April 23, 2024

Support for BC’s creative community

The BC government has announced a three part strategy for BC's creative sector but at least one person in the film industry says it's not enough. The strategy is called "BC Creative Futures" and Minister of Community Sport and Cultural Development Bill Bennett says 6.25 million dollars is going into new and expanded existing programs like … [Read more...]

Creative Commons Canada Salon – Open Licensing and the Working Artist

A large part of the origins of the Creative Commons license was the artistic sector. Join our panel of practicing artists who will share how and why they chose to use Creative Commons licenses for their works, and discuss the changing landscape of creative practice, intellectual property and participatory culture. This is the second in a series of … [Read more...]

Adobe Creative Suite 6 now available, Creative Cloud floating into action May 11th

Eager to get your fancy new mask on? Open up the wallet. Adobe's freshly announced Creative Suite (we're up to CS6, for those keeping count) is now available, with Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash Professional and more up for grabs. As for that subscription-based Creative Cloud option? Folks looking … [Read more...]

Adobe unveils CS6 and subscription-based Creative Cloud service, up for pre-order now (video)

Adobe's biggest day of 2012? Go ahead, don't be afraid to call it what it (probably) is. For starters, the outfit is introducing Creative Suite 6 to the world in formal fashion, with 14 applications either unveiled or refreshed. Photoshop CS6 is graduating from beta -- seeing an update that'll provide "near instant results" thanks to the Mercury … [Read more...]

Creative doles out Sound Blaster gaming headsets, Recon3D audio platform / sound cards

Creative isn't nearly the aural force it once was, but it's still a respected name when it comes to headsets and -- gasp! -- sound cards. Here at IFA, the outfit has busted out a new range of Sound Blaster (yeah, seriously) gaming headsets for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Mac platforms. The 360-friendly Sound Blaster Tactic360 Sigma is being … [Read more...]