New York USA 2007-05-07 Get More Than Your Average Feature Tour Rather than run through a simple list of new features, this lecture-style workshop will highlight key workflow needs, which will improve collaboration between designer and programmer, freelancer and client, and teacher and student. Our goal is to leave you with an immediate grasp of where to go next. No Fluff, No Filler. Just 3 Fast-Paced Hours of Integrated CS3 Workflows (free with coupon code DE0507): DESIGN Photoshop and Illustrator Integration Discover new and improved round-trip editing options, including non-destructive edits and filters. Metadata and Batch Processing with Bridge Discover that Bridge, the ultimate CS3 hub, is far more than just another image browser. Rapid Prototyping with Fireworks INTERACTIVE Flash Integration with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks. Dramatically improve designer/programmer collaboration with Flash's enhanced image importers. ActionScript 3.0 Migration Highlights Smooth the potentially significant learning curve when switching from ActionScript 1 or 2 to the new, fast, and powerful ActionScript 3.0. We'll cover some of the most important architectural and syntax changes in the new language to get you up and running faster. Using Flash CS3 Components Take advantage of the performance and file-size improvements of the new Flash CS3 Components, completely re-written in ActionScript 3.0. See how to use select components, with and without code, and even how to skin them for a custom look. Using Flash Video Learn how to encode video, capitalize on true full-screen playback, and add Section 508 accessible captions with unprecedented ease. Brought to you by FMA and presented by the author/co-author of: CS3 Web Workflow Guide (Adobe) CS3 Design Workflow Guide (Adobe) Adobe Flash CS3 Professional: Video Training Book (Lynda.com/Peachpit) Learning ActionScript 3 (O'Reilly) Flash 8: Projects for Learning Animation and Interactivity (O'Reilly) The Director Xtras Book (Ventana/Coriolis) 213 NY Rich Shupe, author of Flash 8: Projects for Learning Animation (O'Reilly), is hosting a half-day Creative Suite 3 workshop (free with coupon code DE0507). 2007-05-06 false http://fmaonline.com/shop http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/213 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/213/image_49_.jpg adobe, cs3, flash, indesign, photoshop San Francisco USA 2007-10-26 Now grab the chance to listen to, learn from and mingle with your favorite New Riders authors and the most respected professionals in the Web design industry at Voices That Matter: Web Design, a conference hosted by New Riders. As a Web designer, you understand the challenges you face. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward usability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know that you're comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design, information architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, Flash, Flex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more. At Voices That Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Jakob Nielsen, Steve Krug, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; some will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing, thought-provoking, idea-driven sessions. Entertaining, informative, authoritative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design will bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your career. Register now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2007! 315 CA Listen to, learn from and mingle with your favorite New Riders authors and the most respected professionals in the Web design industry, including Jakob Nielsen, Steve Krug, and Jeremy Keith and more. 2007-10-22 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2007 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/315 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/315/VTMWeblogo.gif ajax, conference, css, design, dreamweaver, flash, graphic design, html, javascript, photoshop, search engine optimization, web, web design, xml Amstersam Netherlands 2008-02-27 FITC comes to Amsterdam February 25 - February 26, 2008! Whether your weapon of choice is Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, After-Effects, or a combination of all the above, you're in for a wild ride of presentations, panel discussions, and parties as FITC debuts in Amsterdam. This two-day event brings together the world's hottest designers -- and the coolest technology. Confirmed speakers include; Erik Natzke, Niko Stumpo, GMUNK, Nikolai Cornell, Peter Elst, Ralph Hauwert, Joost Korngold and Colin Moock, Aral Balkan, James Paterson, Jared Tarbell and more! 363 Netherlands FITC Amsterdam 2008 Design. Technology. Cool Shit. Felix Meritis, European Centre for Arts and Sciences 2008-02-25 false http://www.fitc.ca/amsterdam http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/363 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/363/fitc_amsterdam.jpg adobe, conference, design, fitc, flash, technology Toronto Canada 2008-04-23 Break your tools. Break your patterns. Break the norm. Break the standards at FITC Toronto: The Design + Technology Festival. FITC Toronto is where the world’s top designers and developers come together to share their insights and expertise across three subject areas: creative, technical and business. Sessions cover all aspects of the creative process, explore the latest developments in rich media technology, and provide insight into the ups and downs of running an Interactive business. This is the 7th year for the four-day festival, which also includes a kick-ass Awards show, a speakers’ series devoted to experimental art and programming, a large scale interactive art exhibit, and some very cool parties. 448 Canada Break IT! at FITC Toronto: The Design + Technology Festival, a four-day design and technology conference, which attracts over 1,000 attendees from around the world. 2008-04-19 false http://www.fitc.ca/toronto. http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/448 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/448/300x250_ST.jpg design, development, fitc, fitc toronto, flash, interactive design Nashville USA 2008-06-14 You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come and join the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville this June! You’ll learn from and mingle with the industry’s most respected authors and meet peers from all over the globe who are passionate about Web design! http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008 Circle these dates on your calendar—June 10-13, 2008—and reserve your seat early to join us for the most well-rounded Web design event you’ll find anywhere! Get your difficult questions answered and gain insights from the industry’s brightest thinkers and practitioners during four days of entertaining, informative, and inspiring sessions. You’ll engage in thought-provoking discussions and participate in interactive networking activities