DT&G:   Vol. 16, Number 2,   February, 2006   ~   The eZine for Design, Typography, & Graphics   (since 1990)  

Designer Planning & Black History Month

This month we focus on what designers are planning for the 2006 year, or what designers should be planning. We also take another field trip to the very best online resources about African Americans in the arts in honor of Black History Month. Have fun this month and don't forget to ...

Design Strategy & Planning

DesignThis month selected readers share their top priorities for 2006... planning, Promotional Ideas, Marketing Ideas, Studio Ideas, Tips for planning a design and other Design Strategy

February: Black History

Black HistoryIn honor of Black History Month we take this fun and educational field trip to visit the leading archives and prestigious educational institutions to discover more wonderful visual art works by African American Artists & Designers.
*** This issue dedicated to Coretta Scott King -- wife of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr -- who's passing on January 31, 2006 leaves behind legacy of the everlasting pursuit of justice.

Form Follows Function... or not?

Gary Dickson Gary Dickson is back with another of his thought-provoking articles. This time he's searching for any truth to the new theory that this is no longer the information age and that Function is Dead... Long Live Function

Photoshop Madness for February

Madness includes * Become and Alien tutorial * Harry Potter Style Special Effects * Photo Composition * Liquify Filter Warp Tool * Curled Corner Tutorial * Psychology of Color * Photoshop CS2 Smart Objects * Ring of Fire effect * Sharpening Photos Smartly... and we revisit a Feathering article. But seriously folks... it's truly Photoshop Madness

Web Critique: India Gift Services

CritiqueIn this critique, reviewer Jason Ronca takes a look at an international gift site that may be too cluttered for its own good... the lust for search engine rankings may be turning away customers at India Gift Services dot com

Gallo Heraldic Symbols Fonts

Gallo FontsPresenting three new symbol fonts from Gallo including Heraldic Symbols, creatures, griffins, Heraldic Shields, and classic Ultimate Symbols printer glyphs and ornaments from the mid-1800s. Gallo Heraldic Symbols

Web Critique: Tightline Design

CritiqueReviewer HLM takes a look at this designer's web site and provides a good and friendly critique... Fred isn't quite as nice and says: it's back to the drawing board for Tightline Design dot com

Adobe InDesignAdobe InDesign CS2 Speed Tricks

Here's another round of great tips from the Adobe Experts... * The Secrets of the Quick Apply command -- make your formatting more efficient! Also: * A highlighting pen effect for type; and * Collecting footnotes InDesign Speed Tricks

60-Seconds: Stocks and Software Scams

So you want to make a fast buck? Or get that expensive software for nothing? Be careful... #179 Pump & Dump Stock Scams takes a look at how stock market fraudsters will rip you off; #178 Crooks who sell software sheds light on those incredibly cheap software deals. Our December and January 60-Second Windows
... then read our UPDATE with even more to look out for!

Argue for a bigger budget

Author Joe Walsh provides us with another of his award-winning articles -- primarily IT network managers -- but also an excellent idea-starter for graphic designers who find themselves needing to Argue for a bigger budget

Web Design: Scan-ability

Scan-ability is a measured, objective, scientifically proven criterion of successful written web content. By making content easier for users to scan rather you can yield stunning improvements. Proven Web Content Success Factor: Scan-ability

March: DESIGNING WOMEN

DESIGNING WOMEN Our March theme is Women's History Month... and DESIGNING WOMEN! We'll be discovering famous accomplishments by women, and we'll be visiting studios of women in the visual arts, design, illustration and communications industry. WIN some of our valuable prizes by sharing with DT&G readers Tell us your...
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Photoshop Questions Need Answers

Photoshop 911 has been overwhelmed with questions from readers -- looking for answers! If you are a Photoshop guru, we urge you to stop in and tackle some of the many Photoshop and Photoshop Elements questions from the Photoshop 911 Help Line. Help us Answer Questions from Readers

& ELSE...

The Editor's Newsletter includes: Mailbag * Flash Photo Albums (Windows) * Proven Web Content Success Factor: Scan-ability * New Drive Power: TechTool Protege * PDF-FORUM for Print Production * New Tiger Training Books * Got Pictures? Sell on Fotolia * Advantages of Accelerated Learning * Allume's CheckIt Repair * Computer Theft - Will you be the next victim? * IRS Alert: Tax Fraud * Spam, HotStockChat, and the Pump n Dump * Contest for Outstanding Design Students * The Million Pixel Image &Else!

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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:
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