What we're looking forKnow how to do something cool or useful in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign or other Adobe programs? Turn it into a tip and enter our Adobe Hot Tips Competition. The best tips will win copies of the latest Adobe software.
How to get inspiration
Check out the Adobe ANZ Facebook page where the team at Adobe will be posting tips for its Creative Suite products regularly throughout the competition. You can check if your tip is unique or perhaps get some inspiration to come up with a new one.
To get started, check out this link to the top features in Creative Suite Design Premium CS5.5 from Adobe TV.
What happens to your tips?We will publish a selection of submitted tips on this website at the completion of the competition and will pick some for publication in APC magazine, in the December 2011 issue.
| | Select or get the software1. Choose one of the programs in the Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection (what's inside the suite).
2. If you don't already have it, download a 30-day trial from links on the Adobe ANZ Facebook page.
3. If your product doesn’t appear on the Adobe Facebook page, post a comment to request it. The trial version will give you 30 days to come up with your unique tip. If you want to get started with Photoshop, you can find the trial version here
Submit your tip
Tips or how-tos can be text, text and images or videos. You can submit your tip in one of three ways:
1) Create the tip using any tools of your choice, then convert it to PDF format (include any images) and email it together with your name, email and contact phone number to adobetips@apctest.com
[If you want to put more pizazz into your PDF so it stands out, ask how to do it on the Adobe ANZ Facebook page.
2) Create the tip or how-to using Acrobat.com tools such as the Buzzword word processor or Presentation tool. When done, you share the tip ith user "Adobe Tips."
3) If a stand-alone video, upload to YouTube and send us the link.
Competition datesThe competition runs for eight weeks from August 5 to midnight September 30. The winners will be announced on October 16 on this page.
The judges The entries will be judged by staff from APC magazine, including editor Tony Sarno, Art Director Troy Coleman and Technical Editor Nick Race.
Contact usIf you have questions about the competition please email us at adobetips@apctest.com or go to the Adobe ANZ Facebook page and post a question on the wall.
Terms & Conditions. | | 1st Prize: Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Master Collection (1 winner)
Value: $4,344
2nd Prize: Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Premium (2 winners)
Value each: $3,175
3rd Prize: Adobe Photoshop CS5
(2 winners)
Value each: $1,168
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