Happy Thursday everyone! Hey.. if you’ve been admiring the magazine cover for this month, then you might want to check out the work of Matt Murphy over at the Black Coffee Project. Matt’s an amazing illustrator and has some really cool work to share with everyone. I had the opportunity to sit and chat with Matt about some of his work in our Layers Spotlight Interview. Make sure you click on the link below to check it out. Matter of fact, this will help you answer this weeks Layers TV Contest, where we’re giving away a ticket to Photoshop World this March! Make sure you check out both the episode, and the Matt Murphy interview.. you’ll be glad you did:

Matt Murphy – Layers Artist Spotlight
Layers TV Episode 62 – Photoshop World Ticket Giveaway

Configurator Lives
I am a HUGE fan of the Configurator application, and I am happy to report that it is finally up at the Adobe Labs site! If you want to find out more about the Configurator, we have a couple of good resources for you to get started:

Dave Cross – A little about the Configurator
John Nack – About Configurator
John Nack Configurator Video
Adobe Labs – Configurator Download

Freeway has a Black Friday Offer
Just got this in and though it important to share: “From now until December 7th, anyone purchasing full-priced copies* of Freeway Pro or Freeway Express directly from the Softpress Store will receive an iTunes gift certificate via email. This certificate is fully transferrable, and makes a great holiday gift. Freeway Pro buyers will receive a $50 certificate and Freeway Express buyers will receive a $20 certificate.” Click on this link for more information.

Tom Green – Rain In After Effects Pt 2
Tom green takes us through the second part of his tutorial on how to create rain from After Effects into Flash. Make sure you check it out by clicking on the link below:

Tom Green – Rain from After Effects Into Flash

That wraps it up for today everyone. We’ll see you guys here tomorrow for the Layers Blog contest winner!