http://www.serif.com/blog Interesting articles, helpful guides, competitions and much more. Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:38:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.serif.com/blog/create-a-vector-facebook-icon-in-drawplus/ http://www.serif.com/blog/create-a-vector-facebook-icon-in-drawplus/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 11:21:02 +0000 Simon Monahan http://www.serif.com/blog/?p=4953 Following some of the official tutorial videos on the Serif blog is a great to learn new tips and techniques.  But did you know that there is a wealth of other great…]]> http://www.serif.com/blog/create-a-vector-facebook-icon-in-drawplus/feed/ 0 http://www.serif.com/blog/create-attention-grabbing-text-with-drawplus-part-2/ http://www.serif.com/blog/create-attention-grabbing-text-with-drawplus-part-2/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:59:10 +0000 Simon Monahan http://www.serif.com/blog/?p=4934 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,…]]> http://www.serif.com/blog/create-attention-grabbing-text-with-drawplus-part-2/feed/ 1 http://www.serif.com/blog/create-a-sci-fi-style-title-sequence-with-movieplus-2/ http://www.serif.com/blog/create-a-sci-fi-style-title-sequence-with-movieplus-2/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 11:08:53 +0000 Simon Monahan http://www.serif.com/blog/?p=4923 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.  ]]> http://www.serif.com/blog/create-a-sci-fi-style-title-sequence-with-movieplus-2/feed/ 0 http://www.serif.com/blog/newsletter-competition-april-2013/ http://www.serif.com/blog/newsletter-competition-april-2013/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:06:22 +0000 Mark Mauloni http://www.serif.com/blog/?p=4885 This month’s competition winner is Allan, from Cumbria in the UK, with his neat and minimalist website. Obviously, Allan is a professional web designer, which just goes to show that WebPlus is…]]> http://www.serif.com/blog/newsletter-competition-april-2013/feed/ 3 http://www.serif.com/blog/publishing-for-professional-print-shops/ http://www.serif.com/blog/publishing-for-professional-print-shops/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:13:42 +0000 Dale Cook http://www.serif.com/blog/?p=4872 Having heeded our design advice for your professional print job, there are a few extra tips to add that can round off your design and make sure it’s ready for hassle-free pro…]]> http://www.serif.com/blog/publishing-for-professional-print-shops/feed/ 1 http://www.serif.com/blog/create-attention-grabbing-text-with-drawplus/ http://www.serif.com/blog/create-attention-grabbing-text-with-drawplus/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:25:57 +0000 Simon Monahan http://www.serif.com/blog/?p=4859 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…]]> http://www.serif.com/blog/create-attention-grabbing-text-with-drawplus/feed/ 4 http://www.serif.com/blog/top-tips-for-capturing-the-perfect-sunset/ http://www.serif.com/blog/top-tips-for-capturing-the-perfect-sunset/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:25:31 +0000 Leon Deeming http://www.serif.com/blog/?p=201 Want to capture that gorgeous sunset to remember your summer holidays but not quite sure how to do it? Here are our top tips on how to photograph that dreamy, dramatic landscape,…]]> http://www.serif.com/blog/top-tips-for-capturing-the-perfect-sunset/feed/ 0 http://www.serif.com/blog/design-for-professional-print/ http://www.serif.com/blog/design-for-professional-print/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:27:31 +0000 Dale Cook http://www.serif.com/blog/?p=4802 We’ve already discussed the growth of digital publishing, but professional printing is required whenever you need the highest quality hard copies, to print on special materials, to make product packaging, or produce…]]> http://www.serif.com/blog/design-for-professional-print/feed/ 4 http://www.serif.com/blog/fun-photo-editing-in-photoplus/ http://www.serif.com/blog/fun-photo-editing-in-photoplus/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:41:47 +0000 Hannah Tomlinson http://www.serif.com/blog/?p=4794 Are you tired of correcting red-eye, altering contrast, cropping, and straightening, and just want to have some FUN with photo editing? Here’s a project that will only take you a few minutes…]]> http://www.serif.com/blog/fun-photo-editing-in-photoplus/feed/ 7 http://www.serif.com/blog/design-an-easter-egg-in-drawplus/ http://www.serif.com/blog/design-an-easter-egg-in-drawplus/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:59:47 +0000 Simon Monahan http://www.serif.com/blog/?p=4708 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…]]> http://www.serif.com/blog/design-an-easter-egg-in-drawplus/feed/ 2