DTG Newsletter ~ Vol. 25, #11 ~ November, 2015
Graphic designers, web designers, illustrators, typographers, digital artists and everyone in the creative fields around here are looking forward to the holiday seasons, and the start of a brand new 2016!
- Welcome to the month of November and the opening of the Holiday Season!
- Photoshop Madness Holidays
- Photoshop Madness : fall facebook madness reveals some real mad winners!
- Best selling fonts in October make a Thanksgiving Treat for November
- Creative Tidbits #199: Spec Work, Google Logo, Laser-Cut vetors, Adobe lost fonts and more
- Web Advertising is Dead
- Vintage Thanksgiving Art, Crafts Clip & Coloring Pages
- Vintage Thanksgiving Vignettes for Designers and Illustrators
- Vintage Holiday Photoshop Brushes & Creative Vector Tools
- Creative Tidbits #198: Photo fright, newsletter design, homeless and more
- Advertising Update : Mobile, Video, Ad Injection, Yahoo, Facebook, Google and ad madness!
- Artboard Drawing App Update: Photos, Performance, Usability Enhancements
- Monochrome batches color images to grayscale
- Share your thoughts…
DTG Newsletter ~ Vol. 25, #11 ~ November
Graphic designers, web designers, illustrators, typographers, digital artists and everyone in the creative fields around here are looking forward to the holiday seasons, and the start of a brand new 2016!
- Welcome to the month of November and the opening of the Holiday Season!
- Photoshop Madness Holidays
- Photoshop Madness : fall facebook madness reveals some real mad winners!
- Best selling fonts in October make a Thanksgiving Treat for November
- Creative Tidbits #199: Spec Work, Google Logo, Laser-Cut vetors, Adobe lost fonts and more
- Web Advertising is Dead
- Vintage Thanksgiving Art, Crafts Clip & Coloring Pages
- Vintage Thanksgiving Vignettes for Designers and Illustrators
- Vintage Holiday Photoshop Brushes & Creative Vector Tools
- Creative Tidbits #198: Photo fright, newsletter design, homeless and more
- Advertising Update : Mobile, Video, Ad Injection, Yahoo, Facebook, Google and ad madness!
- Artboard Drawing App Update: Photos, Performance, Usability Enhancements
- Monochrome batches color images to grayscale
- Share your thoughts…
Welcome to the month of November and the opening of the Holiday Season!
Discover all the creative ideas and inspirations for this season — and all manner of cool stuff … grab your best and then share your creations with DTG readers and win a prize! November is brought to you by “BROWN” the colors of autumn leaves, and roast turkey!
Photoshop Madness Holidays
The holidays are upon us and chances are there will be a need for some holiday inspiration. OH NO … time for some Photoshop Madness to try locating some decent resources!
Photoshop Madness : fall facebook madness reveals some real mad winners!
Here we go with a mad, wild, visit to Photoshop on Facebook . . . but be careful folks, it’s a madhouse out there and you just never know where the madess with lead! This time it’s all good. We’ve culled out most of the crap …
** 8 Questions With Alberto Seveso
** Eric Scala Rare Visions
** 1940 Chevy convertible
** Cameron Phillips Redux
** Photoshop Designer
Photoshop Madness : fall facebook madness reveals some real mad winners!
Best selling fonts in October make a Thanksgiving Treat for November
Our friends at Fonts.com are bringing you a great offering of October’s best selling typefaces, just in time for the holidays! You’ll feast on 28 style grotesque sans from Latinotype, as well as Choplin — a robust, genial slab serif family from RenÈ Bieder in 18 varieties. Plus, we’ve got our usual bundle of fantastic type discounts: this month you can save big on the expressive “Keepsake script design from Aerotype! Best selling fonts in October make a Thanksgiving Treat for November
Creative Tidbits #199: Spec Work, Google Logo, Laser-Cut vetors, Adobe lost fonts and more
The old ‘Spec Work’ debacle raises its ugly head again — I cannot understand why people don’t learn. We’re also looking at the Google logo, and Adobe lost fonts. Enjoy and don’t forget to share your creative inspiration tidbits and discoveries
** Is Spec Work Evil? 12 Agency Execs Discuss the Unchecked Problem
** Create a Laser-Cut Mailer Using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign
** How Magazine Covers Have Changed Over the Past 100 Years
** Google’s new logo: why a meh response is actually good
** Is this an infographic or worthless misdirection?
** Adobe Drops Fonts, Leaves Users Stranded Creative Tidbits #199: Spec Work, Google Logo, Laser-Cut vetors, Adobe lost fonts and more
Web Advertising is Dead
People don’t want ads on their phones. They don’t want ads on their tablets. They’re speaking out in a real loud voice — AD BLOCKERS!
