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Creating a Digital Photography Workflow That Protects Your Work

Written by on Sept. 25, 2012 in Ads, Advertising , Alternative, Animation, Architecture, Art History, Art Installation, Art Installments, Art school.

Whether you take photographs professionally or you simply take pictures as a hobby, editing digital photographs can become tedious and time consuming. In order to help you manage the task better and finish editing your photos quicker, consider developing a digital workflow plan. This article will provide you with a step-by-step guide to edit and store your photographs, allowing you to move through the process easier and quicker.

Steps To An Efficient Digital Workflow

Begin by copying, renaming and backing up your photographs. Creating a backup is a critical first step in your digital workflow. Consider getting a software program ...

Featured Artist: Pete Harrison

Written by on May 31, 2012 in Ads, Advertising , Animation, Brands, Concept Art, Digital Art, Fashion, Featured Artist , FF Members, Fine Art, Gaming, Graphic-design, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Photography, Portfolio, Typography.

Today we feature Pete Harrison and his work. Take a break, pour yourself an espresso, top off your coffee, crack open another Red Bull or break out the china and sip on high tea... & let's see what Pete has to say to all y'all (just saw the Hatfields and McCoys)

Enjoy!

FF: How would you describe your art and design style?

Pete: My design style I guess at the moment you could say it was photo manipulation with lighting effects, I use similar elements and the way I work that now people recognise a piece and can put ...

Featured Blog: China Design Hub

Written by on April 13, 2012 in Ads, Advertising , Art Shows, Concept Art, Exhibition, Fashion, Graphic-design, Illustration, Interior Design, Typography.

Our friends at China Design Hub (CDH) have been covering original design and art from China for a few months now and have shared with us a couple of inspiring new artists. The blog, that features art from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, has been showcasing different creative industries from industrial and architecture to interior and fashion. Their goal is simply to shake off the negative light and biased view toward Chinese Design. Here are 3 talented artists that caught our attention.

Sally Zou
Sally is a Shanghainese born in 1986 and started picking up art, design and advertising after ...

Industrial SPARK!

Written by on Nov. 11, 2011 in Ads, Advertising , Alternative, Animation, Architecture.

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Thanks to Staples, and a half dozen other mega-stores, that song will always remind me of holiday shopping. And when I think of shopping for gifts, be it for loved ones, office mates or myself (insert smile here) I think of all the wonderfully unique products I have seen my fellow designers create. Some of the more creative contrivances unfortunately are not for sale :( as was the case with Design Inc.'s dumbbell sports bottle and Andrew Kim's green designs.

So with credit card in hand (I'm getting those ...

Calling forth its SPARK!

Written by on Sept. 30, 2011 in Ads, Advertising , Alternative, Concept Art, Fine Art, Graphic-design, Illustration, Marketing, Photography, Poster Art.

I thought I would add an inspirational quote this week at the end of the artwork to tie together issue #3's theme: People in art, people as art. We all have art in us, we just need to tap into it and allow it to flow. Have a great weekend and enjoy. ~M.

"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can give forth its spark"
~ Henri Frederic Amiel

Around the World in 10 Ads

Written by on Sept. 20, 2011 in Ads, Advertising , Animation, Brands, Illustration, Marketing, Motion Graphics, Poster Art, YouTube.

Here in the states we seldom get exposed to the cornucopia of persuasive creative that daily tries to convince people like you and me in other countries to buy, sell, consume, entertain, drink, lie to our girlfriends (this usually goes hand in hand with the drinking ads,) drive faster, loose weight, live healthier or trade stock. Yes, the elements are all the same, but the delivery is usually a little different. Let's see what these modern day "Mad Men" are dishing out these days to our global friends using photography, video, animation, & 3D.

1) China: Bailing Fast Onset Cough ...

Sparks are starting to fly!

Written by on Sept. 14, 2011 in Ads, Advertising , Architecture, Art History, Art Installation, Art Installments.

SPARKS are flying!

For several days now, the art smiths at FF have been sending me links to amazing artists and their works. So what better way to share them than with this our inaugural issue of SPARK ™, Filter Foundry’s weekly artist showcase.
Published every Friday, this online source of all that is cool will kick off your weekend. Share it with your friends and feel free to submit your own art to our SPARK™ editors.

Chaudron

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