Here’s a VERY belated Free for all Friday. Why belated? Well, Friday’s nearly over and I’m just getting around to posting this, and also because I haven’t done one of these in weeks. I think I’ve got some good ones though, so those of you reading this on Saturday/Sunday/Monday, I hope you get some use out of these links.
Graphics
CreativeMYK.com: I just learned about this one today. This is a community fueled website, offering an index of user submitted graphics from Christian photographers and church graphic designers. The site is still in it’s infancy, so there’s not a huge amount of stuff available yet. Most of the files are high quality, high resolution images, or full vector graphics. Some of you out there are great designers in your own right, so get to submitting. Let us see what you’ve got.
Credit for this one goes to a new worship leader blogging acquaintance of mine. Go say hello at deanlusk.com
Lakeview Church Graphic Library: Here’s some great, “homegrown” graphics for use in your church. I must admit I’ve used some of these over the last few years.
PhotoshopSupport.com: A great list of links to free stock photography.
Software
Scribus: Here’s a great piece of free, open-source software that is similar to InDesign or Quark. If you need to do layout for print publications and don’t have the budget to drop the cash for Adobe’s products, this is a more than workable solution. Available for multiple platforms, including Mac OS X. I already knew about this one, but kudos to Dean Lusk again for reminding me about its existence.
OpenOffice.org: Another fantastic piece of open-source software. OpenOffice is a free solution if you need something along the lines of Microsoft Office. Also available for multiple platforms, including the Macintosh (running under X11).
Senuti: Unlock your iPod with this little gem. If you’re on a Mac, and you have an iPod, you need this if you want to transfer your music files off of your iPod onto your Mac. Useful if you have two Macs and want to share your music without re-importing, or for recovering from a hard drive crash.
Google SketchUp: Originally designed for creating those 3D buildings you see inside Google Earth, SketchUp is a fantastic little program for creating and rendering 3D models. Extremely intuitive and user friendly, you’ll be creating your own models within minutes of your download. Available on multiple platforms.
Happy downloading!
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