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Arkansas ARVA Senior One of Two to Win National Student Advisor Award

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA), a tuition-free online public school with students in all 75 Arkansas counties, announced that May Litaker, a 17-year-old senior from Floral (Independence County), has earned an Outstanding Student Advisor Award from the national Stride Career and College Prep Student Advisory Council.

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  • Arkansas Virtual Academy (ARVA), a tuition-free online public school with students in all 75 Arkansas counties, announced that May Litaker, a 17-year-old senior from Floral (Independence County), has earned an Outstanding Student Advisor Award from the national Stride Career and College Prep Student Advisory Council.
  • Litaker, who will graduate from ARVA in May with honors, is one of only two students in the U.S. — and the only student in Arkansas — to receive the award, which includes a $600 grant.
  • Litaker’s projects focused on social media marketing, a good fit for her areas of study at ARVA, which include advertising and graphic design.
  • ARVA has also been able to offer educational experiences and workforce development opportunities that other local schools might not offer.

From 3D fever to modern nostalgia: Freepik defines Visual Trends for 2024

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Monday, February 5, 2024
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The design world experienced an influx of new trends in 2023, with "artificial intelligence" emerging as the defining player.

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  • The design world experienced an influx of new trends in 2023, with "artificial intelligence" emerging as the defining player.
  • This year, Freepik has anticipated fifteen trends, some of which are already making their first appearances in various formats.
  • In 2024, a prominent trend is the widespread integration of 3D across visual elements, spanning objects, textures, and typography.
  • The Visual Trends 2024 report provides a roadmap for designers to navigate these overarching trends, encouraging creative exploration and innovative storytelling in the year ahead.

Adobe MAX: Adobe Unveils the Future of Creativity and AI at Adobe MAX 2023

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231010972067/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231010972067/en/
    Adobe today unveiled three new Firefly models – Adobe Firefly Image 2 Model, Adobe Firefly Vector Model and Adobe Firefly Design Model – models that are designed to generate content safe for commercial use.
  • Adobe released over 100 major new AI features and updates across Creative Cloud flagship applications, including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Stock.
  • To enable enterprises to keep up with the rising demand of real-time content creation and activation, Adobe showcased Adobe GenStudio.
  • Today, Adobe announced Firefly Image 2 Model, Adobe Firefly Vector Model and Adobe Firefly Design Model, as the next major releases in its family of creative generative AI models.

Adobe Delivers More Power and Precision Across Creative Cloud With Latest AI Powered Release

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023
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Today, at Adobe MAX – the world’s largest creativity conference – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced over 100 major innovations and updates across Creative Cloud that dramatically advance power and precision for creative professionals.

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  • Today, at Adobe MAX – the world’s largest creativity conference – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced over 100 major innovations and updates across Creative Cloud that dramatically advance power and precision for creative professionals.
  • Adobe Firefly and AI-powered features are transforming Creative Cloud applications including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Stock empowering anyone to bring their creative visions to life at the speed of their imagination.
  • Adobe also announced the general availability of Photoshop on the web, AI-powered Text-Based Editing in Premiere Pro and Roto Brush in After Effects, plus dozens of other new innovations across Creative Cloud apps.
  • “Bringing Firefly and the power of AI directly into creative workflows has unleashed a new era of creativity across every segment of our business,” said Ashley Still, senior vice president, Digital Media at Adobe.

Konica Minolta and Post Press Specialties Celebrate Multiple FSEA Award Wins for Digital Embellishments

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Monday, July 10, 2023
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Ramsey, NJ, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc .

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  • Ramsey, NJ, July 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc .
  • “This piece was designed as a project to find out what Konica Minolta’s JETVarnish 3D Evo 75 is truly capable of producing,” said Andy Humble, Owner, Post Press Specialties.
  • Six other Konica Minolta customers received awards at the annual FSEA event, four of whom won more than a single award, totaling 14 FSEA awards for Konica Minolta customers.
  • “We are especially thrilled with the award results for our Konica Minolta customers.

