September, 2009 | CreativePro Network

Scanning Around With Gene: Really, Really Deep Type

I’ve been collecting a few examples of super-three-dimensional type, which I truly love. I can picture a designer drawing these examples using a T-square, triangle, and ruled graph paper (and in a few cases an airbrush). They are the sorts of logos you might draw in an advanced drafting class to show off your mastering […]

BannerZest 2 Promises Hassle-Free Web Animation

BannerZest is a hassle free banner animation software that livens up your website or blog in seconds. BannerZest talks to all the leading website and blog editors. Social websites are supported too. Whether you are using Apple iWeb, RapidWeaver, Dreamweaver, Freeway or any other tool, BannerZest allows anyone to get their banners online easily and […]

Update to Mind-Mapping App MyThoughts

Mode de Vie Limited announced MyThoughts 1.0.5, an update to their popular mind mapping solution for Mac OS X Leopard. MyThoughts for Mac is an intuitive, flexible and powerful mind mapping tool that avoids a steep learning curve or the need for any specialized training, and provides the means to present information in a clear […]

Flickr Friday: September 25, 2009

Thomas Lennon shot this week’s image in 1936. The buff subject was 42 years old at the time. Known as Don Athaldo, he was an Australian strongman and physical fitness advocate who was born as Walter Joseph Lyons. The glass plate negative of this photograph is part of the Powerhouse Museum’s Photographic Collection and has […]

Make 3D Models with Digital Cameras

Strata, the company adding the power of 3D to the designer’s toolset, today released Strata Foto 3D CX 2. This new version of Foto 3D makes it even easier to create 3D models from photographs, allowing the use of image sets taken from video as well as still images. Foto 3D’s patented technology has revolutionized […]

MetaCommunications Releases Workgroups 2010

MetaCommunications announced the release and immediate availability of Workgroups 2010, a major upgrade to its collaborative process and productivity management software suite for marketing, creative design, packaging and prepress workgroups. Workgroups 2010 builds upon its four core modules for project & workflow management, document review & approval, document storage management, and financial productivity management while […]

New Book on "Really Good Packaging"

In Really Good Packaging, Explained (Rockport Publishers) examines the aesthetics of good package design, and points out, with wonderfully specific detail, exactly what makes each design work or not. Four internationally acclaimed designers were presented with the challenge of explaining, in five sentences or less, what makes each package design effective or how the design […]

New Workamajig Feature Adds Leads

Workamajig, Web-Based Ad Agency Software and Project Management Groupware for Creative and Design firms, announced its ‘Web to Lead’ feature, which automatically adds leads into the Workamajig database from client’s marketing websites. Also included are enhancements for Apple’s recently released Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, all in the recently released version 10.0.2.7. Workamajig, the […]

Shutterstock Acquires BigStockPhoto

Shutterstock, the world’s largest subscription-based stock photo agency, announced that it has acquired BigStockPhoto, a leading credit-based stock photo agency, headquartered in Davis, California. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “BigStockPhoto is a leader in the stock photo industry, and an excellent fit for Shutterstock as we expand into the credit-based market,” said […]