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 We recently added more than 1,000 new photos to the Photos.com collection. Let's start with a collection of high-end shots related to food. These are professional photos of food being prepared, beautifully presented final dishes, and the personalities involved in food preparation.
There are new portraits added every month, so no surprise there, but this time around people are also featured in a range of outdoor fitness and lifestyle scenarios. Also of note is a series devoted to a young businessman with attitude, closeups of architectural elements and machinery, flowers, and even a small set devoted to horses. Finally, we added 130 computer-generated background images. For inspiration in how these can be used, we recommend browsing through a recent Photos.com Challenge on Graphics.com, which was based on these images. Save 10% On a Photos.com Subscription Why do so many graphics pros subscribe to Photos.com? Because it's the convenient way to download all the top-quality royalty-free, model-released photographs they need. For a limited time, Photos.com is offering newsletter readers a 1-year subscription for only $399.95. • More than 360,000 model-released, royalty-free photos • Fresh images every month. Three sizes at up to 6 x 8 inches, 300 dpi • Up to 250 downloads a day, managed via your drag & drop lightbox • Free professional image research This special rate is valid through August 27, 2008, and is only available via this exclusive promotion. So why not join the pros? Designer Spotlight: Julia Hughes  Julia Hughes is something of a veteran, with more than 20 years of experience in the graphic design field. She's currently a designer with the Examiner newspaper, where her favorite task is to combine type and graphics using the Adobe Creative Suite.
When it comes to the creative process, Julia tells us that "Most often I start looking for a photo or graphic, then I look for the colours in the photo/graphic which I may then use in the typography or create some other graphic element using those colours. Sometimes the pic itself sparks off a design element which can be seen in the work I have submitted to this Spotlight." The illustration at left was for a newspaper cover for a Winter Warmth feature. "I wanted something that would contrast cool colours with warm colour. I needed a lifestyle image and this one was perfect, since it shows a modern couple in a modern environment. The image didn't need to have a roaring log fire or any other method of heating, I just tried to convey warmth through the graphics without using the obvious warm colours you would normally associate with warmth." View Julia Hughes' Designer Spotlight >
The Fun Stuff  At left is one of the four August wallpaper and desktop calendar images, each of which is available in six resolutions. This pastel-tinted calendar image is the thing summer dreams are made of. Recent Blurb items include a look at an unusual font release from P22 in RTF Stern: The Meeting of Digital and Hot Metal Type and coverage of the work of tablet-based subway portraitist Ed Velandria in The Eyes Have It. The Photos.com Challenge  In July, participants were given the challenge to use at least part of any three of six distinctive computer-generated backgrounds from the Photos.com collection as elements in an original work. Members seemed to be inspired by this imagery and responded with a wide range of original work. Congratulations to July winners Dennis Windt, Mtabor, Joe E, DavidMac, Beachbum and Wildbearchocolate.
For August we've provided five brass band instruments from the Photos.com collection. The challenge is to use at least part of any two of the six images in a new composition. The creators of three of the winning images will receive three months of access to Photos.com, while three more will receive one month. Stockxpert: Save 10% On Any Subscription Stockxpert, the best source for top quality, royalty-free images just keeps getting better. For a limited time, we are offering 10% off any of our subscriptions. Sign up for a single month, three months, or even a year and start downloading up to 25 images per day. Not only will you have unlimited access to our library of over 1.6 million images, you will also have access to the 100,000 new photos and illustrations added each month. With over 8,000 contributors, and the most demanding acceptance policy in the industry, Stockxpert delivers superior-quality images with amazing variety. Graphics.com Network Highlights News • ThePluginSite Releases ContrastMaster Photoshop Plugin • Map Resources Adds US City Maps in JPEG Format • QuarkXPress 8 Now Shipping > More graphics news Articles and Blogs  Four-color Package DesignIn this well-illustrated article, John Drew and Sarah Meyer indicate why the amount of four-color package design being printed today has skyrocketed.  Communicating With Pattern: Skull and CrossbonesAssociated with pirates, poison and religion, Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire demonstrate the appeal of the skull and crossbones as a design motif.  Innovation in CD Packaging Design: Digital ConsiderationsCharlotte Rivers demonstrates that CD packaging provides designers with the opportunity to create a memorable, distinctive piece of design. > More graphics articles August Freebies: trueSpace and ChocoFlop  For many years, trueSpace has maintained its reputation as a competent Windows application for creating 3D content and animations. Recently the creative dropped its collective jaw thanks to the announcement that trueSpace was now... free! All we can say is, download it while you can.Very different is ChocoFlop, a new Mac image editing application that is currently free while it's under development. It's no Photoshop but it may be all you need.  STEP inside designDesign Industry News that MattersThe Chicago International Poster Biennial; AIGA's business-focusedGAIN conference; a new book on Le Corbusier; and more. Dynamic Graphics MagazinePackaging That PopsDiscover why package design has never been more important andincorporate these tips to make your packaging designs stand out.GraphicDesignForum BlogsAnd What A Gate It Is!An Affiliate Program with a Graphical NatureIs You In Or Is You Out?TheCreativeForumLiquidTreat
New on Graphics.com/Learning Our affordable on-demand subscription allows you unlimited access to every video in our library, so you can go wherever your professional needs and your curiosity take you, at your convenience. The latest videos include: Photoshop Time-Savers: Creating Density Masks Density masks are great for creating natural, organic edges (such as in fur, hair, or foliage) and are often easier to use than the Pen Tool. Topics covered include: refining masks, storing and using masks, creating composites, and using masked images in other applications. The Designer's Role in Bringing a Brand to Life Obviously, designers are responsible for the creation of arresting, effective visuals, but branding expert Jonathan Gouthier adds to that well-known role two others with which designers are generally less familiar: strategist and researcher. To help design professionals fulfill the demands of all three roles, Jonathan poses questions and challenges that will likely change how you think about the client/creative relationship. InDesign Time-Savers: Text-on-Path Tricks This video helps you master a slew of text-on-path tasks in Adobe InDesign, including starting with the ideal path, positioning text exactly where you want it (not where InDesign wants you to put it), threading text between paths, and many more... Jupiterimages Stock Content Sites • Find stock photos on Jupiterimages.com, Comstock Images, Photos.com, AbleStock.com, Thinkstock Images, Creatas Images, PictureQuest, Comstock Complete, Goodshoot, liquidlibrary, Brand X Pictures, FoodPix, Botanica, Nonstock, Stockxpert and Jupiterimages Unlimited • Find photo objects on PhotoObjects.net • Find broadcast quality clips on Thinkstock Footage & Creatas Images • Find clipart on Clipart.com and ClipartConnection.com • Find Flash imagery on Bigshot Media • Find music loops on BBM.net, Crank City Music, RoyaltyFreeMusic.com and eStockMusic.com. • Find illustrations on Liquidlibrary.com • Find animations on Animation Factory Contact Information Have a comment or question about the newsletter? Please contact: editor@jupiterimages.com
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