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A film colourist grading footage at a colour correction desk with several monitors

Hassan Al Aradi on the art of colour correction, part two

Reem Al Jishi

Hassan Al Aradi on building a look, working with directors and the mistakes beginners make.

A colourist turning a colour wheel on a grading panel

Hassan Al Aradi on the art of colour correction, part one

Reem Al Jishi

Hassan Al Aradi explains what colour correction is, and why every film starts with it.

Swirling orange, yellow and black paint texture

Free backgrounds: where we find the best ones

Reem Al Jishi

Where we find free, high-quality backgrounds and textures, and how to use them well.

An illustrator drawing colourful characters on a pen tablet

Ten illustrations that made us stop scrolling

Reem Al Jishi

Ten illustrations from this year that made us stop scrolling, and what we can learn from them.

A designer shaping a white clay prototype of a gadget

When good design fails: the mouse you cannot use while charging

Reem Al Jishi

A look back at a product design that missed the mark, and the lessons for every designer.

A stunt performer leaping through sparks on a film set

Ten action films with fight scenes we still talk about

Reem Al Jishi

Ten action films with fight scenes our team still talks about, and what makes them work.

An open-air film festival audience under string lights at dusk

Don't miss the film festival: three films to see this July

Reem Al Jishi

Three festival films our editors are most excited to see this July.

A tablet with a stylus on a designer desk beside sketches and colour swatches

The right stylus turns an Android tablet into a sketchbook

Reem Al Jishi

Pressure levels, palm rejection and the apps that make a tablet a real creative tool.

An agency team planning a campaign with colour swatches and photos

Advertising shifts nobody is talking about

Reem Al Jishi

Short-form video, real people and slower brands: the advertising shifts we watched closely.

An illustrator painting colourful cartoon characters with watercolours

Illustrators worth following this year

Reem Al Jishi

Five illustrators from the region whose work we keep sharing with each other.