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Born in Hull, BA (Hons) Graphic Design Liverpool, living and working in London, Nick Spence draws and writes. Largely self taught digitally, his work is produced on a Apple Mac using Adobe Photoshop, a Wacom tablet and a Canon scanner.

211108 :: Introduction to 'My New Book of Colours,' by Brand Nu aka Radim Malinic, the award winning freelance illustrator and graphic designer based in Southampton. Order you copy here.
201108 :: 'How to win awards - The secrets of success,' in issue 156 of Computer Arts on sale now. Thanks to Garrick Hamm at the D&AD, Greg Quinton at The Partners and Ian Tait at Poke.
061108 :: 'World in motion,' seven pages in the special motion graphics issue of Computer Arts Projects issue 117 on sale now. Thanks to Airside, Charlie Company, Eat My Dear, Elastic, GAZZ, Imago, Shilo, Stardust Studios, Stephen Price and Yukfoo.
061108 :: 'Past, Present, Future - A history of Photoshop,' seven pages in a special 50th edition of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. Thanks to the expertise of John Nack at Adobe, Robin Preston and Andy Vella.
061108 :: News and a profile of Marta Dahlig in issue 23 of the Corel Painter Official Magazine on sale now.
301008 :: Review of onOne Software Plug-In Suite 4 for Photoshop and 'Christmas Wish List' - six pages of festive shopping advice and ideas in the Expo issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
161008 :: Two pages of tips and advice in issue 6 of the Official Paint Shop Pro Photo magazine on sale now.
091008 :: 'Judge A Book By Its Cover - Great Book Cover Design,' seven pages of advice in issue 49 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. Thanks to the expertise of Becky Chilcott, David Dean, Harriet Russell, Michael Fusco and Carl Rush.
091008 :: Profile of Kirsi Salonen in issue 22 of the Corel Painter Official Magazine on sale now.
250908 :: 'Repeat performance - The designers pushing patterns in new directions.' in Computer Arts 154, magazine on sale now. Thanks to Boe&me, Jason Gaylor, Kapitza, Michael Perry , and Hanna Werning.
140908 :: Two pages of tips and advice in issue 5 of the Official Paint Shop Pro Photo magazine on sale now.
110908 :: 'Build Your Own Studio - Whatever Your Budget,' six pages of advice in issue 48 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. Thanks to Linda Zacks and Rik Catlow.
110908 :: An interview with the wonderful Luke Hayman in Computer Arts Projects issue 115 on sale now.
110908 :: Profile of award winning illustrator Kyle T. Webster in issue 21 of the Corel Painter Official Magazine on sale now.
280808 :: 'Be More Creative - And Win More Clients,' cover story for Computer Arts 153, magazine on sale now. Thanks to Nishant Choksi, Rex Crowle, Nigel Evan Dennis, Factory 311, Keltie+Cochrane, Radim Malinic and Peepshow.
210808 :: Two pages of tips and advice in and review of the Genius G- Pen M712 dual-mode multi-media tablet in issue 4 of the Official Paint Shop Pro Photo magazine on sale now.
140808 :: Profile of Marc Scheff in issue 20 of the Corel Painter Official Magazine on sale now.
140808 :: 'Artists' Workflow - From first thought to a job well done,' eight pages of insight from Aimee Stewart, Colin Johnson, and Tom Johnson in issue 47 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. Thanks to all.
310708 :: 'Gorillaz journey East - How the BBC's Olympic idents were created' - four pages of Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn's branding for the BBC's Beijing Olympics coverage in Computer Arts 152, magazine on sale now.
240708 :: Two pages of tips and advice in issue 3 of Paint Shop Pro Photo magazine on sale now.
170708 :: News and a nine page profile of Andrew Jones in issue 19 of the Corel Painter Official Magazine on sale now.
170708 :: 'Websites Without The Tears - A head start to getting your portfolio online,' six pages of advice in issue 46 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. Thanks to The Artists Web , Critical Exposure, Mr Site, OH Creative, Pixel Presence, Royal Jelly Factory and all artists featured.
100708 :: Review of the Genius G-Pen M712 dual-mode multi-media tablet in the August issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
260608 :: Two pages of tips and advice in issue 2 of Paint Shop Pro Photo magazine on sale now.
190608 :: Review of the ColorMunki Design and Artlantis Render 2 and Artlantis Studio 2 in the WWDC 2008 issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
190608 :: News and a profile of Denise Laurent in issue 18 of the Corel Painter Official Magazine on sale now.
