Web Design Primer is a new open-source eBook published by Toronto’s Ryerson University Library by authors Richard Adams, Associate Professor at the School of Graphic Communications Management, and Ahmed Sagarwala, Manager of Industry Relations at the Digital Media Zone (DMZ). The book explains the basics of the HTML and CSS codes used to create web … Read more →
Adobe (San Jose, California) recently announced that Executive Vice President and General Manager of its Digital Experience business, Brad Rencher, will be leaving the company. Rencher joined Adobe in 2009 as part of its acquisition of Omniture, and has been at the helm of the Digital Experience business as it’s grown into the category leader … Read more →
Pantone, a global authority on colour, has announced that Pantone 16-1546, Living Coral, will be its Pantone Colour of the Year for 2019. Pantone went on to describe LivingCoral as “an animating and life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone. Just as coral reefs are a source of sustenance and shelter to sea life, … Read more →
Divergence, the latest edition of the Lecta (Barcelona, Spain) yearly publishing project, once again showcases the end results that can be achieved by printing on the paper manufacturers’ extensive range of publishing papers. This year’s book features an original concept that explores the beauty of opposites through imagery. The publication juxtaposes evocative colour and black-and-white … Read more →
Adobe is introducing Project Paras for Adobe Photoshop CC – a new set of tools for fashion and décor artists to help streamline the process of designing prints for fabrics. Designers can now do much more within Photoshop, while keeping every element editable until it’s ready to be printed. This includes previewing patterns, defining separations, … Read more →
Vancouver, British Columbia has become an entertainment hotspot, attracting directors, actors and producers as a top set location for feature productions. With the science of colour playing a major role in the development of many types of video production, Vancouver is the ideal setting for the 26th Colour and Imaging Conference (CIC26), November 12–16, 2018. … Read more →
Here, Deidre Deacon, General Manager of ViewSonic Canada, evaluates the factors that designers and companies should consider when protecting their display technology investments. ViewSonic Canada is a global provider of digital display solutions – including LED monitors, interactive displays, touch displays, projectors, thin clients, zero clients and smart displays – used in business, graphic design, … Read more →
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, President and Founder of Shikatani Lacroix, a leading design agency based in Toronto, has authored a fascinating new book titled Desire by Design: What Data-Driven Marketers Should Know About Driving Desire for their Brands. With over 35 years’ experience in the design and branding industry, Lacroix has gained valuable expertise across a wide … Read more →
The free Starter Plan for Adobe XD includes XD for Mac and Windows, mobile apps for iOS and Android, and services to empower users to design, prototype and share user experiences with colleagues. With this announcement and the release of new features and enhancements, Adobe XD “is the only cross-platform experience design platform to combine … Read more →
Artist Hachim Bahous designed a number of CD covers for a music legacy compilation series released by Sony Music in 2015. But now, according to writer and marketing expert Cass McGee, the French designer has claimed that Disney Studios has stolen his creations for its character posters for its latest Star Wars series movie Solo: … Read more →
Currently, artist copyright infringement is especially widespread in apparel – from corporations that mass-produce t-shirts, to ordinary people printing a design on a coffee mug. But could AI change the prevailing tide by stopping copyright infringement at the source? Yes, according to Eric Zhang, Vice President of Engineering at Scalable Press, the world’s first AI-powered … Read more →
Despite the recent doom and gloom from some media outlets, a recent study by the IHL Group reported that U.S. retailers opened 4,080 more stores in 2017 than they were closing, and planned to open over 5,500 more this year. The National Retail Federation in the USA also reported that 85% of brands were opening stores … Read more →