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Free Direct Mail Webinar

Posted: May 21st, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Free Stuff | No Comments »

Checkout this free webinar from Paperspecs.com, featuring foldfactory.com. Great stuff and best of all, it’s free!

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Find Icons – Search Engine for Free Icons!

Posted: May 6th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Free Stuff | No Comments »

I just received an email from FindIcons.com today and I have to say I am totally impressed with their quality of icon work. You should check it out. They also offer custom designed icons too.

http://findicons.com/


FREE — The Complete Guide to Web Design

Posted: April 30th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Free Stuff | No Comments »

There are millions of web designers out there, but how do you know which is the right one for your business. Learn tricks, tips, and cost savings to guide you through the web design process. Creating an online presence is just as important as getting your name out to your local consumers. Grow with the internet by learning how to pick the right type of design for your market as well as how to sell directly from your website.

Click here to get this free guide!


Free Timer — Good for Tracking Client Time!

Posted: March 17th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Free Stuff | No Comments »

I ran across this site today and just thought this is a great free tool to keep an instant track of your time on a project. It is very basic, but very useful.

http://e.ggtimer.com/


Free Webinar – Mind Your Color

Posted: February 25th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Free Stuff | No Comments »
If you’ve done a press check or prepared a file for the printer, I bet you understand Monet’s sentiment from your own unique perspective!
We’re all about alleviating torment and frustration here at PaperSpecs so we’ve asked Daniel Dejan back for an encore presentation of our “Mind Your Color” Webinar. (And the many requests of those of you missed the original Webinar didn’t hurt either.)
Webinar highlights
Proper conditions for viewing color
Paper’s effect on color
How to read a press sheet
Printing color with more predictability
The basics of color theory
Achieving critical color match going from RGB to CMYK
If you are an intermediate level graphic designer, art director, production manager, print buyer and project manager, “Mind Your Color” will take you to the next level in color theory and practice.

Webinar highlights

  • Proper conditions for viewing color
  • Paper’s effect on color
  • How to read a press sheet
  • Printing color with more predictability
  • The basics of color theory
  • Achieving critical color match going from RGB to CMYK

If you are an intermediate level graphic designer, art director, production manager, print buyer and project manager, “Mind Your Color” will take you to the next level in color theory and practice.

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FREE EContent Magazine ($119 value)

Posted: February 18th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Free Stuff | No Comments »

Request Your Complimentary Magazine Subscription NOW!

EXCLUSIVE OFFER: FREE ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO EContent Magazine. EContent is a valuable industry resource that focuses exclusively on content. Content is the engine that drives commerce, collaboration, and community. EContent covers the people, products, and services that make content happen! Regular subscription is $119 annually but you may sign up for a FREE SUBSCRIPTION only on this site.

Each issue of EContent provides:

  • News and analysis of what’s happening in the content industry (M&A, product announcements, technology trends, metrics, etc.)
  • Product, company, and executive profiles
  • Feature articles covering the latest trends and issues written for executives and managers
  • Regular columns and departments written by industry experts

Click here to your free copy today! (really, its free, just like all our magazines)


FREE Tabloid-Themed Postcard Template

Posted: January 13th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Free Stuff | No Comments »

Use this successful 6″ x 8.5″ Tabloid Postcard for an attention-getting marketing campaign. (You will need Adobe Illustrator to edit this file). Just download the file and change the necessary information and/or images.

Download file:
http://www.creativepublic.com/assets-free-content/tabloid-postcard.zip

This postcard worked like gangbusters for my former design firm.


