Lynda.com 3D Studio Max 2011 New Features

Lynda.com 3DS Max 2011 New Features | 513 MB
In 3ds Max 2011 New Features, author Steve Nelle introduces the new features and productivity enhancements in 3ds Max 2011, with a special emphasis on the Slate Material Editor and CAT character animation system. The course examines enhancements to existing features, customization options to the modeling ribbon, scene management improvements, as well as creating scene objects using the Object Paint tool. Exercise files are included with the course.
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List of Graphic Design Podcasts on Topics Graphic Design, Web Design, Typography and More

List of Graphic Design Podcasts on Topics Graphic Design, Web Design, Typography and More
Podcasting, is a radio show like production that is typically listened to on an iPod (hence the ‘pod in podcasting) or other audio player that supports mp3 . Many of us don’t realize that there are many podcasts on graphic design as well as many other topics. I have found a load of design related podcasts that I am sure will peak your interests. Just think of it as radio shows geared towards you and your love of design. You will even find Podcasts on Photoshop, Illustrator, Typography, Freelancing, as well as Web Design and Graphic Design. Podcasting is not unlike time-shifted video software and devices like TiVo, which let you watch what you want when you want by recording and storing video, except that podcasting is used for audio and is currently free of charge. Note, however, that this technology can be used to push any kind of file, including software updates, pictures, and videos.
Below you will find a large list of graphic design related podcasts. Enjoy!
49 Sparks

The 49Sparks Podcast is focused on design and trends. It’s mostly video because that way you see the people, their passion and what it is they’re talking about. These design podcasts are about one minute long because that way you know where the important stuff is - and we know your time is precious!
The Freelancer : Marsh Graphic Design

Lindsay Marsh, owner of Marsh Graphic Design has created several audio and video podcasts she calls the Freelancer. They cover various topics related to the freelance graphic designer. She plans on doing these pretty regularly and from what we see there is a lot of potential here. I suggest you check them out.

.Net Magazine

Paul Boag is the main voice on this podcast and has various big names in the industry (in the UK) come on the show and discuss various web design architectures and more technical aspects of web design in general. They cover a healthy array of things in the news with web design as well as talk about new trends in web design. A great podcast for those interested in the programming and business side of web design.
Audible Ajax Podcast

Ajaxians get together to talk about the big news in the last month or so. We discuss IE 8, the state of standards, Acid3 testing, the Open Web, and more.
Be A Design Group

Be A Design Group is a podcast / blog for graphic designers. It was created in March of 2004 by Adrian Hanft and Bennett Holzworth. In their relatively short history, they have grown to be one of the most widely read graphic design podcasts around. Their authors are all practicing designers, and that is the main audience that they write to. None of them are celebrities, and you probably wouldn’t even recognize their work if you saw it. Their belief is that to be a great designer you must be an active growing designer. That means that they don’t know all the answers, but they are enthusiastic about figuring things out. They expect that their ideas are going to be challenged, and enjoy nothing more than a passionate debate.
Boag World

Boagworld began as the personal blog of Paul Boag, where he mainly discussed web design issues. However, Paul quickly discovered that writing was hard work and so turned to the emerging medium of podcasting.
Be A Design

Be a Design Group is an invitation to all people to participate in design. It is a place where designers can test new ideas, share observations, and comment on cultural trends. Their definition of design is intentionally broad so that the subject matter of their posts can be diverse and unlimited.
Cocobongo artworks

Cocobongo artworks Motion-graphics & Interactive Media
Designer Network
Podcasting subscription management is a benefit for the education of graphic design students and is an important historical reference for graphic design researchers. The global accessibility of this new media provides students both in a traditional classroom and in WBE to have the same access to information. The creation of this website that connects students and researchers with design-based presentations and lectures will enrich the collective knowledge base of graphic design.
Design Flux

A Pocast and DVD Magaine about Motion Graphics and Design.
Dexigner

Delivering design related news, events, competitions, and resources, Dexigner is the leading online portal for designers. Dexigner also provides a design directory, database, agenda and weekly newsletter.
Dreamweaver Podcasts

Free Dreamweaver Video Tutorial Podcasts.
Engines OF Creation

A podcast devoted to providing insight into web related issues, trends and design and develop practices.
Graphic Design Forum

A podcast is available from graphic design forum about recent design topics on the boards.
Graphics and Web Design Tutorials

Graphic Design and Web Design related podcasts. Learn to apply filters, effects, and gradient mesh to artwork in Adobe Illustrator
Graphicdesignpodcast

