Happy Holidays from Us
2008 was a year of change for CreativePro.com. We redesigned the site and completely re-built its underlying structure. Then we redesigned this weekly newsletter (and continue to tweak it). We had a few hiccups along the way, but the end results were big successes. Thank you for hanging in there during the early stages!

We hope your 2008 also brought good things, and that this season's holidays are happy ones. The creative professionals on your gift list may appreciate something that costs nothing but is valuable all the same -- a free subscription to the weekly Creativeprose newsletter. We're sure they'll thank you for it! Just use the "forward to a friend" link to get them started.

Happy holidays from all of us at CreativePro.com!

Terri Stone - Editor in Chief

Ten (More!) Free Online Tools
Pariah Burke has uncovered ten more free resources you gotta have. Some are great for business: Find and land clients; set your hourly rate; and manage project proofing and signoff. Others help you land new jobs. Still others are convenient when you're designing: Get free stock photos; locate logos; identify fonts; and convert standard color systems to more unusual purposes.

Related Reading: Do you remember the first ten free tools?

Create Star Wars Scrolling Text in Flash
Flash CS4 Professional has two new 3D tools that open up all kinds of skewing and perspective possibilities. For example, you can do a George Lucas and mimic the scrolling yellow text that begins the Star Wars movies -- no multi-million-dollar budget necessary. Jeremy Schultz shows you how.

Related Reading: Did you know you can combine Acrobat and Flash?

Scanning Around with Gene: Merry Christmas 1959
Gene Gable taps into memories of a more innocent Christmas almost 50 years ago. See a few personal mementos (including the family's homemade silk-screened Christmas card) and dozens of images from the December 1959 Better Homes and Gardens, when it seemed everyone had more time for crafts. Martha Stewart, eat your heart out!

Related Reading: Read this if you're ready to move onto New Year's Eve.

TypeTalk: Font Importing Problems
Have you ever tried to import a font, only to have it mysteriously refuse to do anything? Ilene Strizver has the solution, at least for FontAgent Pro users.

Related Reading: Linotype will soon reveal new font management products.

Learn Wedding Photography from the Pros
Wedding photography is one of the fastest-growing areas of the photography industry. But if you're looking to join this trend or expand an existing business, it’s important to do your research first. What gear do you need? What settings are best? What shots are must-takes? And how do you protect your media and your business? Chad Neuman convinced three professional wedding photographers to spill their secrets.

Related Reading: See how one wedding photographer uses digital filters.

Old-Fashioned Photoshop Brushes

Students and Pros: Win the Creativity for Social Justice Award

Photo/Graphic Edges 7.0 Platinum Edition Released

Lightroom Updates to 2.2

PrintingForLess.com Goes Green with 100% Wind Power

CreativePro.com Podcast: Tips for Camera Raw, Grayscale Photos in CMYK

CreativePro.com Poll: Bond. James Bond. Who is your favorite 007?

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