April, 2009 | CreativePro Network

New iPhone App About… Film Photography?!

FNDMobile is a 99-cent iPhone app from bambooapps that lets you track the development times of your favorite films (and all their many variations) using a simple and intuitive interface. Now you can store, in one convenient package, all your knowledge and experience about film development, complete with times and dilutions. FND also helps you […]

Photo Workshops in Iceland

Focus On Nature offers you thoroughly unique experiences: photographic workshops, led by world-renowned photographers, guided by local professionals, in stunningly beautiful Iceland, from July 19 to August 29. Some of the world’s top photographers are the instructors: Kevin Ames, John Paul Caponigro, Stephen Johnson, Joe McNally, Chris Rainier, Seth Resnick, Eddie Soloway, Eddie Tapp, Vincent […]

Update to Mind-Mapping App MindNode

Markus Mueller has announced MindNode Pro 1.3, an update to his popular mind mapping application for Mac OS X Leopard. With a focus on ease-of-use, MindNode Pro features a very simple and intuitive interface that lets the user focus on expressing and developing ideas. MindNode Pro 1.3 is a major release that adds the ability […]

IDCS4 Bug: Text Formatting Lost in Empty Cells and Frames On Export

Relying on empty text frames or table cells in your InDesign templates? Perhaps you’d better put some text in them after all.

Spec Work and Crowdsourcing: Gambles that Don't Pay Off

Finding meaningful work that pays well has always been a challenge for designers. You hustle to attract prospective clients, produce thorough proposals highlighting your suitability for the assignment; pitch possible design solutions; submit a bid for a budget; and hopefully get the job. If you do, you work to develop a good relationship with the […]

Learn Flash for Free

CreativeTechs reports that design faculty from Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology have posted close to 10 hours of instructional videos on using Adobe Flash. And they’re all free! You can subscribe to the videos in iTunes or watch them on the university’s Web site. Note that the video instructors use Flash MX 2004. However, many […]

Free Educational Video on Copyright Basics

Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) has released a short animated video designed to help people understand copyright law. “Copyright Basics” is a six-and- a-half minute video that follows the dashing “Jim T. Librarian” as he explains the importance of copyright to a co-worker. The video is free to use for educational purposes by organizations or individuals […]

Photoshop Marketplace Debuts

The Adobe Marketplace is a new online hub for products and services that involve Adobe applications and technologies. As of today, there are two sections: the Photoshop Marketplace and the Air Marketplace. In the Photoshop Marketplace, you can find everything from plug-ins to Actions to workshops to magazines. There’s also a nascent community section. Adobe […]