Hiring a graphic designer can be an equally fun and infuriating process. Where do I find a good designer? How much do they charge? How do I know beyond my own taste if this work is good? Who owns the art? These questions and more are answered.
Indesign Secrets

Adobe InDesign is taking the publishing world by storm. But if you try to find reliable information about InDesign on the Web you’ll find yourself scouring Adobe’s site or muddling through dozens of other sites for a tip or two.
Lunar’s Podcast

Lunar Design partnerships with our clients, both large & small, have won awards, received rave reviews in publications & are part of museum collections around the world. Our greatest tribute, how ever is when client returns year after year to explore new ideas, fresh products & original brands. Please take a look at some of the products born from these long standing relationship, & some new collaborate work.
PodCastDirectory.com

Podcast about almost every thing.
Photoshop Tutorials by Dr. Photoshop


Learn Photoshop and digital media tips and tutorial through video and audio. Its easy on the eye. We will show some tips and tricks for people of all skills.
Photoshop User TV Podcast

Watch each week as “The Photoshop Guys” (Dave Cross, Matt Kloskowski, and Scott Kelby) from the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) share the hottest Adobe Photoshop tutorials, the latest insider tricks, and the coolest timesaving, job-saving shortcuts to make your time in Photoshop more productive, more efficient, and more fun. Now entering it’s second year as one of the world’s top-ranked video Podcasts, new 30-minute episodes of Photoshop User TV are posted each Monday, and include the latest Photoshop news, step-by-step tutorials, interviews and tips from the leading more….
Pro Photography Show

The photo show for pro’s, aspiring pro’s, and photographers who want to go further. ProPhotoShow.net is the broadcast & web resource for photographers. Talk, news, tips and forums. Business ideas, shooting tech…more
Pod Been

A podcast to share of knowledge that I have learned over the years. This is the first volume of the series, an introduction to logo
Quick Tips

Tune in Each week as Photoshop Expert Justin Seeley takes you through a new step-by-step Photoshop video tutorial featuring some of the hottest industry tips, tricks, and time saving workarounds.
Rookie Designer

Rookie Designer was founded by Adam Hay in 2005, about one year into the growth of this new medium referred to as podcasting.Tired of the typical jargon laden, elitist discussions about the design field of work, Adam set out to create a resource for ALL designers, young and old, experienced and non. Born was the Rookie Designer podcast, bringing tips, techniques and discussion delivered in an easy-to-understand format.
Web AXE

Practical web accessibility tips. Podcast and blog for programmers, writers, artists, project managers, or anyone else interested in techniques for web development with accessibility in mind
Web Design Show

2 designers talk about the basics of web design hopefully in a funny, entertaining way.
You Suck at WEB DESIGN

You Suck at Web Design” is a humorous (attempting to be, that is) writing project about life as a web designer in our current flurry of web acronyms, standards compliance, WYSIWYG, style sheets, hacks, digging, 2.0-this and Ajax-that. It’s mostly a commentary on the life of a freelancer, and a horribly lop-side disdain for the corporate world and it’s micro management.
Franklin McMahon Studio Podcast

A podcast for creative media artists involved in photography, animation, graphic design, music, broadcast, moviemaking and other multimedia. Media Artist Secrets provides inspiration, tells how to market your talents, fine-tune your vision, etc.
The Prepared Mind Podcast

The Prepared Mind focuses on discussion about the graphic design industry and the challenges facing it.
Altyris Podcast

A monthly program from the creative minds of Altyris Advertising covering trends and strategies in marketing, advertising, public relations, graphic design, etc.
Poor Irishman Internet Marketing Podcast

Poor Irishman.com provides web marketing, graphic design and layout, content creation and management, domain name registration, and secure website hosting services.
Design Matters Podcast

Design Matters with Debbie Millman is an opinionated and provocative internet talk radio show. The show combines a stimulating point of view about graphic design, branding and cultural anthropology. In a business world dependent on change, design is one of the few differentiators left. Explore the challenging and compelling canvas of today’s design world with Debbie Millman and her weekly guests live every Friday from 3-4pm est.
Type Radio Podcast

Typeradio is the the radio channel on type & design. Type is speech on paper. Typeradio is speech on type. Typeradio is a Microfm broadcast, a MP3 internet radio stream and a podcast station. Since 2004 Typeradio (which is Donald Beekman, Liza Enebeis aka LoveLiza & Underware) is visiting different design events around the world, to meet designers and to talk.
The Web 2.0 Show Podcast

The Web 2.0 show focuses on interviewing the developers and entrepreneurs who are creating the next generation of web services and media delivery. Its still a young show but they are detyermined to make it work. Check back at this one in about 3 months and I guarantee you’ll see them blowing up the spot.

