Creative Tip: Design Gangsta Rap Video.

In honor of the American Labor Day holiday, we'd like to link to a fun, short rap video our graphic design clients might appreciate. We'll be back next week with more serious tips. Enjoy the extended weekend!

We've got the video and lyrics posted on our tips blog:

Video: Original Design Gangsta Rap Video.

Source: Found on the always wonderful Swissmiss blog.

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Seattle Events: September 90-Minute Mini-Workshops.

Last month's first mini-workshops were a hit. Thanks to everyone who made it out for one of our first topics in August. Here is the new lineup for September and October.

Join us at the CreativeTechs office Wednesday mornings 9:30am to 11am. Pick up a couple new skills, and get back to work before lunch. You can put what you learn into use the same day.

The cost is $50 per workshop. We've just posted descriptions of our upcoming workshops on our website:

www.creativetechs.com/miniworkshops

Or you can sign-up for individual workshops here:

Sep 5 — InDesign: Master Pages

Sep 12 — Illustrator: LiveTrace*

Sep 19 — Photoshop: Mastering Masks

Sep 26 — Acrobat: Interactive PDFs

Oct 5 — Photoshop: Retouching Skin*

Oct 10— Mastering Adobe's Pen Tool

Oct 17— Photoshop: Cloning Secrets

Oct 24— Using Adobe Bridge

Oct 31— Halloween Special: Tricks and Treats

*Workshop topics come directly from our clients. Both the LiveTrace and Retouching Skin workshops were inspired by client requests. Email us your idea and we'll work it into an upcoming schedule. Email your ideas to training@creativetechs.com.

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Tell a Friend! Referrals from our clients and readers are what keeps CreativeTechs healthy and in business. As a small thank-you, every week we send iTunes gift cards to new Seattle-area subscribers, plus the friend or colleague who referred them:

Production manager Sara Cole-Daum at JWT Specialized Communications.
Referred by designer Casey Lynn also at JWT.

Immersion specialist David Blethen at The Seattle Times.
Referred by designer Joni Baker also at The Seattle Times.

Sales manager Paul Buerk at IrisInk.
Referred by Craig Swanson at CreativeTechs.

Interactive marketing specialist Jayden Feagins at The Cobalt Group.
Referred by Karen Mason also at The Cobalt Group.

Visual communications manager Larry Couch at The Hartman Group.
Referred by Thom Feild also at The Hartman Group.

Graphic designer Heidi Smets.
Referred by graphic designer Leigh Daughtridge.

Andrew Toms at Seattle's legendary Scarecrow Video.
Referred by Jason Hoppe at CreativeTechs.

Carlos Lantz at Horton Lantz and Lowe.
Also Referred by Jason Hoppe at CreativeTechs.

Web designer Mark Flores at Washington Mutual Bank.
Referred by an uncredited friend.

Trevor Wierson at Emerald Bay Productions.
Referred by Rachel Hage Roebuck.

Photographer France Freeman at Costco.
Referred by Mac administrator Mark Williamson also at Costco.

Graphic designer France Freeman at Whole Foods Market.
Referred by designer Mikale Kwiatkowski also at Whole Foods Market.

QuickTips is a free weekly e-newsletter from CreativeTechs, Inc. Each week we publish a fresh mix of left-brain and right-brain tips based on our real world experience supporting hundreds of creative teams in the greater Seattle area. For a complete archive of previous tips, visit www.creativetechs.com/tips

Your referrals wanted! CreativeTechs relies on word-of-mouth introductions. If you know a Seattle-area creative team who might benefit from our unique mix of computer support for creative professionals, please introduce us. We are never too busy for your referrals. Email help@creativetechs.com, or call us at 206-682-4315.

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