Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Legal Adobe Creative Suite Software (and FREE)

Someone in the Presentation asked how to get legal software of Adobe Creative Suite and about the costs of purchasing the software. The software is expensive and most of your workplaces probably won't have the software.

HOWEVER, Adobe created a excellent program where they offer their Adobe Creative Suite for FREE for one month. After the month, you must purchase a registration code to continue the service. It used be downloadable on their website as month trial version but it can also be obtained from Torrent websites. Just use don't use illegal registration codes and only try out the Adobe Creative Suite for a month.

Its not a perfect solution, but its a great, legal and free way to try out the software.

Trial Downloads Page
You need to register to download the software.

Downloading the software from a torrent may possibly faster from Bulgaria. But, obviously, it may be a corrupted or virus filled program (third-parties have handled the file).

Print and Adobe Presentation | September 16, 2008

This is the PDF version of the presentation I gave today. I apologize for not uploading it into an interactive format but its too large of a document (15 mb) for Google to process. This Presention is recommended for anyone needing to make brochures, magazines, newspapers, bulletins or flyers. It also describes the printing process too in terms of RGB, CMYK and print standards.

Print Media Presentation Download Here


Enjoy.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Fellow Volunteer Help for Websites

Tony Spencer, a B21 TOEFL volunteer, is a great resource for website help and is also willing to teach HTML degsign and coding.

Please contact him directly for any questions you might have or possibly contact him to set up some sort of tutorial.

Please contact the PC staff for his info (email, etc)

http://www.ignotus.net/

Monday, September 1, 2008

Internet and Websites in Bulgaria



There is a brief overview of printed materials here also but just as to ensure that some materials are covered in the presentation. A more detailed presentation of printed media will follow shortly (I'm converting it to an online format).

This Presentation has:
  • Customized Books, Fundraising and new opportunities
  • Bulgarian Websites of Note
  • Content Management Systems for Websites
  • Web Hosting and Access to Webspace (Cpanel or Filezilla)
  • Venture Capitalism with High School Newspapers
  • Co-operative Web hosting for reduced costs and improved skills.
  • Website Examples and Implementation Strategies

Friday, August 29, 2008

Marketing & Design Presentation | Powerpoint Format



Click here to see the Presentation Full Screen

This presentation was presented by Melanie Forthun to B20s in 2006 at the Gabovo Printed Media workshop. It overs most basic Marketing and Design elements. One could potentially use this presentation for Bulgarians or for seminars. It could also be used as a teaching reference as well. The Presentation is in English but there are some nice visuals accompaning the Presentation as well. Definitely watch this presentation, either in its full screen mode or the embedded version here.

Web Design Presentation | Circa 2006, Good for Basics

Brett Baker, a B16 or B17, created a Presentation for Web Design for the PST of the B20s in September 2006. He it offers some valuable pointers on HTML Design and also Webpage Design Programs such as Dreamweaver or Frontpage as well. Also, he details rather well how to purchase a .bg domain. His information is worth skimming over, but in some cases it is somewhat outdated. Regardless, have a look:

Marketing Glossary | Definitions and Terms

This glossary was created by Melanie Forthun for the Gabrovo workshop for printed meda in 2006. There are some technical terms but most importantly she helps explain the differences between the types of marketing; which is important when trying to determine your target audience and target medium. Publishing rarely goes without a target audience and is much more successful when the target audience is clear. Definitely look through this document to acquaint yourself with some of these marketing terms and concepts.