How long does it take to design a book cover? Not two minutes like this time-lapse video shows, but a good six hours or so … if you know what you are doing.
Lauren Panepinto, creative director at Orbit, ran her video screen capture as she designed a cover for the book series she works on. [...]
Sure, we like Photoshop. In fact, we waxed eloquent on the virtues of this amazing tool in our recent blog post. However, like any amazingly powerful tool, it can prove deadly in the wrong hands.
Check out this informative and amusing article from the Digital Photography School (DPS) that outlines the top ten deadly post-processing sins. [...]
Hold on to your hats, Polaroid fans. The countdown is on. After an unexpected snafu (they didn’t call it impossible for nothing), the folks from The Impossible Project, a hardy group of die-hard Polaroid aficionados and seasoned Integral Film experts, will soon unveil the new/old Polaroid film you’ve been waiting for.
As noted in a previous [...]
Thanks to Adobe® Photoshop®, we’re all thinner, younger, and our teeth are always white. But beyond that, we’re also able to push the creative edge, artfully manipulating our digital photography in ways that were just plain impossible more than twenty 20 years ago.
That’s right – Photoshop just turned 20 and to celebrate the National [...]
Is it coming? Will all our creative outlets merge into one handy device? What about the things that represent your literary leanings, your musical tastes, and all that you consider talismans of your creative life? Will they fully and completely go digital? If so, what about your basic human yen to have and to hold [...]
We don’t recommend cameras or camera brands here at Blurb, but as you know, we certainly recommend picture-taking. This means we are more than happy to pass along links to quality camera reviews.
The New York Times’ David Pogue did his annual review of Best Cameras for $300 or less and didn’t shy away from [...]
It’s Monday and who couldn’t use a little inspiration?
Check out this video – it’s a great illustration of the ways in which books transport us. Simply beautiful. Cheers.
