‘Create more’ with Wacom Intuos Pro

Wacom offers free tutorials, downloadable brush sets and tablet preferences as well as special offers to photographers and illustrators. All this, plus inspiring stories about stunning artwork by eleven of the world’s best artists are now available on www.wacom.com/createmore

Wacom today has launched its first global promotion campaign, ‘Create more,’ aimed at providing both professionals and experienced enthusiasts in the photography and illustration fields a range of tools to inform, inspire and help them create even more. Under the initiative, a range of high quality content and downloads, including free tutorials from professional artists, will be available on a dedicated website. From July 16 to December 31, 2015, artists can also benefit from a special value pack with free software and additional offers upon purchasing an Intuos Pro pen tablet. More information and links to both the detailed offer and the downloadable items are available on Wacom’s ‘Create more’ website http://www.wacom.com/createmore

The ‘Create more’ campaign features internationally recognized artists from around the world, where they share their secrets of success in video tutorials and e-books as well as artwork and helpful hints such as brush sets or tablet preferences to use. Among them are German motion designer and photographer Robert Hranitzky, London-based award-winning illustrator Miss Led, Lithuanian digital artist and photographer Natalie Shau, Australian Illustrator Guy Shields, and Canadian Visual Engineer & Photographer Benjamin Von Wong.

‘Create more’ inspiring artists

Brooke A. Allen, Comic Book Artist & Illustrator, USA

Robert Hranitzky, Motion Designer & Photographer, Germany

Crystal Kung, Illustrator, Taiwan

Miss Led, Illustrator, UK (photo)

Alberto Montt, Cartoonist & Illustrator, Chile

Ohagi, Illustrator, Japan

Natalie Shau, Digital Artist & Photographer, Lithuania

Guy Shields, Illustrator, Australia

Adrian Sommeling, Digital Artist & Photographer, Netherlands

Benjamin Von Wong, Visual Engineer & Photographer, Canada

Koji Yoda, Art Director & Collage Artist, Japan

Using the right tools

The most popular model in the Wacom range, the Intuos Pro pen tablet, offers ample workspace for illustrators or photo editors who need the accuracy, precision and comfort of a traditional pen or brush. It provides 2048 levels of pen pressure sensitivity, recognizes pen tilt, supports multi-touch gestures

and features customizable ExpressKeys to give quick access to shortcuts for a seamless and speedy workflow. The innovative Intuos Pro combines Wacom’s finest pen capabilities with intuitive multi-touch control, perfect for using with a Mac or PC.

Running from July 16 to December 31, 2015, the ‘Create more’ campaign offers anyone who buys an Intuos Pro full access to a value pack which will include a free one year pro membership to AutoDesk Sketchbook, a 30-day membership to online video training from lynda.com, and a free software package (Perfect Effects 9 Premium) from on1.

Developing ideas through the Wacom community

Users who choose to register on the ‘Create more’ website to receive the content, can also choose to sign up to the Wacom community. They will benefit from ongoing

special offers, tips and tricks, regular newsletters with interest articles and more inspirational content from professional artists to help in training and creation.

More information about ‘Create more’ and the participating artist can be found here

Images, artwork and teaser videos are available for editorial use on request.
Please contact media@orientplanet.com   

"واكوم" تطلق حملتها الترويجية العالمية "أبدع أكثر"

أطلقت "واكوم" اليوم )16 يوليو 2015( حملتها الترويجية العالمية الأولى "أبدع أكثر" (Create more) التي تهدف إلى تزويد المختصين والهواة في مجالي التصوير والرسم بمجموعة من الأدوات التي تساعدهم على الإلهام والابتكار وتقديم مزيد من الإبداع. وسيتم في إطار هذه الحملة توفير مجموعة عالية الجودة من المواد والمحتوى التعليمي والملفات القابلة للتحميل، بما في ذلك الدروس المجانية لمجموعة من الفنانين المحترفين، على موقع إلكتروني مخصص لهذه المبادرة. ويمكن للفنانين خلال الفترة من 16 يوليو الجاري ولغاية 31 ديسمبر الأول المقبل، الاستفادة من عرض قيمة خاص يتضمن برمجيات مجانية وحزمة عروض أخرى عند شراء الجهاز اللوحي المزود بقلم "إنتووس برو" (Intuos Pro). كما ستقوم "واكوم" بتوفير الدروس التعليمية المجانية ومجموعات فراشي الرسم وبرمجيات الأجهزة اللوحية، بالإضافة إلى عروض خاصة للمصورين والرسامين، فضلاً عن قصص مُلهمة حول الأعمال الفنية الرائعة يقدمها أفضل الفنانين العالميين وذلك من خلال الموقع الإلكتروني www.wacom.com/createmore. ويمكن الحصول على مزيد من المعلومات والروابط حول العروض والمواد القابلة للتحميل عبر موقع "أبدع أكثر" http://www.wacom.com/createmore.