Shaper Tools launches Kickstarter campaign for Trace--a vector conversion tool for hand-drawn sketches

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Thursday, June 22, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, Shaper Tools—the robotics and woodworking company best known for their handheld CNC router, Origin—launched a Kickstarter campaign for Shaper Trace. The new tool, which consists of a physical frame and companion web app, turns hand-drawn sketches into vector graphics in seconds using your smartphone.The drawing toolkit enables makers and craftspeople to convert any drawing into an .SVG file that's native to digital fabrication and digital design tools. It is available starting at the early bird price of $69 USD.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, Shaper Tools —the robotics and woodworking company best known for their handheld CNC router, Origin—launched a Kickstarter campaign for Shaper Trace.
  • Shaper Tools' commitment to providing simple solutions for precision cutting and digital design continues to be evident with Trace.
  • By turning any smartphone into a high-quality vector scanner, Trace is intended to make the creative process faster and more efficient.
  • "We've seen the struggle that traditional makers, woodworkers, and craftspeople face when they try to convert their hand-drawn sketches to vector graphics for digital fabrication tools," said Shaper Tools CEO Joe Hebenstreit.

Cartoon Animator 5.1 Highlights: Embrace the Freedom of Sequence Animation

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cartoon Animator 5.1 (CTA 5.1) is a powerful 2D animation software created specifically for illustrators and professionals in the field. It offers a wide range of features, including lip-sync generation, drawing tools, photo animation, and PSD/SVG animation capabilities. CTA has been continuously evolving its feature set in recent years, and the 5.1 update introduces two major additions.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cartoon Animator 5.1 (CTA 5.1) is a powerful 2D animation software created specifically for illustrators and professionals in the field.
  • It offers a wide range of features, including lip-sync generation, drawing tools, photo animation, and PSD/SVG animation capabilities.
  • Cartoon Animator revolutionizes the world of design by bridging the gap between static graphics/images and captivating animations.
  • Know more about Cartoon Animator 5.1: https://www.reallusion.com/cartoon-animator/default.html
    FREE for 30 days, and get 1,700+ ready-made content: https://www.reallusion.com/cartoon-animator/download.html

Generative AI is forcing people to rethink what it means to be authentic

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Monday, May 1, 2023
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And the image of Pope Francis sporting a Balenciaga jacket that appeared in March 2023?

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  • And the image of Pope Francis sporting a Balenciaga jacket that appeared in March 2023?
  • How will voters know whether a video of a political candidate saying something offensive was real or generated by AI?
  • Will people be willing to pay artists for their work when AI can create something visually stunning?

The many faces of authenticity

    • Authenticity also matters because it is a social glue that reinforces trust.
    • In short, authenticity matters, for both individuals and society as a whole.
    • One of those is historical authenticity, or whether an object is truly from the time, place and person someone claims it to be.
    • A second dimension of authenticity is the kind that plays out when, say, a restaurant in Japan offers exceptional and authentic Neapolitan pizza.
    • In my own research, I’ve also seen that authenticity can relate to our expectations about what tools and activities are involved in creating things.

How to deal with the looming authenticity crisis

    • Generative AI thrives on exploiting people’s reliance on categorical authenticity by producing material that looks like “the real thing.” So it’ll be important to disentangle historical and categorical authenticity in your own thinking.
    • Also, it’ll be important for everyone to get up to speed on what these new generative AI tools really can and can’t do.
    • Finally, in a world where AI operates as a tool, society is going to have to consider how to establish guardrails.
    • What if Pixar films were deemed ineligible for the Academy Awards because people thought computer animation tools undermined their authenticity?

Adobe Unveils Firefly, a Family of new Creative Generative AI

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023
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Today, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) introduced Firefly, a new family of creative generative AI models, first focused on the generation of images and text effects.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) introduced Firefly, a new family of creative generative AI models, first focused on the generation of images and text effects.
  • Firefly will be part of a series of new Adobe Sensei generative AI services across Adobe’s clouds.
  • The first applications that will benefit from Firefly integration will be Adobe Express, Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
  • Compensating creators: Adobe’s intent is to build generative AI in a way that enables customers to monetize their talents, much like Adobe has done with Adobe Stock and Behance.

LinkrUI Now Offers DAM Syncing for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Excel

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --  Santa Cruz Software, a global leader in software development for cross media content publishing, today announced a new version of its DAM connector LinkrUI will now enable Digital Asset Manager (DAM) syncing for three Microsoft Office applications. Available both via DAM reselling partners and via retail, LinkrUI for Microsoft Office is now compatible for applications Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Excel.

Key Points: 
  • Available both via DAM reselling partners and via retail, LinkrUI for Microsoft Office is now compatible for applications Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Excel.
  • LinkrUI for Microsoft Office includes compatibility for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Excel.
  • LinkrUI for Microsoft Office costs $99/year per seat and includes compatibility for Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint and Microsoft Excel.
  • Please visit our LinkrUI webpage to download LinkrUI and see a list of current DAM vendors.