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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The skill that resonates with me the most is taste, and related to that is AI's lack of context. However, we have to keep up with AI tools to help us design at a competitive rate. #graphicdesign

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7 Skills Designers Need in the Age of AI

YouTube video by Philip VanDusen

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This woman saved my client's life. To thank her, he commissioned a caricature celebrating her life, incl. a personal element represented by her breaking through Pink Floyd's "The Wall". Caricatures are the most personalised gifts imaginable! 😊 #caricatureartist #caricaturist #capetown #southafrica

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A custom 80th birthday caricature, incl. personal details and private jokes, set at Paarl Golf Club. Nowadays, I create my cartoons using a digital drawing tablet to achieve a clean, polished finish, while preserving the charm of a hand-drawn illustration. #CaricatureArtist #CapeTown #SouthAfrica

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Graphic designers might relate: When you've lowered the resolution of old Photoshop files to save space, bringing 75 GB free space up to 107 GB ✌️ #graphicdesign #photoshop ... also, by merging some layers in these old files – you're never going to use them again anyway, right?

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

This AI feature is getting closer to a public release. We know that Adobe's demos show best-case scenarios, as Unmesh Dinda mentions too, but it's impressive nonetheless. #graphicdesign

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Insane NEW Photoshop Tool: Rotate ANY Photo in 3D!

YouTube video by PiXimperfect

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I remember Kai's Power Tools (KPT) fondly. The Photoshop plug-ins were enormous fun to play with. Not much commercial application in my experience, but what a joy they were! #graphicdesign

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

And overprints ... chromies ... subtle desaturation to avoid flat and dull areas when converting to CMYK ... and from a long time ago: manual registration marks in FreeHand 😂, remembering to embed images, and remembering to ship the fonts or convert text to paths. #graphicdesign

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The latest @photoshop.adobe.com update brings useful AI tools: 1. "Harmonise" – paste an object and Photoshop automatically adjusts hue, saturation, contrast, light direction 2. Gen. upscaling to 8 MP – this works not only for current generative work but for any old pic. #graphicdesign #photoshop

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

#GraphicDesigners may find this video by @timesnewboman.com interesting. It includes the story of how Bitstream shamelessly stole Linotype's fonts, with parallels to the current AI art heist. Remember the pre-digital era Linotype font books, and Bitstream's "Swiss" font – the Helvetica clone?

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The secret history of font piracy

YouTube video by Linus Boman

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Graphic designers, cartoonists, caricature artists and illustrators, here's what it takes to stand out on social media today. These two pointers are particularly interesting: 2. Hashtags don't work anymore 3. The number of your followers doesn't matter anymore – it's each post that does.

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I just hit 1 million followers… 🤯 Here are 8 things I’ve learnt about… | James Barnard | 30 comments

I just hit 1 million followers… 🤯 Here are 8 things I’ve learnt about showing up on social media. FYI, that’s a million followers across Instagram (~600K), TikTok (~300K), YouTube (~60K) and Linke...

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Why graphic designers are currently in no danger of losing their jobs: Unmesh Dinda of @piximperfect.bsky.social explains, sarcastically. Generative AI is impressive but it just can't create practical, finished art for commercial use. #GraphicDesign

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Why Learn Photoshop When ChatGPT Does Everything?

YouTube video by PiXimperfect

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

There's been a lot of talk about the #Affinity suite as a far cheaper option than @adobecreativecloud.bsky.social, so here's a video explaining the main differences between Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign vs Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher. #graphicdesign

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Adobe vs Affinity | The Ultimate Guide

YouTube video by Envato Tuts+

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Good morning! I remember starting on #Photoshop 4, but then again, I seem to remember working on a version that didn't yet support layers nor multiple undos, so maybe I started on version 2.5. From @pinsky.xyz's LinkedIn page.

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I'm proud to share a recent logo design for a YouTube sleep video channel developed by software developer Dominic Lee. The biggest challenge? Ensuring legibility at only 36 × 36 pixels without losing detail – especially in the sea's reflections. #logodesign #southafrica #capetown 1/3

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Howard Pinsky @handle.invalid · 10/12/2024

New in the Photoshop Beta! The Object Selection tool just got supercharged! ⚡️

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Wheee! I'm getting to know my Wacom Intuos Pro drawing tablet. It was about time I joined the 21st century. It'll revolutionise how I work – better quality caricatures, cartoons and photo illustrations with less frustration. ✍️🖥️

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Time's running out to book your Xmas caricature gifts! 🎁🎄 Here's one I created for a beloved Italian manager at Heineken, Cape Town, emigrating to Mexico. 🎨✨ Don't miss out on a unique festive gift! #SouthAfrica #CapeTown #XmasGifts #Caricatures #GiftIdeas #CaricatureArtist

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

#GraphicDesigners and digital artists: Does your Mac/PC also crash or misbehave just when you're on a deadline? Does it do so *especially* when a client is looking over your shoulder? 👨‍🎨🖥️💣

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Konrad Rode | Art & Design @konradrodeart.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I frequently receive requests to create #caricatures as Xmas gifts for individuals from all over #SouthAfrica. They're highly personalised gifts displaying their hobbies, interests, work-related elements and traits. 👨‍🎨🖼️🎁🎄 This nature lover's caricature was commissioned by his partner.

A caricature of a nature lover in his fantasy environment, the Amazon jungle.

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