

The term "Digital Divide" takes on new meaning as Fred attempts to install some new Apple software. He reflects on his recent trip to Kampala Uganda, and the trials of learning what it's like to be amongst the Technology Poor

April: Designing Spring

They say "April showers bring May flowers" so during March many designers, illustrators, photographers and visual communicators will be turning their attention to spring projects for their clients. Even if you're not involved directly in a spring promotion, we'd like you to share your tips, tricks and experiences Designing for Spring... share your spring color palette... suggest good fonts for springtime or promotional ideas that work well in the spring. You may also know how to design for clients who don't necessarily have a springtime theme to promote. To be a winner you'll need to post your reflections on our PRIZE REGISTRATION PAGE

Reader Web Sites for Review

This month we have a selection of sites to review from business to personal. Yes, we have yet another stock photography site as well as several photography portfolio sites. (One critiqued by WDR!). We also have a new search site, a couple of clothing sites and a stationery wholesaler in the UK. For liesure we have the Himalaya expedition site and one devoted completely to sharks. To round things out we have a chilean student blog, an Italian architect and a professional bookkeeper. So go out there and critique some sites. They all need your help so get going. Web Design & Review

&ELSE News & Views

See this month's newsletter including: Designing Women, high-speed image editing, Home Networking Annoyances, Font control in OS X, New Stencil Font, Photo storage, Remote Proofing, the famous "Mail Bag" and lots more ... & Else: News, resources shareware and contacts

Changing Colors in Photoshop Elements

elementsElementsPeople write in wanting to know how to change the color of everything from their cloths to their cars to their houses. Here, we'll show you how to change the color of any object you find, simply by using the Photoshop Elements "Replace Color" command

Previously:

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.

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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