Category archives: Art school

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 ...

The Difference Between Graphic Designers and Web Developers

Written by on April 19, 2012 in Art school, Digital Art, Graphic-design, Technology.

Many people are confused when asked to differentiate between graphic designers and web developers, but there are significant differences between these types of creative professionals. Sure, they both deal with digital manipulation, and will likely both have online portfolios on display, but the professions require various skills and education.

One primary difference is that of the target. Graphic designers are considered artists, and looking at a few design portfolios will likely exemplify this characterization. Manipulating images, pixels, and vectors requires an artistic eye, and the most successful are those that can be imaginative with colors and type.

Web developers, on ...

Featured Artist:Fede Ponce

Written by on Feb. 13, 2012 in Advertising , Animation, Art school, Concept Art, Digital Art, FF Members, Illustration, Motion Graphics, Technology, Vimeo.

Fede Ponce is a 2D-3D artist from California, hailing from Mexico via Canada with scholastic roots from Pasadena's Art Center. His work came to our attention and we had the opportunity of asking him some questions. Take a look at his latest montage of work and what he had to say when we spoke with him.

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When someone asks you what do you do, what is your "canned" answer?

A: It's tough to pinpoint what I do, and even harder to describe it exactly because of the nature of the work. It ...

The Original Print

Written by on Oct. 11, 2011 in Art History, Art school, Concept Art, Education, Fine Art, Graphic-design, Illustration, Poster Art, Typography.

The Rise of Printmaking in Southern California (video podcast)

The art world of the late 1950s experienced a groundswell of interest in printmaking that forever changed the artistic landscape of America. By that time, the most avant-garde of artists had become interested in making editioned works on paper with a press, using methods no longer relegated to a select group who defined themselves solely as “printmakers.” Because this development was still in its germinal stages in the 1950s, however, there existed only a handful of places in the country where eager young artists could learn the techniques of printmaking. Academic ...