Licensing options are here!

There's just so much great content on the Envato Marketplaces these days, closing on 20,000 different items. All those items means there's many, many different uses for them. So we've been working to create ways for buyers to purchase different types of licenses for use. Having multiple licensing options means buyers can get exactly what they need, and for authors it means greater potential earnings!

To begin with we're adding a new multiple use license that means you pay less to get more usage out of an item. Here's how it works:

• 1) Buy a Standard Single Use License.
  This is the same license as the old default license, to be used when you wish to purchase a file to use on a single project.
• 2) Buy a 10 Project License for just 3 x the cost of a Single Use License.
  A 10 project license means you can use the same file over and over - up to ten times - without having to buy it again and again.

For more information on what each of these license types entails, please visit this page, and stay tuned for more useful license types in the future!

Upload Flex, Win Some $

A Flex completion? Back up a second, FlashDen sells Flex files?! Yes sir/ma'am, we just started accepting and selling Adobe Flex and Air files, and as if that wasn't enough, we're giving away $850 to authors who upload them. $50 goes to the author of the first file accepted in each Flex category.

There are currently only 5 categories without winners, so you'd better upload fast. Don't fret if you miss out on the $50 prizes, we're also going to give $200 to the author of best Flex file uploaded before May 22nd. Click here for more info.

Grand Prize Winner!

Recently, ThemeForest, in conjunction with its sister-site, Nettuts+, hosted a massive site template competition for designers. After three weeks, and dozens of submissions, we're proud to announce Brandon R. Jones as our grand prize winner. To purchase Brandon's winning template, as well as the other winners', be sure to browse our competition bookmark. If you didn't have a chance to participate this time, never fear; each month, we host a new competition for both ThemeForest authors and buyers. So stay tuned!

Tell Us How You Use AudioJungle & Win $20 Credit

We appreciate the fact that while authors are the backbone of our service, buyers keep us going. Without buyers, we'd have nothing at all. To show our appreciation we're giving away $200 worth of AudioJungle credit to ten lucky buyers. All you've got to do is tell us about some of the ways you've used AudioJungle purchases in the past, and perhaps how you hope to make use of the service in the future.

60 Ways to Make an Arrangement Richer

An effective arrangement can make a good song great. An arranger takes existing lyrics, melody and rhythm, organizes them into a structure, chooses instruments to play the parts, and decides on how the parts are to be played. He may also compose new material. Like a chef, many of his decisions will be subtle. His aim is to add the right flavor to the song, to whet the listener's appetite and leave them wanting more.

Check out the story here!

$2,000 Project File Competition Update

For those of you who don't know. We are currently running a competition at VideoHive. $2,000 in cash, split up to three lucky winners! The submission half of the contest is in full swing, so come on by and upload a project! For the people already in the know, we're announcing that our deadline for the file acceptance half of the competition has been extended from May 15th to June 7th. The sales half of the competition will begin promptly on June 8, 2009, and run until July 8, 2009. Great news, everyone has three additional weeks to get your submissions in!

Visit VideoHive to enter!

Back to the Basics

Every now and then, even the most experienced designer can benefit from breaking things down to the basics. Whether you're compiling a website in Flash or designing a printed newsletter, some design principles always apply. Danny Outlaw at The Current, GraphicRiver's marketplace blog, is giving the run down on design basics (and a helpful memory moniker) as part of his Is Your Design C.R.A.P.? series. Be sure to brush up on the principles of alignment, how to use contrast, and become a design master! Then, put those design skills to use and enter GraphicRiver's design template competition!