190608 :: 'Taking Stock - Make The Most Of The Ultimate Creative Resources,' five pages of advice in issue 45 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now.
050608 :: Profile of Small in Computer Arts 150, magazine on sale now. Thanks to Guy and David.
290508 :: News and a profile of Julie Dillion in issue 17 of the Corel Painter Official Magazine.
290508 :: "Photoshop Uncovered, Forgotten Features And Underused Tools Revealed,' in issue 44 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. Thanks to Alexis West, Frances Castle, Nishant Choksi, Radim Malinic and Zina Saunders.
250408 :: Review of the Spyder3Elite in the June issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
240408 :: News, a profile of Steve James, and two page review of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 in issue 16 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now.
240408 :: 'Photoshop and new media design,' in issue 43 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. Thanks to Richard Harrington at RHED Pixel, Alec East at Do Tank, Jeff Coghlan at Matmi, Neal Ashby at Ashby Design, Iain Barrington-Light at Ralph and Pete Harrison at Desktopography.
030408 :: Group test of slimline mice including Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 v2.0, Macally AccuGlide, Logitech VX Nano Cordless Laser and Kensington SlimBlade Media Mouse in the April issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
270308 :: News, a profile of Nikolay Yeliseyev, and two page review of P-Active LCD XPC-1700B interactive pen display in issue 15 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now.
270308 :: 'The Art Of Advertising,' six pages of insight from the experts in issue 42 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. Thanks to Vault49, Hello Color, The Hejz, Adhemas Batista, Bleed and Brand Nu for all their help.
280208 :: 'Studio Secrets - Through The Creative Keyhole,' six pages of insight in issue 41 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. Thanks to Teacake Design, Tank, Red Design, Kate Moross, and Middlesex University photography department for their invaluable help and insight.
280208 :: News, a profile of Stephan Martiniere and 'In Bloom - Garden Art,' eight pages of tips and advice in issue 14 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now.
150208 :: Various features in the 256 page Official Corel Painter Bookazine - Volume One available online and at branches of WHSmith priced £12.99.
150208 ::  Various features in the 256 page Advanced Photoshop Premium Collection available online and at branches of WHSmith priced £12.99.
140208 ::  Reviews of Piranesi 5, and a round up of monitor colorimeters including Colour Confidence StudioXR2, Datacolor Spyder2express, Pantone hueyPRO and X-Rite Eye-One Display 2 in the March issue of Macworld on sale now.
010208  ::  News and a profile of the wonderful Jeremy Sutton in issue 13 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now. 
310108 ::  Reviews of the Wacom Cintiq 12WX and P-Active LCD XPC-1700B interactive pen displays reviewed in the February issue of Macworld on sale now.
310108 ::  Virtual Worlds - Photoshop and the art of video games in issue 40 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. 
310108 ::  Logo Design & Inspiration - 10 pages of great logo designs in issue 107 of Computer Arts Projects on sale now. Best wishes to Dom Hall.
170108  ::  Profile of Oslo based graphic design agency Bleed in issue 145 of Computer Arts magazine. Many thanks to Kjetil Wold. 
030108 ::  Art For Sale - The best ways to sell your work - five pages of tips and advice in issue 39 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now. 
030108 ::  News, a profile of Eric Tranchefeux, and - The art of the self-portait - eight pages of tips and advice in issue 12 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now. 
201207 ::  Graphic Design for the Fashion Industry cover feature in issue 106 of Computer Arts Projects on sale now.
141207 ::  The Pakuma Choroka K3LT, Knomo Slim, Built Laptop Sleeve, Crumpler Hard Suit, Brenthaven MetroLite, STM Phantom reviewed in the January issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
061207  ::  Image Is Everything - Photoshop and photography - in issue 38 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale now
061207  ::  News, a profile of Cliff Cramp and a two page review of Corel Painter Essentials 4 in issue 11 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now. 
171107 :: Wacom Bamboo Fun reviewed in the December issue of Macworld on sale now.
081107 :: News, an interview with Andreas Rocha in issue 10 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now. Also reviewed Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet.
251007 :: 101 Creative Solutions - Cross-media experts share the secrets of working in print, on the web, for mobiles and for motion cover feature in in Computer Arts 142, magazine on sale now.
251007 :: Profile of KentLyons in Computer Arts 142 , magazine on sale now. Thanks to James and Noel.
181007 :: We Are Family - Online creative communities in the issue 36 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale. Best wishes to Emma Cake.
181007 :: An interview with Rebecca Parker in issue 9 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now. Also reviewed Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2.
