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2DArtist is the magazine for CG artists around the globe, whether you already work in 2D or are just getting started. Each issue is full of techniques, tutorials, interviews, articles, project overviews and galleries – providing the perfect platform from which to improve your 2D skills, learn from the professionals and get inspiration for your next project.

Published 11 times a year, Desktop is Australia's most read monthly design culture magazine. With a strong involvement from the design community, Desktop is the leading publication for design, covering a vast array of creative fields including animation, advertising/branding, digital media, illustration, packaging, photography, post production, typography and web design. With contributions and insights by a hand picked collection of leading creatives, academics and thinkers both from Australia and overseas, Desktop set out to inspire and inform.

CDA is the magazine of design, interiors, lifestyle and more for people who wants an international look on the world of interiors. In each issue, houses and furniture are shown through exclusive features, interviews, reportages from the world together with analysis of industrial developments. All with a more international approach, but at the same time with a great attention to recounting Italian excellent . Case da Abitare speaks to both an Italian and international audience, for this reason, each issue feature an appendix in English.

Hospitality Design Magazine, published 10 times a year, is the premier trade magazine serving the field of hospitality design. It connects owners, operators, purchasing agents, designers, and architects involved in the design of hotels, resorts, restaurants, cruise ships, nightclubs, lounges, spas, and all other hospitality-oriented projects. Hospitality Design Magazine continues its 30-plus-year mission to publish the accomplishments of various design teams that collaborate to bring the most innovative examples of new construction and renovation to the industry.

SHOTENKENCHIKU is the only magazine which has been dedicating to Japanese store design and commercial architecture since 1956. The magazine offers readers the very latest interior designs of restaurants, hotels, fashion stores, hair salons, etc with many pictures, detailed floor plans and information of main materials. It is considered to be a must-read for architects, interior designers.

Kitchen and Bath Business (K+BB), reaches more than 50,000 kitchen and bath designers, architects, custom builders and remodelers each month. The magazine delivers exclusive features on cutting-edge design installations, new products, business developments, industry personalities, best practices and solid market research.

DDI Magazine offers solutions to help retailers and designers create dynamic, effective store environments. The magazine focuses on store design, visual merchandising, architecture, marketing and branding, with a readership of qualified high-level, in-house retail and contract design professionals. Store planners, visual merchandisers, store designers, independent architects, contract designers and consumer products manufacturers working with high-volume retail chains depend on coverage in DDI for cutting-edge trends, strategies and product applications for store design.

Eco-structure is geared toward architects, builders, interior designers and others interested in green building. By focusing on particular green residential and commercial projects, as well as gaining “perspectives” from industry leaders, the publication strives to improve the built. Eco-structure editorial covers green building from all angles, providing information about diverse green-building techniques and rating systems to help architects and designers choose the proper approach to their specific projects. In addition, Eco-structure focuses on the entire building and how intricately a building's systems work together to achieve sustainability. Eco-structure consistently provides reliable, in-depth coverage of the market, new trends and market statistics, as well new products information.

DETAIL is the international journal dedicated to architecture and construction details. Each issue focuses on a particular aspect of design, such as constructing with concrete, roof structures, etc. Emphasis is placed on presenting designs in great detail, and complementing these with drawings in practical scales and superb photographs that illustrate real world examples from near and far.

A special publication from the home of Abode Magazine. Inside this publication we showcase many kitchen companies and how they have made best us of the space, matching the needs of the client in some stunning, functional kitchen designs.

A special publication from the home of Abode Magazine. Inside this publication we showcase many kitchen companies and how they have made best us of the space, matching the needs of the client in some stunning, functional kitchen designs.

A special publication from the home of Abode Magazine. Inside this publication we showcase many kitchen companies and how they have made best us of the space, matching the needs of the client in some stunning, functional kitchen designs.

