Computer Arts Magazine

Computer Arts magazine is a magazine targeted to graphic designers and anyone interested in computer arts. Each issue has a different theme related to design such as typography designs, vector imagery etc. and also supply tutorials on how to create certain designs. They also have another magazine series called Computer Arts projects which is more aimed to a smaller audience with more in-depth guidelines on designs for those with creative professions.

For me, these magazines were very useful as a graphic designer and had a lot of useful hints and tips in the tutorial sections. I also like how in the Projects magazines they have incorporated not just computerized designs and/or just the design part of the process in there tutorials, but have also applied some professional printing suggestions and more projects focused away from the computer.

Not only do they show how to do designs and talk about different designs produced, but they also talk about the design industry workforce such as How to build a better portfolio (Comp. Arts Issue 151) or discussions with other graphic designers about setting up your own studio (Comp. Arts Issue 150) which gives some good advice and exposure to the design workforce world instead of just the designing side of it all.

All in all, these magazines inform you and capture the important essences of graphic design in more depth and simple steps and also give you advice on things either on creating a design or the workforce.

Reference.
Stevie Spring (2008) Computer Arts. Retrieved May 28 2010.
Stevie Spring (2009) Computer Arts Projects. Retrieved May 28 2010.