Digital Arts News

WD releases 500GB, 750GB, 1TB and 2TB My Passport USB 3.0 portable drives

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:39:00 GMT

Available in five colours: white, black, silver, blue, and red.

Want: real Instagram camera concept

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Elizabeth Fish — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:47:00 GMT

The Socialmatic Camera is a concept by ADR Studio, and it turns Instagram into a camera that all hipsters would love to own

Autodesk releases free 3D capture app 123D Catch for the iPad

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Kevin Riggle — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:59:00 GMT

123D Catch has come to your iPad, it's free, and it doesn't require any additional hardware besides the camera already builtin.

2012 Apple MacBook Pro and iMac benchmarks appear on Geekbench site

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Ashleigh Allsopp — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:58:00 GMT

Benchmark results for a new MacBook Pro and iMac were spotted in Geekbench’s database over the weekend, suggesting that Apple will launch updates to both line-ups imminently.

Updated: our guide to Illustrator CS6, After Effects CS6, Premiere Pro CS6 and Photoshop CS6 plugins

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:43:00 GMT

Here we're listing professional-level plug-ins for Photoshop, Illustrator et al as they're updated to support Creative Suite 6.

Creative Suite 6: our guide to updated Illustrator CS6, Photoshop CS6, After Effects CS6 and Premiere Pro CS6 plugins

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:43:00 GMT

Here we're listing professional-level plug-ins for Photoshop, Illustrator et al as they're updated to support Creative Suite 6.

Creative Suite 6: updated Illustrator CS6 and Photoshop CS6 plugins

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:43:00 GMT

Here we're listing professional-level plug-ins for Photoshop, Illustrator et al as they're updated to support Creative Suite 6.

Virgin Media offers 100 creative paid internships competing to create a festival at Royal Opera House

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:17:00 GMT

The Project offers paid and accredited work experience for 100 unemployed 18-29 year olds in the creative industries across the UK.

Virgin Media offers 100 creative paid internships competing to create a festival at Royal Opera House

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:17:00 GMT

The Project offers paid and accredited work experience for 100 unemployed 18-29 year olds in the creative industries across the UK.

The rhythm method: Control apps by tapping out beats

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Joab Jackson — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:17:00 GMT

Manufacturers of touch-based devices may consider using rhythmic interactions as a new form of user input

The rhythm method: Control apps by tapping out beats

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Joab Jackson — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:17:00 GMT

Manufacturers of touch-based devices may consider using rhythmic interactions as a new form of user input

Microsoft project aims to turn any laptop into a Kinect

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Nick Barber — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:37:00 GMT

A pair of projects from Microsoft Research called Humantenna and Soundwave present a unique method for gesture recognition

Electric lemonade zaps taste buds to change its taste

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Nick Barber — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:10:00 GMT

The Electric Taste Project adds electricity to food to change its taste.

Electric lemonade zaps taste buds

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Nick Barber — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:10:00 GMT

The Electric Taste Project adds electricity to food to change its taste.

Study rates interface design and UX as secret to Facebook's success

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Joab Jackson — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:39:00 GMT

Despite regular user complaints, its Facebook's design that keeps people using it, says report at computing interface conference.

Study rates interface design and UX as secret to Facebook's success

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Joab Jackson — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:39:00 GMT

Despite regular user complaints, it's Facebook's design that keeps people using it, says report at computing interface conference.

IllumiShare lets artists draw together on paper from anywhere in the world

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Nick Barber — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:58:00 GMT

Microsoft Research project uses a camera and projector to let two creatives collaborate on the same drawing.

IllumiShare lets artists draw together on paper from anywhere in the world

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Nick Barber — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:58:00 GMT

Microsoft Research project uses a camera and projector to let two creatives collaborate on the same drawing.

Adobe will issue free security patches for pre-CS6 Photoshop, illustrator and Flash Pro

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Jackie Dove — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:37:00 GMT

Late Friday night, Adobe confirmed its plan to issue free patches to fix the problems in three of its key Creative Suite apps.

Adobe Creative Cloud now available

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Jackie Dove — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:29:00 GMT

Four days later than planned, Adobe has released its Creative Cloud software-and-services subscription bundle.

Adobe Creative Cloud now available

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Jackie Dove — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:29:00 GMT

Four days later than planned, Adobe has released its Creative Cloud software-and-services subscription bundle.

Facebook announces 'App Center', seeks to court mobile users

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Cameron Scott — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:59:00 GMT

Facebook said Wednesday that it will launch an App Center where users can browse "high-quality" mobile apps that integrate with the social-networking site.

Facebook announces 'App Center', seeks to court mobile users

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Cameron Scott — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:59:00 GMT

Facebook said Wednesday that it will launch an App Center where users can browse "high-quality" mobile apps that integrate with the social-networking site.

Apple blocks older Flash Player in Safari update

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Gregg Keizer — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:59:00 GMT

Safari users with older versions of Flash Player won't see online Flash content anymore

Little White Lies hosts second exhibition of new poster art based on classic films

digitalarts@idg.co.uk (Digital Arts Staff — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:17:00 GMT

Art-led film mag taps Anthony Burrill, Emily Forgot, Jean Julian and more for poster exhibition.