I -heart- Our Readers | Layers TV Contest Winner

CATEGORIES: Living In Layers | RC | August 20, 2008

Stuck under a pile of emails, I thought to myself, “Surely there would be something cool to lighten up my day.” Rather than focus on the news or Bloglines - I just focused on you guys! Check out what I mean.

First off, we have Matt Maxwell - A Flash Designer that is not all that he seems. He has taken his displeasure of the AS3 learning curve and made himself a song out of it. I’ve always wanted to fire up my QuickCam, sample some 50 cent steel drum sounds, and make a killer version of… well, how about I just let you enjoy his song:

Much Needed Photoshop Filters by Amanda
Another reader named Amanda sent me a listing of much needed Photoshop filters. I thought it would be interesting enough to share:

“…….Needed Photoshop Filters
(The top ten needed to make life easier)

10. Fire and Brimstone Filter
9. Make Everything Look Fabulous Filter [i'd add a "Make it Fierce" Filter - rc]
8. Remove Annoying Distractions I Should Have Seen When Taking the Picture Filter
7. Remove the Dorky Smile My Friend Decided to Give Me at the Last Minute Filter
6. Convince My Model I’m Right Filter
5. Okay, the “Trained Model” Was Right Do it Her Way Filter
4. Render Hair Filter
3. Stop My Hands from Shaking and Remove Remaining Blur Filter
2. Remove Lens Cap Filter
1. Read My Mind and Do it Without Me Filter

Thanks so much Amanda- Those definitely help!

Layers TV Contest Winner
A congratulations to Jason Maher for winning this week’s Layers TV contest. You walk away with an Epson P3000 viewer. Enjoy!

That’s it for today everyone. We’ll see you guys back here tomorrow morning!

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