The postcard was also featured in Marketing Guru’s Dan Kennedy’s No B.S. Marketing Newsletter (which goes out to over 100,000 paid members) as a stand out piece.

by Doug Farrick


Designer of the Month Contest

Posted: December 14th, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Free Stuff | No Comments »
Designer of the Month Contest is back in full swing again after a few years offline. With so many new sites online from quality designers, I just could not resist bringing back the competition. Frankly I should have never dropped it from the site, but there was just too much going on in developing new content for our site these last few years.
Go directly to the contest page:
http://www.creativepublic.com/design-contest.php
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Here are the details about the Designer of the Month Contest:
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CreativePublic is looking for top quality custom designed portfolio and design resource Web sites for Web design & development studios, design firms, ad agencies, freelance designers, animators, photographers, illustrators and other creative professionals. Each month we will host the TOP-10 Web sites by recognizing these designers for their accomplishments in design work and/or the resources they provide to the design industry. This is a great opportunity to receive free exposure for your site and your business!
If you have a portfolio or design resource Web site to submit, please review what is required:
* The site must be custom designed and not a template site, we also accept blogs like WordPress as long as they are custom designed and not just a basic modified WordPress template.
* The site must be a portfolio of your design work or a design related resource site.
* We DO NOT accept vendor sites such as hosting providers or stock photo sites.
* If you don’t have a Web site, but you know of a cool design or resource site, please send it too us.
NOTE: If your site does not make the TOP-10 for the month you submitted your site, we will keep your site in the pool of submissions and your site could be included in one of the following months.
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Signup for the CreativePublic.com Designer of the Month Contest, submit your site today!

Designer of the Month Contest is back in full swing again after a few years offline. With so many new sites online from quality designers, I just could not resist bringing back the competition. Frankly I should have never dropped it from CreativePublic, but there was just too much going on in developing new content for our site these last few years.

Go directly to the contest page:
http://www.creativepublic.com/design-contest.php

We are looking forward to seeing your submission!


Free Multimedia Magazines!!!!!

Posted: October 1st, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Free Stuff | No Comments »

Here are a few magazine and white paper updates CreativePublic.com is offering for free:

Adobe Acrobat 9 Discovery Kit
Download the Adobe Acrobat 9 Discovery Kit, and see how you can improve your productivity today.

How to Tame Digital Content – by Adobe
Although digital content can be efficient and dynamic, it also creates new challenges that often can’t be addressed by implementing an (ECM) Enterprise Content Management solution.

DV (Digital Video) Magazine
Information resource for professionals involved in digital video production, postproduction and delivery.

Church Production Magazine
The Educational Magazine for Houses of Worship covering Audio, Video and Lighting technologies.

Sexy Web Design – by SitePoint.com
An easy-to-follow guide that reveals the secrets of how to build your own breathtaking web interfaces from scratch.

Online Brand Protection: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Proactive Strategy
Learn the four steps that comprise the ideal online brand protection strategy consisting of both technological and organizational programs.

View all = Multimedia | Internet |


FREE @issue Magazine From CDF

Posted: September 8th, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Free Stuff | No Comments »
Are you familiar with The Corporate Design Foundation? If not, you should be.
What is the CDF?
The CDF is a non-profit education and research organization founded on the belief that design can make a
major contribution to an individual’s quality of life and to a corporation’s success.
They also have, in my opinion, one of the best print publications on the effective use of design in business
today.
The publication, called @issue, is a concise, ad-free, exquisitely designed and full of interesting and cool a
rticles.
AND, best of all the publication is free – believe it not!
Check it out by visiting the link below and then heading to the red, left-hand navigation that says “Subscribe
to @issue”
@issue Magazine – http://www.cdf.org/issue_journal/issue_journal.html
Enjoy.
PS: Unfortunately this offer is only for residents of the U.S.

Are you familiar with The Corporate Design Foundation?

What is the CDF?

The CDF is a non-profit education and research organization founded on the belief that design can make a major contribution to an individual’s quality of life and to a corporation’s success.

They also have, in my opinion, one of the best print publications on the effective use of design in business today.

The publication, called @issue, is a concise, ad-free, exquisitely designed and full of interesting and cool articles.

AND, best of all the publication is free – believe it not!

Check it out by visiting the link below and then heading to the red, left-hand navigation that says “Subscribe to @issue”

@issue Magazine – http://www.cdf.org/issue_journal/issue_journal.html

Enjoy.

PS: Unfortunately this offer is only for residents of the U.S.