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Serif (Europe) Ltd Nottingham, UK 2 October 2006 PRESS RELEASE Serif Launches Student Creativity Suite Brand new suite offers powerful, yet affordable design software Serif (Europe) Ltd – the UK’s leading independent desktop publishing, design and graphics software developer – today announced the launch of Student Creativity Suite into retail. Student Creativity Suite (RRP £29.99) combines Serif’s Curriculum accredited software with Tutorials, extra resources and more, providing students studying at Key Stage 2 right through to University, everything they need to develop their creative potential, fast. The Student Creativity Suite is a great value solution for any student looking to learn design techniques and create professional level work for projects and assignments. Serif Student Creativity Suite contains: PhotoPlus 9 – Bitmap-based editing tools allow the modification of images from a variety of sources or captured by students themselves. Students can edit and enhance images with a wide range of features including Filter Effects, Instant Artist, Extraction, Layers, Mesh Warping, Cropping and more to achieve professional results quickly. The powerful Export Optimizer enables students to easily output images at the optimum size, either for print or the web, depending on the project brief. DrawPlus 7 – Serif’s vector drawing package has been highly praised for its ease-of-use and flexibility by the computing press and customers alike. The selection of powerful drawing tools and features, such as 3D shapes, mesh fills, feathering, filter effects, transparency and the outstanding Smart Curve Drawing tool, give students complete control over the creation and manipulation of artwork in DrawPlus 7. 3DPlus 3 – Removing the complexity usually associated with 3D design, 3DPlus 3 makes it easy for students to create outstanding effects for movies and presentations, dramatic logos for printed work or outstanding website graphics. Curriculum Tutorial CD – These Tutorials are invaluable both as Curriculum learning aids and also for students wishing to familiarise themselves with the software. The Curriculum Tutorials include: Identity Through Logos; Ideas & Communication; Banners & Friezes; Animation; Web Magic; and Repeat Patterns. Student Creativity Suite users will receive FREE Technical Support and special upgrade pricing offers, as well as PopArtPlus and MontagePlus (for creating popular artistic effects from digital photos and images) as a bonus when they register their purchase with Serif. “Student Creativity Suite offers unbelievable value for money, not just for Graphic Design students but for any student wishing to create professional-looking assignments on a limited budget”, said Gary Bates, Serif’s Managing Director. “Graphical communication is commonplace in modern society and, by learning to incorporate good design into their assignments, students are giving themselves a great advantage later on when presenting themselves to prospective employers.” End For further information please contact: Meg Sharp. Tel: 0115 914 2000 or email: msharp@serif.com About Serif Serif is the publisher of the award-winning software range that includes PagePlus, PhotoPlus, DrawPlus, WebPlus, ImpactPlus, AlbumPlus, MoviePlus and more. Founded in 1987 with the aim to develop low-cost alternatives to high-end publishing and graphics packages, Serif has been repeatedly praised for its powerful yet easy-to-use software which has put professional effects and demanding publishing tasks within the reach of ordinary PC users around the world. Now with over 2 million customers worldwide, Serif has around 250 employees at its head office, development and European sales centre in Nottingham, UK and its North American sales operation in New Hampshire, US. Sales & Distribution Serif Sales Hotline: 0800 376 7070 |
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