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This week in art news: cultural organizations spoke out against President Trump's travel ban, art collector and philanthropist Eli Broad opposed the nomination of Betsy DeVos as US Secretary of Education, and the Library of Congress digitized 20,000 items from the papers of Sigmund Freud. The post Art Movements appeared first on Hyperallergic.

Love and Architecture: A Story Of Houston’s Skyline

      Photo courtesy of Wikipedia     A lot of people tend to think that important business people are boring and dispassionate. But it can’t be denied that success in business requires imagination and a little bit of audacity too. This was especially true in the early days of Houston’s oil boom. During […]

Memo to Trump: Why to not kill the NEA

To: Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States From: Chris Jones, Tribune critic Re: The National Endowment for the Arts A modest proposal, Mr. President: Don't kill the National Endowment for the Arts. Stay the murderous hand of Steve Bannon. Make Mike Pence ponder awhile. Tell the Heritage...

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A Resting Place for All

A Resting Place for All Eastern and Western cultures differ considerably in our resting habits. Traditionally, Eastern culture can be seen as floor-based, sitting and sleeping on the floor. On the...

Adobe Creative Cloud increases prices in the UK and Sweden

Because of the “fluctuations in foreign exchange rates”, Adobe has announced the increase in fees for Creative Cloud subscribers. For those subscribing monthly, the price increase will take effect from March 6, 2017. Those who pay the yearly subscription will pay the new price when they renew the plan. Show More Summary

The Number One Subject to Study for Writing Success

Sorry – that’s a bit of a clickbait title, I know.  But how often have you seen that kind of writing article?  How often have writing reference books stated their stances in stark, all-or-nothing, my-way-or-the-highway terms? Cut out all prologues.  Burn all adverbs.  If you don’t plot, you’re a mess. If you do plot, you’re […]

Lisa Black is Back!

Cover envy!!! … I just LOVE Lisa Black’s cover for UNPUNISHED. Isn’t it amazing?   Okay, over it … but truly, this is an evocative, mysterious cover that certainly makes me want to grab a copy!   I’m thrilled to … Read more ›

Affinity Designer: The Perfect Tool for UI and UX Design

Affinity Designer has quickly built a formidable reputation as the fastest, smoothest, most precise professional graphic design app available. A coveted Apple Design Award, and thousands of 5 star customer reviews on the Mac App [.....

Colorful Inspiration For Gray Days: Illustration And Photography At Their Best

If it's still snowy where you live, then you're probably tired of the cold weather by now. Winter may be in full swing but that shouldn't stop us from hunting for inspiration. While the gray days always seem to find a way to make usShow More Summary

How different languages represent van Gogh

Christian Laesser takes an abstract look at how different languages represent Vincent van Gogh through various Wikipedia pages.  The visualization explores how different languages present Van Gogh’s work and life… Tags: art, Vincent van Gogh, Wikipedia

How to Draw Fabric: Silk and Wool

What You'll Be Creating Fabrics are tricky to draw because of all the folds and complicated shading. In this tutorial I will show you how to go about drawing two different types of fabric: smooth and flowing, like silk, and rough and thick, like wool. Show More Summary

Dalida: Iconic Image of the Talented and Tragic Women – 64 Lovely Photos Show Her Beauty from the 1950s and '60s

Yolanda Cristina Gigliotti (1933 – 1987), better known as Dalida, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer and actress who performed and recorded in more than ten languages, including Arabic, Italian, Greek, German, French, English, Japanese, Hebrew, Dutch and Spanish. Show More Summary

Sigma 85mm F1.4 Art lens receives the highest DxOMark score ever

Ladies and gentlemen, the king of lenses has been crowned. DxOMark has announced their test results for the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art lens, and it’s the lens with the highest score ever. It won 51 when mounted on a Nikon D800E and left Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 eat its dust. Show More Summary

Top Posts From AJBlogs 02.02.17

Resilience: The Spirit of 9/12 We remember the fear and uncertainty of 9/11.... But what do we remember of 9/12?  What do we remember of the long and arduous process that commenced the next day - the effort to restore calm, order and clarity?  How long did it take to achieve strategic thinking?... read […]

Clippy: Visual Generator for Complex Clipping Paths With CSS3

The CSS attribute clip-path allows you to make sure that not the entire content of a box is displayed in the browser by using complex clipping paths. This way, powerful effects are possible. The web [...]

Father and son, Rome, 1948

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Access All Areas members have a range of beautiful vector watercolour resources to download this week, courtesy of Freepik. In this collection you’ll find lettering designs, cards, banners, menus, labels and patterns, all with a Valentine’s Day theme. Show More Summary

My New Photoshop Elements 15 Book is Here! (plus Lightroom Magazine & my New Lightroom eBook)

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