Get Creative VIDEO: News for the Week of December 10, 2007

Keep on top of logo design trends, convert Publisher files, record your desktop activities, watch Shellie dance, and more!
Written by Shellie Hall on December 10, 2007







This week's videocast is sponsored by the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and PrintingForLess.com.

Here's what you'll find in this week's videocast:

News
Quark recently launched QuarkCopyDesk 7, a standalone application that lets writers and editors add to QuarkXPress files without having to buy or install a full copy for themselves.

Markzware just announced PUB2ID, which converts- Microsoft Publisher files InDesign CS2 and CS3 files.

Do you ever wish you could record what's happening on your computer screen and share the video with someone else? Then check out iShowU from ShinyWhiteBox. Sadly, it's Mac-only.


Top 5 Web Sites of the Week
1. InDesignSecrets.com is run by two InDesign gurus, David Blatner and Anne Marie Concepcion, who are also the Laurel and Hardy of the blog world.

2. Babel Fish is a fast and free way to get a basic translation of short text passages in languages you don't know.

3. Web designers who want to quickly preview text with various foreground and background colors should go to the color visualizer on the IDEO Web site.

4. Wordze calls itself the King of Keywords. If you're looking for the keywords to drive traffic to your Web site, a stop at Wordze can't hurt!

5. Stay on top of logo design trends at the awesome Logo Lounge.

6. Bonus site! Have some holiday fun at Elf Yourself.

To see a library of all the Get Creative video, go to http://www.creativepro.com/blog/get-creative-video-library.

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