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Best Logo Design Books for Your Graphic Design Library

Best Logo Design Books for Your Graphic Design Library Logos, you see them all the time and the average person doesn’t spend much time thinking about them. As a graphic designer, especially if you are doing freelance graphic design, a big part of your brain will be focused on designing logos. For a lot of designers, logos are the bread and butter work. You may get requests for just the logo, but often it will come along as a whole identity package request. Either way, you need to plan that logo out so it will look great on anything - business cards, letterhead, signs, envelopes, on products….. Often, to the non-designer, a logo seems like it would be pretty easy to do. As a graphic designer you know that trying to encapsulate the whole essence of a company into a tiny image can be damn well impossible sometimes. That’s why we constantly look at all the logos around us hoping for inspiration, trying to figure out what the logic behind some other designer’s creation was. The Internet is great for that too, but really, every designer should also have at least a small collection of logo design books to help inspire and offer thoughts and tips for logo designs. Here are a few books you should consider for your logo design book collection. Really Good Logos Explained: Top Design Professionals Critique 500 Logos and Explain What Makes Them Work I came across this terrific book recently and thought it was great. There are some really fantastic logos included, and for each, the authors explain what it is about the logos that makes them work. There is also a fun section on logos where the writers list bad logo designs and list some techniques that you should stay away from. I think the explanations and thoughts of the author could be a bit longer, but still thought it was good reading. Design Matters: Logos 01: An Essential Primer for Today’s Competitive Market (v. 1) The Design Matters series of books is fairly popular and is a staple for many designers. This volume of the series is all about logos and is really an exceptional book. The book doesn’t just look at successful logos. It really goes in depth into the logo process. Also, as a designer who has spent more than one all nighter making up for too much procrastination, I found the section on planning to be particularly appropriate. This is a book that should be in every designers office. There is good info in it for even the most seasoned designer. While you’re looking at this Design Matters book, I think the others in the series are good as well: Design Matters: Packaging 01: An Essential Primer for Today’s Competitive Market and Design Matters: Brochures 01: An Essential Primer for Today’s Competitive Market (v. 1) Logo Design Workbook: A Hands-On Guide to Creating Logos Although this logo design book is not really intended for the experienced or intermediate designer, this book has a lot to offer the graphic designer who is starting off and doesn’t have much of a logo design proces background. The first half of the book is about the logo design process and the second half of the book goes through many logos to show what works. If you are just looking for one book, this probably wouldn’t be my choice. It is good for the entry level graphic designer though or the freelancer who has been doing other types of design work but now wants to learn more about the logo design process. Identity Crisis: 50 Redesigns That Transformed Stale Identities into Successful Brands If you are interested in identity design in a more holistical sense, then you should definitely also consider picking up a copy of Identity Crisis: 50 Redesigns. This book transformed Stale Identities into Successful Brands by Jeff Fisher. He’s a friend of the site and both a nice guy and a brilliant designer. His book is excellent and there is a lot in this book for every designer who does identity work.

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Famous Fonts for Graphic Designers and Web Designers

Famous Fonts for Fun
In conclusion of our font series we are putting the spotlight on some of the most recognizable fonts in the design world. If you ever want to mimic a certain font for fun or for a design project, these fonts can help you to do it.
Thanks to simplythebest.net for their wonderful compilation of font resources.
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Gotham Nights

Need a font that oozes heroism with just a touch of ominous undercurrent? Look no farther than this Batman font set. It is suitable for all super hero memos, announcements, and flyers.
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PacMania

Are you one of the many old school gamers who plunked down all their lunch money, spare change, and loose quarters to play PacMan, Mrs. PacMan, and PacMan Junior? If so you’ll remember this font clearly. Try it out for a spin on your next invitation project.
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Walt Disney Script

This is one of the most familiar hand signatures in the world. Walt Disney built an empire from drawing a little animated mouse. Try this font out for your next script needs.
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United States Font

Does this font look strangely familiar? Just can’t put a finger on where you’ve seen it? Try looking on the back of a dollar bill and you’ll see this font at the top. This is a nice font use when you need to have something look official.
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Loki Cola

The Coca-Cola script is considered to be one of the most famous name brands in history. The handwriting script is recognized around the world in over 200 countries. If you want to accentuate a headline or title, the “Loki Cola” script will do the trick.
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Famous Fonts for Fun
In conclusion of our font series we are putting the spotlight on some of the most recognizable fonts in the design world. If you ever want to mimic a certain font for fun or for a design project, these fonts can help you to do it.
Thanks to simplythebest.net for their wonderful compilation of font resources.
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Gotham Nights

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