Trying to keep everyone up-to-date with some online seminars for the rest of this year:
Designing in Illustrator with Flash in Mind
Sessions on November 7 and 16
Working with Adobe's two most powerful vector applications doesn't need to be difficult, especially when using them together effectively. Illustrator expert Mordy Golding shows how to set up Illustrator with Flash in mind, how to work with groups, layers and styles, and explains 3D effects and artwork mapping.
Golding also demonstrates how to work with type, how to create and use symbols, and provides insider hints and guidelines. Emphasis is on creating Illustrator files that will export most efficiently and smoothly to Flash using Live Paint, Live Trace, and Live Effects.
Mordy Golding has been a production artist for print and the web for many years, and is an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Print Specialist. At Adobe, he was the product manager for Illustrator 10 and Illustrator CS.
A popular presenter at Macworld, Photoshop World and other worldwide events, Mordy is also the author of several books, including SAMS Teach Yourself Adobe Creative Suite All in One, The Web Designer's Guide to Color, and Real World Adobe Illustrator. In 2003, Mordy was named a Champion of Graphic Design by Graphics IQ. Currently he serves as the founder of DesignResponsibly.com, teaching designers and printers how to successfully adopt today's new technology.
To register:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=567779&loc=en_us
Introduction to Studio 8
Sessions on November 14 and December 5
In this seminar, you will receive a high-level overview of the products included in Studio 8. We will explain each product's role in a modern web workflow and how the products work together to increase your productivity and efficiency. You will learn about all of the exciting new features in each of the products in Studio 8. We will then briefly demonstrate each product's use, touching on a few of these new features in Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8 and Flash Professional 8 along the way. During the course of this one hour seminar, you will achieve a better understanding of why the new Studio 8 is "one suite solution" enabling you to design, develop and maintain your websites.
To register:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=567779&loc=en_us
Introduction to Dreamweaver 8
Sessions on November 15 (FULL) and December 6
During this one hour event, you will receive a brief overview of the products
included in Studio 8, followed by an in-depth look at Dreamweaver 8. During the demonstration portion of the seminar, we will look at many of the key features - both old and new, which have made Dreamweaver the defacto choice for HTML-based websites and applications. You will experience Dreamweaver 8\'s revolutionary support for CSS and XML, along with productivity enhancements for both designers and developers. We will also touch on Dreamweaver\'s unique application development features for
building ColdFusion, PHP, JSP, ASP and ASP.Net sites. Finally, you will also learn how the inclusion of Contribute 3 in Studio 8 can help eliminate the "webmaster bottleneck" by allowing content contributors to make simple web updates.
To register:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=567779&loc=en_us
Best Practices: A closer look at CSS and XML in Dreamweaver 8
Sessions on November 15 and December 6
Get a closer look at how Dreamweaver 8 supports working with the best practices of the web with new CSS and XML features and workflows. This session will provide a look at the underlying technologies of CSS and XML as well as how to work with them more efficiently within Dreamweaver 8 using the new CSS layout visualization tools, the unified CSS panel, support for CSS media types, and integration of XML-based data sources, such as RSS feeds, for richer websites and applications. In this seminar, you will review new features in Dreamweaver 8:
- The benefits of best practices
- CSS and XML what are they and why use them?
- Creating, editing and visualizing CSS-based layouts
- CSS media type support and authoring for mobile devices
To register:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=567779&loc=en_us
Introduction to Flash Professional 8
Sessions on November 16 (FULL) and December 7
Flash is the web development standard for delivering rich, interactive content in a bandwidth-friendly way. This one-hour session includes a brief overview of Studio 8 products followed by an in-depth look at Flash Professional 8. After an introduction of some of the core concepts for novice Flash users, a live demonstration will showcase many of the new features in Flash Professional 8, including:
- Enhancements to drawing and advanced gradient control
- New blend modes
- Graphic filters for effects such as drop shadows and blurs
- Custom easing for animations
- The new Script Assist mode and simplified video import
To register:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=567779&loc=en_us
Video Made Easy with Flash Professional 8 and Dreamweaver 8
Sessions on November 16 and December 7
Discover how easy it is to incorporate video into your web site with Flash Professional 8 and Dreamweaver 8. In this session, you will review tools and methods for web video workflows, including:
- Introduction to new Flash Video Encoder including stand-alone, batch encoding, and plug-in overviews
- Alpha channel tools for amazing experiences
To register:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/event/index.cfm?event=detail&id=567779&loc=en_us
