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Guinness, penguins, Citizen Kane, crosswords, dice, Revolver... They could go on, but why is it that the most effective and well-designed things in life are black-and-white? Is it that our senses are heightened through a lack of colour or just that the eye is quicker to pick up black-and-white images?
Whatever the reason, they love black-and-white on Computer Arts Projects; they think it cuts through the noise of colour and makes a stark, elegant and beautiful statement. And, putting this issue together, it seems that lots of people in the global design and illustration community agree.
So, put your colouring box away and find out how the rule of ‘less is more’ can help your work.
Showcase
The best black-and-white design and illustration work from around the world
Life in black-and-white
Lawrence Zeegen talks to the creatives leading the charge to monochrome
B&W classics
Inside the black-and-white worlds of Bridget Riley, M.C. Escher and Keith Haring
Black-and-white icons
From The White Album to the iPod, we look at ten key examples of black-and-white design
Design briefs
Five briefs, five clients, five leading design agencies – but just two colours: black and white
20 print tips
Print design expert Alistair Dabbs on 20 ways to get the best from black-and-white
Trevor Jackson
Why the multi-talented designer, DJ and musician enjoys working without colour
MWM Graphics
Find out why US designer Matt Moore finds black-and-white “timeless, sexy and cold”
Misu2020
How German designer Laura Weider ditched her job and embraced the bohemian life
Black-on-black design
This issue’s cover artists McFaul explain how to create a stunning illustration using one of this year’s most in-demand techniques: black-on-black design with a sumptuous spot UV finish
Wall stickers
Multiple puts its endless enthusiasm and creative skills to the test and shows you how to use Illustrator, a sheet of sign maker’s vinyl and a big white wall to create a set of mesmerising black decals
Brilliant bitmaps
Derek Lea on how to use bitmaps to create fantastic images in black-and-white
Instant op art
Give your work a new dimension in Illustrator and create mesmerising and stylish op art
Halftone effects
Neil Duerden explains how to use distressed and halftone effects in Photoshop
On the CD
Corel Painter Essentials 4 trial
Go Media vector packs
100 free fonts
Shilo animations
…and more!
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