Articles

Inside an illustrator's sketchbook: a week of editorial work

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From a newspaper brief on Sunday to a finished watercolour on Wednesday, this is how one Dubai illustrator plans her week.

Sending your short film to a festival: a practical checklist

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Subtitles, a clean screener and a one-paragraph synopsis: what programmers in the region ask for before they press play.

How to photograph a milk splash at home

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A dark room, one flash and a lot of spilt milk: a step-by-step guide to liquid photography with gear you already own.

Matching print to screen: a colour checklist for small studios

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Why prints come out darker than the screen, and four habits that fix it before you pay for another proof.

Drawing Arabic letterforms on a tablet: settings that help

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Brush angle, stabiliser and canvas rotation: small changes that make digital lettering feel closer to the reed pen.

What a plain teapot teaches about everyday design

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A handle that stays cool, a lid that stays put and a spout that does not drip: the details we look for in objects used every day.