• We have two useful new tutorials for you this month: Firstly Part 2 of our tutorial on creating websites, which covers some more advanced ideas such as adding news, video and social media to your site. Over on the Xara Xone Gary Bouton has ceated a new movie covering photo retouching in Photo & Graphic Designer or Designer Pro. Also new in the Xara Xone, how to start a font collection, 20 must have fonts and where to get them. More info below.

  • And we have two great value offers. Firstly we're bundling top quality stock photos from Fotolia, worth $140, with Web Designer. Plus: budding composers might want to check out our launch offer on MAGIX Music Maker MX Premium, just added to the Xara site and online store (you can see all the MAGIX audio and video titles listed in the Xara online store here). More info below.

  • Inspirational Art this month is loosely on a theme of sports. Don't forget you can find more brilliant illustrations in the Xara Gallery, where we have just updated Ron Duke's selection (see below under Other News).
There's no escaping sport at the moment! Racing cars, boats & bikes, ice hockey, golf ... Xara artists have captured the moment.
Visit the Xara graphics forums to discuss or find answers to your graphics needs.
Our pick of Top Talk this month:
  • There's a new challenge in the Fonts and Typography Forum called Font Play, set the first Friday of each month. This month there's an extra Font Play - see how creative you can be with the new Roundhead TG font (see under Other News) in the Roundhead Font Play.
  • There are some imaginative scribbles being submitted in the scribble challenge this month. It's all a bit of fun so why not get scribbling in the July Scribble Challenge.
  • July's Stop&Post includes stereograms, cartoons, icons and thangkas. Why not show us your work in progress too, it doesn´t matter if it´s finished or not as long as it has been done with Xara software. Join now.
PGD & Pro 7 Upgrades
Don't forget, the intro upgrade offers from Photo & Graphic Designer 7 and Designer Pro 7 to PGD2013 and Pro X (v8) end soon, last day is the 31st July.
Whats New
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German Version of Photo & Graphic Designer 2013
MAGIX has just released the German version of Photo & Graphic Designer 2013, and it's available right now in the MAGIX online store.
New German version
More info on all localised versions

Xara Gallery Updated
We're continuing to update the Xara Gallery at xara.com/gallery, this month we've added some great new work from Ronald Duke. As always do let us know about the updates through the Like button.
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Free RoundHead TG Font
The TalkGraphics community have released their second font, created by TG members using Designer Pro, and free for everyone to use under the SIL open font license. RoundHead TG is an antique sans serif headline font.
Download RoundHead Font Now

Xara News, As It Happens
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"As the name clearly spells out, it's a multipurpose workhorse capable of handling just about any creative project you care to throw at it. What isn't so clear from the title is how eye-wateringly quick Xara is."

Xara Photo and Graphic Designer 2013 reviewed by PC Pro
Push Tool

In all the Designer titles you can temporarily select the Push Tool by holding down the space bar, then you can push the page as required. Let go and you will return to the previous tool. Or use the middle mouse button (or scroll wheel) to drag the page around.
cbastiao performs some radical surgery on his photo using the Magic Erase tool in Xara Photo & Graphic Designer.



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