Adobe is planning to launch the latest upgrade to its flagship software programs, Creative Suite 5, on April 12. They’ve even built a microsite with a countdown clock to get people excited about the announcement. We remember the last upgrade, to CS4, being a bit of a yawn, so we were preparing ourselves to be…
Read MoreJust Out: Adobe Lightroom 3 Beta 2
If you’re the sort of person who loves to test new photo software before everyone else, check out Adobe Lightroom 3 beta 2. The new beta of Adobe’s photo management software was released Monday and is available to testers until it expires on June 30. New features in this release include support for video files,…
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New Polaroid-Style Film Goes On Sale This Week
Polaroid fans rejoice! The Impossible Project, which has been working since 2008 to develop a replacement for no-longer-manufactured, Polaroid-compatible instant film, will start selling its first batch of film this week. The first two films available will be monochromatic, with one for Polaroid SX-70 cameras, and the other for Polaroid 600 cameras. Color versions are…
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12 Great Design Sites About Sketchbooks
If you read our earlier post, Why Do Designers Still Use Sketchbooks?, you know how important sketching is to graphic designers. Even with all the computer tools available to us, sometimes you just need a blank white page and a pencil to work out a creative idea. For more inspiration, here are a few sites…
Read MoreA Unique Photographic Marriage Proposal
This is sweet. Photographer Derick Childress spent three nights in Raleigh, North Carolina shooting 800 individual exposures to make this video, which used to propose to his girlfriend Emily. http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8444316&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1 She said yes. Visit Derick’s site to read the behind-the-scenes story of the light writing video.
Read MoreDesigning Magazines for Tablets: Report from SXSW
Bigstock is in Austin, Texas at the South-by-Southwest Interactive conference. This morning we watched a fascinating panel featuring one of the top creative directors in magazines, Scott Dadich of Wired. Working with Adobe, Wired recently developed a demonstration of a tablet version of their magazine. (You can see a video of the demo below.) This…
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Scenes from Bigstock’s SXSW Party
Bigstock co-hosted a “Snappy Hour” party Saturday night, along with our parent company, Shutterstock. Hundreds of attendees of the 2010 South by Southwest Interactive Conference joined us a Beauty Bar in Austin, Texas. A big thanks to all who attended the party—it was great to meet you! Here are some pictures of the event. All…
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Putting Bigstock Lightboxes to Work For You
Four easy steps to making the most out of Bigstock’s lightbox feature. A Bigstock lightbox is a free, helpful tool for saving a collection of Bigstock images in one place. (If you used our old site, you might remember we used to call them galleries.) Lightboxes are great for sharing images with clients and friends,…
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Visit Bigstock at SXSW in Austin
Photo © Hank Shiffman/Bigstock Bigstock will be at the 2010 SXSW Interactive conference and trade show from March 12 to 16 in Austin, Texas. If you’re there, we’d love to meet you! Come visit us at booth 516 and pick up an invitation to our party on Saturday night.
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Visit Bigstock at SXSW in Austin
Photo © Hank Shiffman/Bigstock Bigstock will be at the 2010 SXSW Interactive conference and trade show from March 12 to 16 in Austin, Texas. If you’re there, we’d love to meet you! Come visit us at booth 516 and pick up an invitation to our party on Saturday night.
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