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In this final part of the series, we see how the "traditional" Chinese propaganda styles from the time of the revolution are still in vogue, though also supplemented by modern styles, not always successfully. Thematically, the period from 1976 to the present is possibly the most diverse, a mishmash of snowed-in oil fields, fat babies, styrofoam and cola cans.

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From the seven years between 1969-76, we are left with a vast heritage of marvelous propaganda material. In the second part of this series, we take a look at 50 carefully selected posters from that period.

A guided tour in Yuri Arcurs' studio at Aarhus in Denmark - see how he works and organizes his sets and get a unique look behind the scenes at one of the most successful and productive stock photography studios in the world!

Chinese propaganda is like a fabulously bold and colourful history lesson, the kind of history lesson anyone with decent colour vision can appreciate. Look inside and feast your eyes on this first part of a series!

Glaring racism, violence, murder, misogynism and a lot of smoke - In this post, we have a look at various forms of "politically incorrect" advertising and propaganda from the late 1800's up until the present. The material of our present days might not be as overt as it used to, but it's still about in droves, and sometimes with an even fouler smell to it.

Design your own, authentic Reggae album cover in this fantastic Photoshop Tutorial. And who better to guide you in the process than a designer who is Jamaican born and bred, and who also happens to be one of the winners from the Crestock Photoshop Contest 2008? Enjoy!

Design your own, authentic Reggae album cover in this fantastic Photoshop Tutorial. Continued from Part 1.

Crestock sent five stock images to Peter Nowacki (aka. Velendil) and challenged him to Photoshop it into something weird or wonderful. Check out the end result, complete with an illustrated tutorial of how it was created.