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Hi, I'm Collis! I work at Envato making awesome websites and working on projects like this very site!
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Five Years of Envato

Five Years of Envato

Collis on Aug 30th 2011 with 0 comments

It’s kinda crazy to think, but our little internet startup, Envato, has been on the air now for five years. We started back in 2006 as four very enthusiastic and totally green entrepreneurs with a shoestring budget and a love of the web. Fast forward five years and while we’re hopefully a little less green, we’re still incredibly passionate about Education, Marketplaces and the web! It’s been an amazing time and we’d like to share a look inside our Melbourne HQ offices, some stats about Envato and a big thank you to the community.

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PhotoDune – Envato Photo Marketplace

PhotoDune – Envato Photo Marketplace

Collis on Aug 18th 2011 with 0 comments

It’s been almost five years since we launched Envato, the company behind this site and many others, and in that time we’ve built eight digital marketplaces for everything from WordPress Themes to Background Music. With our fifth birthday coming up this weekend, we’re excited to announce the beta launch of our ninth marketplace: PhotoDune for royalty free stock photos.

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The AppStorm Freelance Mac App Bundle is on Sale (10 Days Only)

The AppStorm Freelance Mac App Bundle is on Sale (10 Days Only)

Collis on Jun 19th 2011 with 0 comments

Every freelancer knows that a good tool can make a dramatic difference in productivity. And for freelancers productivity = earnings. That’s why I’m super excited to announce that the first ever AppStorm Freelance Mac App Bundle is now on sale and it’s packed full of Mac Apps, files and eBooks that is unbeatable value for freelancers!

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Choose Your Apps

Choose Your Apps

Collis on Dec 7th 2010 with 1 comment

Two years ago we started a little side project to review and roundup apps. Being bloggers, a kick-ass WordPress setup was the natural way to go. My little brother threw in a great idea for a name, and we lucked out when a super talented blogger named David Appleyard showed up offering to run the project. Two years on and AppStorm has become a little powerhouse here at Envato, for Mac apps, Web apps, iPhone and iPad apps, and starting today, Windows and Android apps.

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New Higher Envato Marketplace Rates!

New Higher Envato Marketplace Rates!

Collis on Aug 25th 2010 with 0 comments

For four years the Envato Marketplaces have helped authors around the world earn an income selling their digital wares. Along the way we’ve grown from one marketplace to seven, with more on the way. We’ve gone from hundreds of members to hundreds of thousands. Items from our marketplaces have appeared in projects for companies big and small, all around the world. And most importantly of all, we’ve had thousands of authors cash out earnings, ranging from a bit of money for a big weekend to sums in the tens of thousands of dollars a month!

It’s been an amazing ride, and here at Envato along with our commitment to growing Tuts+, we are completely committed to making our marketplaces the best around. That’s why I’m very excited today to announce that as of the end of September we are rolling out some dramatically improved rates for all our exclusive authors!

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Top 20 Essential Skies, Textures and Shaders

Top 20 Essential Skies, Textures and Shaders

Collis on May 19th 2010 with 12 comments

Over on our sister site 3DOcean, we’ve been noticing a bit of a trend. It seems 3D authors are always in need of stuff to make their models look awesome. Whether it’s textures, shaders or our most popular category, skies, these items are always in demand. This week across the Tuts+ network we’re showcasing great products from our marketplaces and our brilliant community of authors. So without further ado, here are a whole bunch of useful premium digital goods for you to throw money at!

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Redesign and Other Tuts News

Collis on Mar 5th 2010 with 20 comments

Over the last three days we’ve been steadily rolling out a new Tuts+ theme across all 8 sites. The new design is a refinement more than a big change, with lots of little improvements in usability and more suited to big screens. Read on to learn more about the redesign and lots of news about Plus!

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HDRi Skies, 1M pageviews and Long Live 3D!

Collis on Feb 23rd 2010 with 6 comments

Last year the team here at Envato decided it was time to get involved in 3D in a big way. Nine months on and everything is really coming together. I thought I’d take a quick moment to show you some of the gorgeous work profiled on Creattica, the awesome items available on 3DOcean and share some stats from right here on Cgtuts+.

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Holiday Giveaways, Freebies and More!

Collis on Dec 7th 2009 with 7 comments

It’s hard to believe it’s almost a new decade, and with 2010 just around the corner it’s time to get celebrating the holiday season. There’s plenty happening around the Envato network of sites, read on to find out about it all!

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ActiveDen and Activetuts – New Names, Same Awesome Content

Collis on Oct 19th 2009 with 0 comments

For just over three fantastic years FlashDen has been the jewel in Envato’s crown. It is our longest running and most active community, and thanks to the amazing authors who showcase their work there, has become the largest marketplace for Adobe Flash files in the world with over 8,500 items for sale.

Last week Adobe asked us to change our name and URL so that it would no longer contain the term ‘Flash’, which is a registered trademark of Adobe. We know that the success of our sites is about the community and content, not the names. So here at Envato HQ we’ve been busy thinking up new names and we think we’ve found a great new home for both our marketplace and our Tuts+ blog on Flash.

As of today the two sites now live at ActiveDen and Activetuts+.

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