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Sculpt-It: Fun with Play-Doh

Posted by Susan on June 16, 2020
Categories: Children & Tweens Tags: Apps, Arts & Crafts, Creative Play

I remember as a child playing with Play-Doh all the time, creating little cakes or animals, playing for hours at a time. Then when my kids were young, they would play with it using the different accessories that you could…

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Affinity Software Rivals Adobe

Posted by Jeffrey on May 11, 2020
Categories: Resources & Services, Studio 300 Tags: Affinity, Apps, Illustrator, InDesign, Lynda.com, Photoshop, Studio 300

Need to work on your graphic design and illustration projects at home? Until Studio 300 re-opens, we have a good solution for you: Affinity. This suite of award-winning software programs, released by the European company Serif, includes Affinity Designer, Affinity…

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Lynda.com is Back, Back, Back Again!

Posted by Jeffrey on April 21, 2020
Categories: Resources & Services, Studio 300 Tags: Apps, Careers, Computers, eResources, Lynda.com, Staff Picks, Technology

Whether you’re an expert who’s jumping for joy at the return of this power-packed resource, or you’re a new user who’s just diving in, Lynda.com is bound to be the site you go to again and again for learning new…

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