Interior design magazine, "I'm home." had launched since January, 2000, having a theme of "high-end design and lifestyle". As the word speaks for itself, the magazine targets the high-end reading population who are conscious about their lifestyle, "high-quality & authenticity". We propose the idea of "comfort" within residence, incorporating new things while referring to the good, old style. "I'm home." extensively covers various items, starting from home design, architecture, structure/material of kitchens and bathrooms and furthermore, total coordination of interior such as furniture and little articles which are related to our lives is also covered.

Architect Magazine provides a complete suite of information services for the 21st century architect. With breaking news, savvy business tips, and state-of-the-art design inspiration, Architect Magazine is the place to go for professional success. Architect Magazine offers architecture news, market intelligence, business and technology solutions, continuing education, building products, and other resources for practicing architects.

Remodeling Magazine provides professional remodelers, contractors and with information about home remodeling, kitchen and bath design, renovation, building products, and business management. Featuring articles from Remodeling magazine, including the Cost-Vs.-Value Report and Big 50.

Professional Builder provides home builders with home building news, home plans, home design ideas, and building product information, helping them manage their home building operations efficiently and profitably.

The World of Interiors is the most influential and wide-ranging design and decoration magazine you can buy. Inspiring, uplifting and unique, it is essential reading for design professionals, as well as for demanding enthusiasts craving the best design, photography and writing alongside expert book reviews, round-ups of the finest new merchandise, plus comprehensive previews and listings of international art exhibitions.

Back in the early 1980s you had to be in the design or publishing business
to recognize terms like “font” or “kern.” Today, the ubiquity of person-al computers and word-processing applications has made these terms com-monplace. As individuals tackled the arduous task of learning how to work with a personal computer, they also learned much of the terminology of pub-lishing and typesetting, perhaps without even knowing it. Today, names like
Helvetica are known to just about everyone who has spent any time with a
PC, and terms like typeface, typestyle, and line spacing are as common as fleas
on a dog. It will be interesting to see if the astounding popularity of digital
photography will have the same impact on color management.

Any time you try to pose two or more people in a photograph and render them looking happy and relaxed, you’ll understand why professional portrait photographers are so well paid. Photographing portraits of groups is not easy. Many group portraits are family por-traits—records of happiness and togetherness. Taken every few years,the family portrait provides cherished memories of how the family looked “back then”and a fond record of the children’s growth.
Family groups taken in the home show the familiar warmth of home and, according to many, probably bring
the largest economic return. Outdoor family portraits are a close second, with the studio portrait usually ranking last in terms of popularity and sales.
When and why do people have a family portrait made?
Master photographer Robert Love says, “In our area, the number-one reason that clients call us to create a family portrait is because the complete family is getting together for a special occasion. Usually the parents have one or more grown children who don’t live at home anymore. More often than not, this person is married and has a family, as well. Now we have an opportunity to create a third-generation memento. With these extended families, we have photographed from eight to thirty people in one
image.”

All good photographers eventually come to the con-clusion that the quality of light is one of the single
most important “secrets” of great photography. Great landscapes depend on the combination of unique points of view and interesting natural light. Compelling portraits depend on lighting that reveals the human face in a unique way. Product photography is made alluring when imaginative lighting is used skillfully. In many instances, photographers need to add light to a photograph to make
it pleasing. The methods photographers use to add light to an image have evolved over the years, and that evolu-tion has accelerated over the past ten years.
When I started my career as a professional studio pho-tographer, we needed to use lights for every single shot we created. Our days in the studio revolved around de-signing lighting that emulated, and hopefully improved upon, the light found in the real world. We accumulated large collections of specialty lights, light modifying ac-cessories, and yards and yards of various fabrics meant to
diffuse light rays. As my career progressed and changed, we started doing more and more photographs
on location around the town and across the country. It was only natural to pack and carry
all of the heavy-duty accessories we used in the studio out to these locations. After twenty
some years, my back was aching and I no longer looked forward to taking the show on the road.
Photography had become more about packing and port-ing and less about designing beautiful light.