200907 :: ArtRage 2.5 reviewed in the September issue of Macworld on sale now.
140907 :: The art of painting portraits - Top portrait artists share their techniques, feature in issue 8 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now. Thanks to Ryan Cole, Vanessa Lemen and Mayrhosby Yeoshen. Also reviewed Backups4All which also appears in Photoshop Creative this month.
140907 :: A Design For Life. How Photoshop is used in architecture in the latest issue 35 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale. Thanks to AHD-Imaging, Hammerstein Group, Preconstruct and Patterlini Benoit.
230807 :: Profile of MadeThought in Computer Arts 140, magazine on sale now. Thanks to Chris Moorby.
160807 :: Photoshop + Music + Perfect Harmony in issue 33 of Advanced Photoshop, magazine on sale today. With many thanks to Liz at Juno, David and Lucy at Mount Pleasant, Patrick at No Days Off, Nick at Index7, Nat at Airside, Radim at Brand Nu, Die Gestalten Verlag and Marc Bessant.
150807 :: Profile of Maura Dutra in issue 7 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now. Many thanks to Maura and Bruce.
090807 :: Wacom Bamboo reviewed in the September issue of Macworld on sale now.
190707 :: The Bigger The Better - Super-Sized Photoshop in issue 33 of Advanced Photoshop, magazine on sale today. With many thanks to Satoshi Matsuyama, Bert Monroy, Jack Davis, Alexis West and Joe Rogers.
180707 :: Profile of Robert Chang in issue 6 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now.
210607 :: Perfecting Your Portfolio in issue 31 of Advanced Photoshop , magazine on sale today. With many thanks to Stuart Briers, Allan Sanders, Linzie Hunter, Nishant Choksi, Simon Oxley and portfolio consultant Fig Taylor.
070607 :: Illustrate >> Animate cover feature in Computer Arts 137, magazine on sale now.
240507 :: Profiles of Bruce H. Dorn, Claudia Salguero, Fay Sirkis, and Helen Yancy, in issue 4 of the Official Corel Painter Magazine on sale now.
240507 :: Making An Exhibition Of Yourself gallery guide in issue 31 of Advanced Photoshop, magazine on sale today.
170507 :: Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium reviewed in iCreate, magazine on sale now.
100507 :: Be The Best! cover feature in Computer Arts 136, magazine on sale now.
260407 :: 'Creative Briefs - A Job Well Done' in issue 30 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale today.
120407 :: 'Branch Out' - working overseas cover feature in the latest Computer Arts magazine on sale now.
290307 :: 'When Fantasy Meets Film' Photoshop and film feature in issue 29 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale today.
150307 :: 'Stay On Top - Everything you need to know to take the pain out of running your design business day to day' cover feature in the latest Computer Arts magazine on sale now.
090307 :: Reviews of Painter X and ergonomic input devices: Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000, Wireless Dual Mouse, NuLOOQ Navigator, Intuos3 A5 in the April edition of Macworld on sale now.
010307 :: 'Comic Art In The Digital Age', eight page feature including Jon Chandler, Paul O'Connell and Unisen-Yamasen in Issue 28 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale today.
150207 :: Nick's 'Show-Stopping Design - large-scale graphics for exhibitions, expos and conferences' feature in the March issue of Computer Arts magazine out today.
010207 :: 'Perfecting Beauty', six pages of fashion and Photoshop in Issue 27 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale today.
040107 :: Inspirational ideas for putting on your degree show in Issue 26 of Advanced Photoshop magazine on sale today. Happy New Year.
211206 :: Nick's 'Getting Started With Motion Graphics' feature in the January issue of Computer Arts magazine. Merry Christmas.
161106 :: Nick's character design cover feature in the December issue of Computer Arts magazine with James Jarvis collectable cover and free 2007 calendar out now.
261006:: Read Nick's Wacom Intuos3 A6 Wide review online and in the November issue of Macworld magazine.
021006 :: Nick's 'How To Choose A Design Course' feature in the October issue of Computer Arts magazine.
290906 :: Nick's review of Toon Boom Storyboard in the November 2006 issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
280906 :: Nick's news round-up features in the latest issue of Photoshop Creative magazine.
010906 :: Nick's news round-up features in the latest issue of Photoshop Creative magazine.
310806 :: Nick's 'No Limits Design' cover story in the September issue of Computer Arts magazine.
150806 :: Read part of the 'New Directions' feature on the Computer Arts magazine website.
130706 :: Nick's review of Colour Confidence Studio XR in the September 2006 issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
060706 :: Nick's news round-up features in the latest issue of Photoshop Creative magazine.
