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If you’re a designer, you’re always looking for more assets to have at your disposal. Here’s a great chance for you to stack up on some high quality design resources so you can tackle any design wishes you may have!

The Mega Design Bundle contains more than 2.5 GB of smooth icons, flashy vector elements, intuitive Photoshop templates, and other essential designer assets for literally pennies on the dollar. That’s right – you can get it at the VentureBeat Store for just $49!

Here’s what’s in The Mega Design Bundle:

• The Ultimate Vector Collection 1: Just some of the included items are: Skulls, Splatters, Tech Shapes, Crests, Wings, Architecture, Hooladanders, Paint Splatters, Trees, Spray Paint, Grimey Brush Strokes, Statues, Banners, Halftone Patterns, and more.
• 25 Christmas Backgrounds Set 01: This set includes various Christmas and winter-themed holiday backgrounds and elements.
• HTML5 Photo Gallery Collection: This collection includes seven newly released HTML5 photo gallery templates optimized for both web and mobile devices.
• Pix Glyphs 500 Icons: This package includes 500 monochromatic vector icons available in 8 different sizes with tons of supportive file types.
• Ultrashock Backgrounds Collection: This set includes abstract, studio shot imagery, winter scenery, fire and water, canyons, HDR images, various nature backgrounds, and more.
• Ember Stock Label Collection: This label set includes the latest collections as well as a few classics, including Beach Lifestyle, Crossfit and Athletics, Outdoor Adventure, Native American and Vintage.
• Vector Holiday Images:This set features seasonal backgrounds, Christmas and holiday elements, and infographics all with a clean modern style.
• Vector Special Effects Series: This set contains stunning visual light effects perfect for adding extra flare to any project. Each set is grouped and layered, and the items in this set also include transparencies.
• Glyph Ocean Icons: This package includes 4,500 monochromatic vector icons including user interface, brands and social media, sports, communication, food, weather, medical, transport, furniture, human interface, commerce, and more.
• 25 Christmas Backgrounds Set 02: Items included in this set are in hi-resolution JPEG format and fully editable EPS files, and ready for your customization.
• iPhone And iPad Mockup Templates: This set includes 4 high-quality templates, including 2 iPhone views and 2 iPad views.
• Assorted Icons Pack: A nice assortment of icons including social media, fuel, web and computer, green and environment, and more.
• Book And Magazine Templates:This set includes 5 high-quality templates, including 2 Book views and 3 Magazine views, and clipping masks for your art on the Book and Magazine pages and covers.
• Solarseven Label Collection: This collection contains various labels and banners, QR and bar codes, sketchy hand drawn arrows, stickers and text bubbles.
• Plants And Nature Vector Series: This series includes popular plant flourishes, exotic birds, frogs and fish, butterflies and insects, bonsai trees, and more.
• Vintage Paper & Stamp Set: This set features assorted vintage and antique paper set including old postcards, blank paper and cards, envelopes, and more.
• Tiled Backgrounds: This seamless HD image set includes cracked paint and mud, metal, rock, wood, concrete, and more.

There are a several other items in The Mega Design Bundle, so for more details on that and to get a first-hand look at what some of the assets look like, check out the VB Store page.

A package of this magnitude is a huge opportunity for a designer to add to their arsenal. Don’t let it slip you by. Go and pick up The Mega Design Bundle today!

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Taking photos with your iPhone or simple point-and-shoot camera is one thing, but upping the ante by going all in on a DSLR camera is something entirely different. When you finally pull the trigger and go DSLR, you’re going to want to take full advantage of everything it can offer you, and the latest VentureBeat Store offering has got something that’ll help take your skills to the next level.

With The DSLR Camera Course Bundle, you’ll be able to master your DSLR camera and digital photography skills at the same time…and for just $39!

Between these two video courses you’re going to receive over 11 hours of instruction that will show you how to master the capabilities of your DSLR camera and will help take your skills from good to great.

Let’s look at what you’ll get in this bundle…

Digital Photography Course for Beginners (regularly $39)

Most new DSLR camera owners use very little of the potential of their cameras. (DSLR = Digital Single Lens Reflex). The thought of moving off “auto” can be daunting but to really get creative control over your photos you need to grasp some basic photography principles. This course is designed to fill that gap in knowledge so you can get into the more creative modes of your camera and start taking better photos.

What You’ll Learn:

• What Essential Items you need in your DSLR Kit
• The Photo Triangle – secret weapon to explaining the Basics
• Compose better Photos using the same Principles DaVinci, Botticelli, Van Gogh and many more used
• Exposure and ISO and why it matters
• Creative use of Shutter Speed
• …and much more!

Advanced Digital Photography Course (regularly $49)

This course will take the basics you learn from the beginner course above and will explore more creative scenarios, including: Better Portraits, Night Photos, Nature (including Sunsets), Macro Photos, HDR (High Dynamic Range) Imaging, and Time Lapse (those cool videos where 12 hours happens over a few seconds). It also includes chapters on image editing and DSLR Video.

What You’ll Learn:

• Key Elements to getting Better Portraits
• The most important setting in Night Photos and How to use it
• The Tools and Tricks to get Great Nature Photos
• How to set up a Time Lapse sequence
• Basic Image Editing using Photoshop and free software
• …and much more!

You can learn more about this bundle – and the man who’ll be training you, Ken Schulz – at the VentureBeat Store page. And while you’re there pick up this great bundle at 55% off the regular price and start mastering your DSLR camera today!