August Meeting Notice (Part 1 - August 3)

Happy Birthday, Flash! That's right, folks, it's been ten freakin' years since Flash started rockin' our world. So, in honor of the occasion, we've put together two very interesting meetings for the month of August.

First off, Jesse Warden will be giving us a look at Flex from the Flash Designer's point-of-view. Find out where your Flash skills can help you fit in with the Flex crowd. Now, I'd be telling stories if I told you that Jesse wasn't presenting this very same topic at the Flex Seminar (http://www.flexseminar.com/) in NYC later this month, so now you can save all that business travel.

Then, on August 24, Kenny Bunch will be showing off some Flash Video and other Web Video technologies. Kenny's the one responsible for the new video options on CNN.com and CartoonNetwork.com. But you'll be hearing more about that later.

WHAT: The August 2006 Meeting of the Adobe User Group of Atlanta (Part 1)
WHO: Jesse Warden presenting Flex for Flash Designers - How Flex and Flash Work Together
WHEN: Thursday, August 3, 2006 -- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
WHERE: Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta
(http://www.scad.edu/scadatlanta/)
DIRECTIONS:
Written directions on the SCAD site
(http://www.scad.edu/scadatlanta/admission/visit/directions.cfm)
Google Maps
(http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=1600+Peachtree+Street+NW,+Atlanta,+GA+30309&om=1)
RSVP: Please RSVP via email at rsvp@augatlanta.org

About the Presentation:

Jesse will cover how to make the most of using Flash & Flex together in applications. The session will focus mainly on using Flash in a supporting role for Flex applications from a design standpoint. One facet of Flash is design, and it allows the creation of useful content that cannot be created in Flex alone. Creating design specific content in the form of animations, audio, and video combinations allows for an even richer experience in Rich Internet Applications. This also fills the skill gap between artists and programmers, fullfiling a great and necessary bridge in the production art workflow. Through live examples you will learn how Flash can benefit your Flex applications, your workflow, and put your Rich Internet Application a cut above the rest.

Who Should Attend:

Flash Designers:

• Learn how to get your designs into Flex and Flash.
• Learn how to assist your Flash and Flex developers on making a better product.
• Learn how to better fit design into the Flex workflow.

Flex Developers:

• Learn how to make your Rich Internet Applications not look like everyone else's.
• Learn how to assist your whole team in implementing better design practices.

About the Presenter:

Jesse Warden is a Flex Consultant, specializing in Flex & Flash Development. He has spoken at many venues including MXDU 2003, 2005, multiple Atlanta Macromedia User Groups, and other venues about various Macromedia products
and technologies. Jesse runs a blog at http://www.jessewarden.com where he contributes Flash, Flex, & ActionScript techniques, plugins, and sample projects to the community. Jesse enjoys coding, hanging out with designers, watching the History Channel, raving at da clubz, D&D, and playing games (all consoles, all PC genres). Will code for beer.