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DT&G:   Vol. 15, Number 6,   June, 2005   ~   The eZine for Design, Typography, & Graphics   (since 1990)  

June: Design Books & Learning

During May we invited subscribers of the Design Cafe list and DTG readers to write in and relate a comment about their reading and learning faves... or just suggest a graphics or design book to read. We didn't get many responses, but from those we found five that hit the mark! See what designers are reading these days...

Digital Cameras on the Go

Digital CameraIf you didn't win this month, you've got another chance in JULY: just share some of your thoughts on digital cameras, and digital photography -- tips & tricks, favorite hardware, special add-ons, favorite photo sessions, or helpful experiences with Digital Cameras on the Go

Designing Logos?

Logo DesignIf you love logos, here's some eye-candy sure to please the fancy of any graphic designer, illustrator or sign designer -- Dan Antonelli's collection of 300 top logo designs created for small businesses. You'll learn how to be a success designing logos for your local clients. Logo Design for Small Business

Carving and Debossing in Photoshop & Elements

debossing In this Photoshop 911 seminar we answer a reader's question on how to carve images out of a background. It's called "debossing" -- but we'll show you some other valuable layers and filters tricks too, as we... Carve an Image into the Background using Photoshop

Photoshop Cut-Outs

CutoutsThis reader requested a tutorial on cutting a logo out of a piece of fabric using Photoshop version 6 under OS 9.1 on a Mac. The screens may look different, but the technique is virtually exactly the same no matter what version or system you use to ... Cut a logo out of the Background

How to create hand-drawn frames

PhotoshopThis Photoshop911.com inquiry referenced photos from the Starbucks site, which change with pages changes but keep the same textured frame. So, we provide a quick walk-through of creating your own Textured Image Frames

Field Trip: Two Wild & Crazy Clip Art Guys

Art Parts... Ladies and gentlemen, meet Ron & Joe and their extraordinary ART PARTS stock art web site -- get a shot in the arm in this totally fun and unique stock art and illustrations collection... let's take a field trip to Ron & Joe's Art Parts.

Critique: An Identity for FlexBox

This month Bennie takes a look at the FlexBox mailbox web site and comments: "This is a neat little site with interesting content and easy navigation -- it works. But it does not live up to the goal "showcasing" the product, FlexBox Mailboxes.

Photoshop FAQ

A whole array of new "frequently asked questions" about Photoshop and Photoshop Elements have been loaded into the Tips & Tricks section. Many are from the Photoshop 911 Help Line. See the Adobe Photoshop FAQ

Case Study: Selling with Wood

In keeping with our "Photoshop Cut-Outs" article this month we'd like you to remember our other article where a restaurant chain discovered a display vehicle that would look good, have a "homey" feeling while selling the restaurant's breakfast. The concept was Adding Photography to Wood!

The Proposal Kit Revisited

Proposal KitJoyce Evans takes a look at a very useful tool for designers... she says: "I needed to present a professional proposal and I needed it fast. I reported on this once before, but let me bring you up to date..." ... The Proposal Kit Revisited

Don't Squeeze the Helvetica

Emerson Schwartzkopf said: "Nobody chases people out of studios anymore if they can't cut it; the studio is in a little box with a monitor... and anyone can buy one. In this interview originally posted ten years ago, sign and design expert we learn some of the ins and outs of using fonts effectively. So, "Don't Squeeze the Helvetica"

&ELSE News & Views

See this month's newsletter including: Free, Downloadable Symbols, two Security items, Firefox Hacks, PC Annoyances, Matching the 'Perfect' Font, Disk Jockey, Typing Acceleration, Evil Twin Wi-Fi Hotspots, the famous "Mail Bag" and lots more ... & Else: News, resources shareware and contacts

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Got Photoshop Questions? Who do you call?

Visit Photoshop 911's blog -- now you can comment on posts, and even lend a helping hand where needed... who do you call?

See: recent Photoshop FAQs

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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