وتتميز حملة "أبدع كثر" الترويجية بمشاركة فنانين عالميين من مختلف دول العالم، حيث سيستعرضون أسرار النجاح في مجال الرسم والتصوير من خلال مقاطع فيديو تعليمية وكتب إلكترونية، بالإضافة إلى تقديم أدوات فنية ونصائح مفيدة مثل مجموعات الفراشي أو البرمجيات الخاصة بالأجهزة اللوحية. ومن بين الفنانين المشاركين في هذه الحملة الترويجية، مصمم الحركة والمصور الألماني روبيرت هرانيتسكي، والرسامة الحائزة على العديد من الجوائز والمقيمة في لندن ميس ليد، والفنانة الرقمية والمصورة الليتوانية ناتالي شاو، والرسام الاسترالي غاي شيلدز، ومهندس البصريات والمصور الكندي بنجامين فون وونغ.

فنانو حملة "أبدع أكثر"

بروك ألن، رسام، فنان كتب فكاهية، الولايات المتحدة

روبيرت هرانيتسكي، مصمم حركة ومصور، ألمانيا

كريستال كونغ، رسام، تايوان

ميس ليد، رسامة، المملكة المتحدة

ألبيرتو مونت، رسام وفنان رسومات كارتونية، تشيلي

أوهاغي، رسام، اليابان

ناتالي شاو، فنانة رقمية ومصورة، ليتوانيا

غاي شيلدز، رسام، استراليا

أدريان سوملينج، مهندس بصريات ومصور،  هولندا

بنجامين فون وونغ، مهندس بصريات ومصور، كندا

كوجي يودا، فنان ملصقات ومدير فني، اليابان

استخدام الأدوات المناسبة

يعد الجهاز اللوحي المزود بقلم "إنتووس برو" المنتج الأكثر شعبية في مجموعة أدوات "واكوم"، حيث يوفر مساحة عمل واسعة للرسامين ومحرري الصور الذين يحتاجون إلى نفس مستوى الدقة والراحة التي يوفرها قلم أو فرشاة الرسم التقليدية. ويوفر "إنتووس برو" 2048 مستوى لحساسية الضغط، بالإضافة إلى أنه يتعرف على إمالة القلم ويدعم ميزة الإيماءات متعددة اللمسات.

ويحتوي الجهاز أيضاً على أزرار "إكسبريس كيز" من أجل توفير وصول أسرع إلى اختصارات الأوامر بهدف تسهيل وتسريع سير العمل. كما يجمع جهاز "إنتووس برو" اللوحي أفضل إمكانيات الرسم بالقلم من "واكوم" مع ميزة التحكم باللمس المتعدد، حيث يعد مثالياً للاستخدام على أجهزة الكمبيوتر بنظامي التشغيل "ماك" و"ويندوز".

وتوفر حملة "أبدع أكثر"، التي تقام خلال الفترة من 15 يوليو/تموز ولغاية 31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول، لكل شخص يشتري جهاز "إنتوس برو"، إمكانية الحصول على حزمة عروض قيمة تشتمل على عضوية مجانية لمدة عام في "أوتوديسك سكيتش بوك"، وعضوية لمدة 30 يوماً في موقع "ليندا دوت كوم" للتدريب عبر الإنترنت، بالإضافة إلى حزمة برمجيات مجانية (بيرفكت إفيكتس 9 بريميوم) مقدمة من "أون 1".     

تطوير الأفكار من خلال مجتمع "واكوم"

يمكن للمستخدمين الذين يقومون بالتسجيل على موقع حملة "أبدع أكثر" من أجل الحصول على المحتوى التعليمي، أن يختاروا أيضاً التسجيل في مجتمع "واكوم"، حيث سيستفيدون من العروض والنصائح والنشرات الإخبارية العادية التي تحتوي على مقالات مفيدة والمزيد من المحتوى التعليمي المقدم من فنانين محترفين من أجل مساعدتهم في التدريب والإبداع.

ويمكن الحصول على مزيد من المعلومات حول حملة "أبدع أكثر" والفنانين المشاركين من هنا.

كما تتوفر الصور والأعمال الفنية ومقاطع الفيديو للاستخدام التحريري عند الطلب.