Vintage Thanksgiving Art, Crafts Clip & Coloring Pages
Here are some layout pages to keep the kids occupied today, and for artists, craftspeople, designers, illustrators and other creative inspiration into the future. This classic collection of Thanksgiving art and drawings is not only very low cost, it’s all completely editable. The books they represent are a treasure of fun for all.
Vintage Thanksgiving Vignettes for Designers and Illustrators
Happy Thanksgiving . . . we’re enjoying all the art and style from many past Thanksgivings, and featuring this collection of copyright free art for the holiday season. There’s a treasure trove of great inspiration for designers, illustrators, crafts people, scrapbookers, and other creatives available out there. . .
Vintage Holiday Photoshop Brushes & Creative Vector Tools
Whether you need to whip out a quick newspaper ad, set up a banner for the mall, order up holiday tshirts, or decorate holiday cards and decorations, you’ll be able to create your own clip art in an unlimited supply that are completely copyright free.
Creative Tidbits #198: Photo fright, newsletter design, homeless and more
Here we are rolling into the holiday season, but you’ll find that creative inspiration for the holidays can work all year long. We have a great line-up this month, which will be in three parts. Enjoy and don’t forget to send in your creative inspiration tidbits and discoveries . . .
** 100 Cameras Were Given to the Homeless in London. Here’s What They Captured.
** Artist blends figurative and portraiture elements in works
** 4 Great Design Ideas for Your Association Newsletter
** Graphic Design Festival Scotland returns to Glasgow
** How to not be frightened of your camera Creative Tidbits #198: Photo fright, newsletter design, homeless and more
Advertising Update : Mobile, Video, Ad Injection, Yahoo, Facebook, Google and ad madness!
Here we are at the end of 2015 and it looks like mobile devices are taking over, but advertising is getting more and more difficult. Since the ad industry shot itself in the foot, I’ve been preaching and warning about this for over a decade. The advertising purveyence industry has a dirty secret: they’re screwing the publishers AND the advertisers! But don’t take my word for it . . .
** Video viewability is key to engagement, revenue opportunities
** Ad Injection: Yet Another Challenge for Online Advertising
** Is Facebook Becoming the Apple of Digital Ad Sales?
** Mobile Advertising Has A Measurement Problem
** Mobile To Dominate Digital Ad Spend In 2016 Advertising Update : Mobile, Video, Ad Injection, Yahoo, Facebook, Google and ad madness!
Artboard Drawing App Update: Photos, Performance, Usability Enhancements
I’ve told you about Mapdiva before. It’s a very cool new program, and now it’s been upgraded! Artboard 1.9.8 vector drawing software, features support for Apple’s new Photos app, a critical performance update, and several usability enhancements. Artboard is an affordable vector drawing program that is simple to use to get you going fast, yet powerful enough to meet your everyday drawing needs. Broad support is available on the Mapdiva website, with a selection of vector tutorials, getting-started videos, and a free downloadable trial.
Monochrome batches color images to grayscale
If you haven’t seen Monochrome 3.0.1 for OS X, you should. This is an application for converting batches of color images to grayscale. Monochrome gives you control over the conversion process and applied effects, so you can create a consistent set of output images.
Share your thoughts…
So the holidays are upon us and you know the end of 2015 is drawing near. In 2016, we will have passed the quarter century online marker. Some people say that 25 years is impossible in technology. Well, it’s not.
Please share your comments on any cool stuff you’ve discovered and learned during the year. Turnout was very poor for this month’s discussion topic, so you’ll notice there are no ‘designer comments’ in the Creative-networking area — we’re sorry to report. Remember that readers love to hear the comments, suggestions and discoveries of other readers.
Well, once again you’ve already wasted a perfectly good hour reading the DTG newsletter. Hopefully all is not wasted and you’ve gained at least one helpful tidbit of info.
Thanks for reading… go forth and be creative!
+FredShowker, Editor / Publisher @Showker
Parting words for November
“Those who deny freedom to others
deserve it not for themselves.”
– Abraham Lincoln
“You can only protect your liberties in this world
by protecting the other man’s freedom.”
– Clarence Darrow
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