060706 :: Nick's 'New Directions - Winning strategies for making your next big career move' cover story in the August issue of Computer Arts magazine.
260606 :: Nick is featured in the Photoshop Creative Collection exclusive to WH Smith. 256 pages, ISBN 0955303206
080606 :: Nick's news round-up features in the latest issue of Photoshop Creative magazine.
080606 :: Nick's 'Will Work For Food' feature in the latest issue of Web Designer magazine.
110506 :: Nick's news round-up features in the latest issue of Photoshop Creative magazine.
100506 :: The Shed exhibition including work from Nick continues in Epsom, Surrey until 9 June 2006.
120406 :: Nick's news round-up features in the latest issue Photoshop Creative in shops now.
100406 :: Nick's 'Get Started With Designing For Charity' 6 page feature in May issue of Computer Arts.
010406 :: Nick's review of iWire Broadcast and Volume Logic in the May 2006 issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
160306 :: Nick's 6 page feature on Photoshop resolution in issue 7 of Photoshop Creative on sale now.
090306 :: Nick's 'Secrets: Satellite of love - Setting up for endless nights in with digital satellite TV' in the latest Macworld in shops now.
060306 :: Nick's writes for Computer Arts Projects.
090206 :: Nick's review of LightZone and Art Directors Toolkit 5 in the March 2006 issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
190106 :: Nick's 8 page feature on Photoshop in issue 5 of Photoshop Creative on sale now.
050106 :: Nick provides words and images for issue 80 of Computer Arts Projects 'Start Your Own Design Studio' on sale now. Happy New Year.
231205 :: Nick's review of Wacom Intuos3 A5 Wide published in the January 2006 issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
231205 :: Nick's 8 page feature on Photoshop and photography in issue 4 of Photoshop Creative on sale now.
271005 :: Nick's review of the Wacom Graphire4 published in the Mac Expo edition of Macworld magazine on sale now.
271005 :: Nick's review of Canvas X published in the Mac Expo edition of Macworld magazine on sale now.
020905 :: New work as part of the 'Shed' exhibition at the Waltham Forrest Theatre, Lloyds Park
E17, from Monday 12th September to Friday 16th September 2005, including work from John McFaul, Tm Ellis, Lizzie Finn, Linda Hughes and Nicky Borowiec.
250805 :: Nick's new flyers for Playlist at the Soul Cellar, Southampton.
110805 :: Nick's review of Alias SketchBook Pro 2 published in the September issue of Macworld magazine on sale now.
230705 :: New work added in all sections, including work produced with Alias SketchBook Pro 2.
010705 :: Profile of designers, Macs and the switch to Intel over at www.macworld.co.uk.
030505 :: Profile of design duo Burn Everything over at www.macworld.co.uk with thanks to David and Sam.
210405 :: Nick's preview of Adobe Illustrator CS2 published in June's Macworld magazine.
210405 :: Nick's review of the stunning Wacom Cintiq 21UX published in June's Macworld magazine.
250305 :: Nick's Peepshow and Black Convoy profile over at www.macworld.co.uk - with thanks to Andrew, John and Rich.
210305 :: Thanks to Blitz PR for the loan of the Wacom Cintiq 21UX.
080305 :: Nick's new flyers for Playlist on March 26th, April 23rd and May 28th.
040305 :: Nick's Apple Store feature over at www.macworld.co.uk - including an interview with the good people at 741 Illustration.
170205 :: Website updated. New work in all sections.
040205 :: Nick's OS 9 article over at www.macworld.co.uk - including illustrator Paul Bateman.
120105 :: Nick's new flyers and posters for Playlist, next party January 29th.
241204 :: Nick's profile of Amju Games at www.macworld.co.uk. A Merry Christmas to one and all.
091204 :: Nick's illustration featured in Digit (www.digitmag.co.uk) magazine issue 82 - January 2004 at newsagent's now.
191104 :: Nick's profile of photographer John C. Dailey, Ph.D at www.macworld.co.uk.
111104 :: Nick's review of SketchBook Pro 1.1 in the US version of Macworld.
281004 :: Nick's review of Corel's Painter IX published in November's Macworld magazine.
201004 :: Thanks for the plug at the excellent www.pixelsurgeon.com. Thanks Rich.
061004 :: New work added in all sections.
170904 :: Thanks to Simon Docker with the launch of nick-spence.com version one.
100904 :: Nick's profile of www.johnkraft.com at www.macworld.co.uk.