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AUC TEAM AMONG TOP CONTRIBUTORS AT CANADIAN ENGINEERING CONFERENCE

July 27, 2015, Cairo – For the second consecutive year, The American University in Cairo (AUC) had a strong presence at the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) Conference, where a team of seven undergraduate and graduate students, accompanied by two faculty members, presented 19 research papers. The AUC team traveled to Saskatchewan, Canada to present on topics including construction methods and management, construction management and optimization, usage of earth materials and simple techniques for low-cost housing, design of green roof concrete units and structural engineering. Undergraduate participants Mohamed Kasbar and Mireille Kirollos and graduate students Amr Mostafa Fathy, Ibrahim Abotaleb, Mohamed Afifi, Reem Abou-Ali and Ayman Thabit are all part of AUC’s construction engineering program. The students were supervised by Mohamed Nagib Abou-Zeid, professor in the Department of Construction and Architectural Engineering and CSCE conference veteran for more than a decade, and Mohamed Darwish, adjunct faculty member in the same department.

Abotaleb presented research on utilizing the capabilities of graphical programming to optimize construction site layout. “Applying such models would enhance productivity and safety during construction and decrease unnecessary costs,” explained Abotaleb, who had previously participated in the same conference. Reflecting on this year, Abotaleb stated that the CSCE conference “provides a broad range of topics and is always enriching. What made this conference unique to me is AUC’s strong presence, especially in the current tough competition of the construction research field,” he said.   

Fathy presented research in the architectural and electromechanical disciplines, with a new approach to construction management that focused on cost saving and quality improvement. Participating in the conference for the second time, he saw himself and his fellow students flourishing at an event that brings together students and professionals from across the globe. “We are raising the bar of the quality of research produced by AUCians in the international arena,” declared Fathy.

Several of the student papers presented at the conference originated from group research projects in a construction methods course taught by Darwish. “The high value of these projects encouraged us to take each of them one step further and add more in order to transform them into conference papers,” said Darwish. “The students did a magnificent job at this conference.”

Darwish was especially impressed by his students’ ability to work under pressure. “They were among the best [participants] in the conference in terms of presentation skills and [having a] high level of understanding of the work,” he said.

Abou-Zeid noted that the AUC team was a talented and balanced group, representing graduate and undergraduate students, as well as faculty members. “This year went from strong to stronger; we were among the top two contributors to this event,” said Abou-Zeid, who was a panelist at the first-of-its-kind conference discussion, “Sustainability in Construction: Are We Doing Enough?” where he spoke about the University’s emphasis on pursuing green building practices in construction.  

For some of the students like Abou-Ali, this was their first experience at the CSCE. “I was really enthralled,” recalled Abou-Ali. “The event is a powerful tool for networking and exchanging knowledge. I was impressed by the flow of knowledge that came directly from industry leaders.”

Even those who participated before found networking to be one of the conference’s unique assets. Fathy, for example, was able to build upon the professional connections he made at last year’s conference. “Reconnecting with last year’s colleagues and networking with new faces, strengthened relationships, expanded my connections and increased my knowledge,” he said.

The students’ presentations also sparked interest from other conference attendees. “The responses to AUC student papers at the conference went far beyond our imaginations, as the audience expressed strong interest in the presented work,” said Darwish, who co-authored eight papers and presented an additional paper authored by graduate student Omar Farahat and Samer Ezeldin, professor and chair of the Department of Construction and Architectural Engineering, on the construction management and financial sides of recycling concrete technologies in Egypt. 

Abou-Zeid added that some of the students were approached by reputable universities about pursuing their graduate studies. “It was yet another reflection of the quality of work presented,” he noted.

For the students, the experience increased confidence in their abilities and education. “I have enhanced my professional networks and participated in highly professional discussions,” said Abou-Ali. “Attending the conference and having the chance to review the works of other students from top universities in different countries reassured me that AUC students have been provided with the finest education system, especially the construction engineering program.”

Abotaleb echoed Abou-Ali’s excitement about using what they have learned as AUC students to contribute to an industry conference on the international stage. “I have always believed in the construction engineering department and the capabilities of its professors and students to produce top-notch research outcomes, and our presence and performance in the conference has strengthened my belief,” stated Abotaleb.

Innovative and hi-tech, EDIFICE from Casio is set to make a big splash

EQB-510                 ECB-500

DUBAI — The innovative new line of EDIFICE analog watches from Casio is set to raise the bar in the world of hi-tech watches. While the new EQB-510 and ECB-500 watches feature simple watch faces, they also link with smartphones, making it easy to check the time of more than 300 cities worldwide in 40 time zones by sub dial.

Starting in 2014, Casio has been creating new products based on its “Global Time Sync” development concept of offering analog watches for a global era. From G-SHOCK and OCEANUS watches that receive GPS and radio wave time-calibration signals, to EDIFICE watches that can be linked with smartphones, Casio watches are gaining acclaim as advanced time keeping systems that deliver accurate time anywhere in the world.

