The Creative Crew August 2009 Meetup

The Creative Crew Singapore August 2009 Meetup will be happening on August 11, 2009 (Tuesday) in Bedok Public Library from 6.45pm. You can sign up via eventbrite or facebook here. The theme for this meetup is focussed on the adoption of Creative Commons Singapore.

This month we are glad to also have friends from Creative Commons Singapore with us. Perhaps these questions can help you understand and adopt Creative Commons in your work. So come and find out more with us!!
1. What is the value of Creative Commons to me?
2. How exactly does Creative Commons protect me as a creator? And what does it not do?
3. Would I be able to change a Creative Commons license?
4. Does adopting Creative Commons really make a difference

Date and time: Aug 11 (Tuesday), from 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm
Venue: Bedok Public Library, 21 Bedok North St. 1. Singapore 469659 (Map)

How to get there:
Nearest MRT Station: Bedok
Nearest Bus Interchange: Bedok
Buses: SBS Transit 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 30, 30e, 32, 33, 35, 38, 40, 60, 66, 69, 87, 168, 196, 197, 222, 225W/G, 228, 229, 401
SMRT 854

Program:

6:45 PM Registration

7:00 PM ADD LIVE TO YOUR ART WORK by Stefano Virgilli
Synopsis: Stefano’s 3 favorite ways to add live and depth to images and photos. Unsharpen Mask, Bevel and Emboss, Burn-Screen tools. Three quick technique that will change your Photoshop workflow.

7:20 PM ABSTRACT ON THE FLY by Obhet Cristobal
Manipulating photos and textures to create unrecognizable abstract designs. Exploiting the powers of layer blending, filters and color techniques to transform imaginations to digital artworks.

7:40 PM Break

8:00 PM CREATIVE COMMONS in by Chung Nan, Creative Commons Singapore
Chung Nan from Creative Commons Singapore will give an introduction on what Creative Commons is about and how it can benefit in your creative work.

8:20 PM FLICKR AND ITS USES by Preetam Rai
I have been a paid user of Flickr since 2004. Flickr is the largest image site in the world. In addition to a photo storage and photo album, Flickr has several other features that you might find useful. Let me demonstrate these to you.

8:45 PM End