The Layers E-News Monthly Newsletter
Hey Everyone, RC Concepcion here, kicking off our new monthly newsletter and inviting you to visit our website www.layersmagazine.com, your how-to source for everything Adobe. Our site focuses on the interweaving between all of the Creative Suite applications, from InDesign to Flash to Dreamweaver and Photoshop. There’s just too much to tell you about in one letter, so I’ll be coming to you every month to point out some cool things that are happening with Layers magazine. This month, it’s all about giving you a preview of our design contest. Free stuff? Great Designs? Read on, I’ll tell you more about it.
About the Design Contest
Our editors have been hard at work to get us something that all of you readers can participate in, and I think they’ve cracked it. Starting soon, on the back page of every issue, we are going to post a portion of an image and a theme. The challenge we are issuing to our readers will be to take that image and do something creative with it. The sky’s the limit: After Effects, InDesign, Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator - you can use any and all of the applications to do something that will create the “Wow” factor. So be on the lookout for the new Design Contest.
Check out Layers Magazine
I enjoy writing the column on Layers website, but even more than that, I enjoy reading what other professionals have to show me about the Adobe applications. Layers magazine is really designed for the Creative Suite professional, and strives to get you right into the middle of the design. The talents behind the pen work to get you inspired and educated in one shot. Even if you don’t use a specific application, the tutorials about it can still teach you something - even if that something is how easy it is for you to take your skill to the next level.
To see what’s included in the current issue of Layers, click here. To subscribe to Layers magazine, just follow this link.
If you use Photoshop regularly, you’re really not that far from becoming an Illustrator guru. If Flash is your thing, you may be surprised to see how many of those skills can transfer over to After Effects. In today’s world, it’s all about being the person who can mix it up the most. We try to make sure you have the tools to do just that.
Thanks for spending some time with me. Hope to see you online!
RC
Visitor Comments »
Comment by Lorimer Rutty | February 19, 2008 @ 11:59 am
I notice this has room for all the creative Web products except…. Fireworks! No links to anything dealing with it’s use, promises, etc. Why in the world has it been excluded? It is much more compatible with Dreamweaver and Flash than Photoshop is. Can you give me a reason for excluding it?
Comment by Eugene Humbert | February 19, 2008 @ 3:01 pm
Love seeing your magazine arrive. I’ll go through it, jot down notes on anything I want to try right away, and sticky-noted every page relating to the work I do in-studio. Thanks so much! I’m steady learning and loving it!
Comment by Johanne Loach | February 22, 2008 @ 1:02 pm
There are a lot of us out here that still use Photoshop Elements, but it appears to be an “element” that is being totally ignored. Why? Had signed up for NAPP a while back, but found it to be not very helpful because I only use PSE. So, I switched to Photoshop Elements User subscription. Then, guess what? They cancelled it! Where can WE get the support we need? Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Comment by Carolyn Marshall | February 26, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
Hi Carolyn,
I’m the managing editor of Photoshop Elements Technqiues, and it will be continuing. So no worries.
If you have any questions, you can reach me at editor(at)photoshopelementsuser.com
Comment by Annie Cushing | March 5, 2008 @ 11:50 am
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