The new EDIFICE EQB-510 and ECB-500 watches expand the lineup of watches based on the “Global Time Sync” concept and are based on the Smartphone Link EQB-500, which enables users to easily check the time of more than 300 cities worldwide by sub dial from a smartphone app. This capability means that both the analog-style EQB-510 and digital-analog style ECB-500 make it even easier to set the world time. Designed for business users, they feature multidimensional, high-contrast watch faces. The simple layouts clearly present both the local time and one world time at a glance. Users can also easily switch the time displayed on the inset dial to the main dial and vice versa, either from the watch or a smartphone, to view the local time on the main hour and minute hands while traveling and the home time on the inset dial.

Just like the EQB-500 watch, the new watches connect with a smartphone*1 with just one push of a button, and automatically adjust the time to the current location while correcting for daylight savings time if needed. This is accomplished with superb usability, because the time can be set just by selecting a location on a world map or from a list of cities included in the Casio smartphone app.

*1 These features require the CASIO WATCH+ application.

EQB-510

Main Features of EQB-510 and ECB-500

By using the downloadable CASIO WATCH+ app*2 and connecting to a smartphone, users can access the following Mobile Link functions with the EQB-510 and ECB-500 watches.

■The time of more than 300 cities worldwide can be shown on sub dial just by selecting from a world map or city list.

■ The watch automatically adjusts the time to the previously specified home and international locations (correcting for daylight savings if needed), at a specified time each day.

■ Information about daylight savings is kept up to date by just updating the application.

■ Alarm and various other time settings can be easily reset using a smartphone.

Phone Finder function enables a smartphone alarm to be activated by pressing a watch button.

*2 The CASIO WATCH+ application will be made available for download from the App Store for iPhone or Google Play for Android smartphones along with the release of the EQB-510 watches.

Supported Smartphones

As of March 18, 2015. For an updated list of supported smartphones and additional information, please visit http://www.edifice-watches.com/bs/.

iPhone 6 (iOS8.1.3), iPhone 6 Plus (iOS8.1.3), iPhone 5s (iOS7~8.1), iPhone 5c (iOS7~8.1), iPhone 5 (iOS7~8.1), iPhone 4s (iOS7~8.1), GALAXY S5 (Android 4.4~5.0), GALAXY Note3 (Android 4.3~4.4), GALAXY S4 (Android 4.3~4.4)

Specifications

EQB-510

Water Resistance		100 meters
Communication Specifications	Communication Standard	Bluetooth® SMART*3 *3 Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of this mark by Casio Computer Co., Ltd. is under license.
	Signal Range	Up to 2 m (may differ depending on surrounding conditions)
Watch Functions	Dual Time	Home time swapping
	Stopwatch	1 second; measuring capacity: 23:59'59"; elapsed time
	Alarm	Daily alarm
	Other Features	Mobile Link functions (world time setting, etc.); full auto-calendar; day and date display; low battery alert; airplane mode
Accuracy at Normal Temperature		±15 seconds per month
Power Source		Tough Solar power system (solar-charging system)
Continuous Operation		About 26 months with the power-saving function*4 ON after full charge. *4 Hands stop to save power when the watch is left in the dark
Size of Case		52.0 × 48.1 × 14.2 mm
Total Weight		Approx. 191g

ECB-500

Water Resistance		100 meters
Communication Specifications	Communication Standard	Bluetooth® SMART
	Signal Range	Up to 2 m (may differ depending on surrounding conditions)
Watch Functions	World time	40 cities (40 time zones, daylight saving on/off) and Coordinated Universal Time; home city time swapping
	Stopwatch	1/100 second (up to 60 minutes); 1 second (from 60 minutes to 24 hours); measuring capacity: 00’00.00”–59’59.99”, 1:00’00”–23:59’59”; elapsed time; split time; 1st and 2nd place time
	Alarm	5 independent daily alarms
	Countdown Timer	Measuring unit: 1 second (maximum 24 hours)
	Other Features	Mobile Link functions (world time setting, etc.); full auto-calendar; low battery alert; airplane mode; LED light (super illuminator and afterglow); hand-concealment function
Accuracy at Normal Temperature		±15 seconds per month
Power Source		Tough SolarTM power system (solar-charging system)
Continuous Operation		About 34 months with the power-saving function*4 ON after full charge. *4 Hands stop to save power when the watch is left in the dark
Size of Case		48.3 × 51.7 × 14.6 mm
Total Weight		Approx. 191g

EDIFICE , G-SHOCK and OCEANUS are registered trademark or trademarks of Casio Computer Co., Ltd.

Any other company or product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of those companies