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Custom Cupcake Wrappers in CorelDRAW

Custom Cupcake Wrapper

Learn how to create a personalized cupcake wrapper in CorelDRAW. You'll start with a plain cupcake wrapper template, then dress it up with a pattern fill and text on a path, then duplicate it so you can save paper by printing two on a page.

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Fireworks CS6 New Features Overview

Wednesday May 16, 2012

Adobe Fireworks is an ideal complement to Adobe Dreamweaver or other HTML editors, and even more so with the new Fireworks CS6. Now it's easier than ever to create and update designs and themes for web pages, tablet apps, mobile devices, and more.

Take a look at Sandra's overview of Fireworks CS6 to learn what the new features are and how they can increase productivity in your workflow.

What's New in Fireworks CS6

Graphics Challenge: Yeah Baby, It's The 60s

Wednesday May 16, 2012
This week's graphics challenge theme is Yeah Baby, It's The 60s. Ah, the turbulent 60s. A time of growing up with peace and war, love and hate, groovy and far out man. Surf, funk, soul, and psychedelia. Music revolutions and invasions. Hippies, freaks, men on the moon and so much more. You may or may not have been there, but give us some interpretation of the 60s and make sure you have some fun with it! Read More...

Make Quick Collages with Free Vision Board Builder

Tuesday May 15, 2012
Vision Board Builder is a free application designed to build montages of photos quickly and easily. While it is possible to produce photo montages in image editors like Adobe Photoshop and GIMP, Vision Board Builder is specifically designed for this purpose. This makes it very easy for less experienced users to produce attractive results quickly.
Free Photo Montage Maker: Vision Board Builder

Great New Features of GIMP 2.8

Thursday May 10, 2012
More than a year ago, Ian Pullen wrote about some of the upcoming features we could expect in GIMP 2.8. Well, now GIMP 2.8 is finally released, with the highly anticipated Single Window Mode as one of the new features. If you had been disappointed with GIMP in the past, it might be time to give it another try. Let us know what you think by posting a quick user review.
The Improvements in GIMP 2.8
The GIMP Review
GIMP Tutorials
Reader Reviews of GIMP

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