Biography – Simon Monahan

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Simon is the product marketing guru for DrawPlus and MoviePlus. He joined Serif as a fresh faced graduate and after nearly eight years with the company, knows all there is to know about both programs.

Simon's creative talents were evident from an early age when we won a competition to design the programme cover for a school production of 'Jack and the Beanstalk'. He is still awaiting his next award!

Around the office, Simon is known both for his posh phone voice and collecting the free office fruit. He is particularly fond of Pink Ladies.

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Create attention-grabbing text with DrawPlus: Part 2

May 14, 2013 | By Simon Monahan | 0

In this second and final part in the series about how to create and use more attractive text in your designs, I show you how to use DrawPlus to add outline effects,…

Create a Sci-Fi style text crawl sequence with MoviePlus

May 1, 2013 | By Simon Monahan | 0

Looking to impress your audience with a cool movie title sequence? Follow this short tutorial and learn how you can create a Sci-Fi style text crawl with Serif MoviePlus X6.

Text Crawl created with Serif MoviePlus X6

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Create attention-grabbing text with DrawPlus

April 8, 2013 | By Simon Monahan | 4

Whether you want to design a logo or add headline grabbing text to a document, DrawPlus can be used to create stand out text. In this, part one of two, I show…

How to design an Easter egg in DrawPlus

March 22, 2013 | By Simon Monahan | 2

Okay, it might not be as tasty as the chocolate variety but if you’re planning to send cards this Easter or organise a hunt for the kids, you’ll want to draw an Easter egg…

Easter Egg title image

Create a PIP video montage with MoviePlus

Create a movie montage using picture-in-picture

March 15, 2013 | By Simon Monahan | 0

Showcase your movies by using MoviePlus to display multiple video sequences on screen simultaneously. In this video, I show you how easy it is to impress your audience with video montages.

DrawPlus user becomes full-time author and illustrator

February 19, 2013 | By Simon Monahan | 0

Many people love drawing and doodling in their free time but one DrawPlus user has decided to take her passion a step further – by becoming a full-time children’s illustrator and author! …

Illustration for Monster Feet by Terri Johnson

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Serif software helps Redline Graphics to grow

February 7, 2013 | By Simon Monahan | 4

Landing the job of your dreams is an achievement few people realise. But for one Serif user, combining work and pleasure comes naturally. Not content with owning a successful bait & tackle…

Video editing terms explained – Part 5: Video export formats

December 26, 2012 | By Simon Monahan | 5

You’ve edited your movie and want to share it with family and friends but how do you decide which video export format to choose? There are so many available, each with benefits…

HD TV screen

How to create snowflakes using DrawPlus

How to draw snowflakes with DrawPlus

December 6, 2012 | By Simon Monahan | 4

It’s that time of the year again and if, like me, you’re busy making your own Christmas cards then you may find this tutorial about how to easily create realistic-looking snowflakes using…

Create a radial burst with DrawPlus

November 29, 2012 | By Simon Monahan | 2

In this video, I demonstrate how to use DrawPlus to create a radial burst, a great effect for adding cool-looking backgrounds to your designs.

Radial Burst

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