to enhance your subject matter expertise and hone your professional skills. Two tracks (one creative and inspirational, one strategic and practical) mean there's always a session for you: whether you're looking for the up-in-the-clouds ideas that'll transform your work when the conference is over or the down-to-earth techniques that'll make your job easier every day. Don’t miss it! Save June 10 – 13 for the Voices that Matter: Web Design! Guarantee yourself a seat where you’ll come face-to-face with world class authors including: • Dan Brown • Curt Cloninger • Zoe Gillenwater • Robert Hoekman, Jr. • Jeremy Keith • Steve Krug • Penny McIntire • Sandra Niehaus • Joshua Porter • Garr Reynolds • Nathan Shedroff • Aarron Walter • Charles Wyke-Smith • And many others! To request more information, visit the online brochure at http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008, call 617-848-7026, or email Barbara.Gavin@PearsonEd.com. 430 TN You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come and join the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville, June 10-13, 2008. 2008-06-10 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/430 ajax, architecture, css, design, flash, html, information technology, interface, it, java, optimization, search engine, web, web design, web designers, web developers, web standards, xml Nashville USA 2008-06-14 As a Web designer, you understand the challenges you face. Gone are the days when a good grasp of HTML and some straightforward usability knowledge would get the job done. Now your clients want to know that you're comfortable with CSS, XML, Ajax, Web standards, interaction design, information architecture, interface design, Search Engine Optimization, Flash, Flex, JavaScript, mobile design, mash-ups and much more. At Voices That Matter: Web Design, our lineup of speakers, including Steve Krug, Garr Reynolds, Jeremy Keith, and many more, will teach you new techniques; some will show you how to avoid the potholes and pitfalls in how-to sessions; still others will inspire you to try new pathways in creative, energizing, thought-provoking, idea-driven sessions. Entertaining, informative, authoritative, but most of all, inspiring, Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference will bring you face-to-face with the authors whose books have shaped your career. Register now at www.voicesthatmatter.com/webdesign2008! 433 TN You've read their books. Now you're ready for more. Come join the conversation at the Voices that Matter: Web Design Conference coming to the Loews Vanderbilt in Nashville this June! 2008-06-10 false http://www.voicesthatmatter.com/2008 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/433 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/433/weblogo.jpg ajax, conference, css, design, dreamweaver, flash, garr reynolds, graphic design, html, javascript, new riders, photoshop, search engine optimization, steve krug, voices that matter, web, web design, xml Chicago USA 2008-06-24 FITC returns to Chicago with two full days of presentations, workshops and networking opportunities at Chicago City Center Hotel & Sports Club. This is the second year for the event, which includes a strong local contingent represented by Samuel Agesilas Pastel (http://www.levelofindustry.com/) and Zack Stepek (http://www.cravemg.com/). Richard Galvin, technical product manager for Flash at Adobe Systems (http://www.adobe.com/), kicks off FITC Chicago with a sneak peek at some of the new technologies currently in development at Adobe Systems. Avi Muchnick follows with a first look at the tools currently in the Aviary (http://a.viary.com/) product pipeline.This new suite of sophisticated web applications for designers, 3D modelers, and artist of all genres, is one of the most talked-about projects of the year. Confirmed presenters include: Eric Natzke, Sean Koriakin (Imaginary Forces), James Paterson (Presstube.com), Jon Ruppel (schematic), Jason Theodor (Critical Mass) and R. Blank (AlmerBlank). 480 IL FITC Chicago is a two-day event for the design and technology community, featuring instructive and illuminating presentations, and invaluable networking opportunities. 2008-06-22 false http://fitc.ca/chicago http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/480 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/480/FITC_CO08_400x150.jpg actionscript, adobe, aviary, conference, design, fitc, flash, flex, technology, workshop Pittsburgh USA 2008-10-11 Flashpitt is a one-day conference for multimedia designers, developers, and artists. It's Pittsburgh's first major Flash-centric conference. National and international industry leaders will be present to inspire, educate, and challenge the region’s Flash community. Our speaker line up will share inside tips, new technologies and behind the scenes looks to Flashpitt's attendees. We'll have two tracks of sessions running from 9am until about 6pm. We'll finish it all off with an after party full of fun and networking opportunities. 496 PA Flashpitt is a one-day conference for multimedia designers, developers, and artists. 2008-10-10 false http://www.flashpitt.com/ http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/496 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/496/fp-logo.jpg design, flash, flex, interactive Seoul Korea (South) 2008-10-15 FITC makes its Far East debut with FITC Seoul, a one-day flash design event featuring seven of the world’s top designers and developers. Among those scheduled to appear are perennial favorites Joshua Davis and Erik Natkze, creative guru Kyle Cooper (Imaginary Forces), Papervision 3D team member Ralph Hauwert, digital storyteller and creative director Euna Seol (PostVisual.com), and from Adobe Richard Galvan and Marcos Weskamp. Simultaneous translations from English to Korean and Korean to English (for Euna Seol’s presentation) will be provided throughout the event. “South Korea is one of the most wired places on the planet and a dynamo in the Interactive industry, one of the fastest growing economic sectors in Asia,” says Shawn Pucknell, Founder of FITC. “We are looking forward to tapping into this creative dynamic by bringing the world’s best designers and developers to Seoul for this unique event.” FITC Seoul is open to anyone who works with creative technologies -- whether Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, After-Effects, or a combination of these and other bold new programs. Delegate passes range in price from $59 to $149 US. Early bird discount rates apply now through August 15, 2008 501 Korea (South) FITC makes its Far East debut with FITC Seoul, a one-day flash design event featuring seven of the world’s top designers and developers. 2008-10-14 false http://www.fitcseoul.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/501 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/501/fitcseoulx450.jpg adobe, fitc, fitc seoul, flash, joshua davis, papervision 3d Minneapolis USA 2009-06-11 Now in its 6th year, Flashbelt continues to provide a unique opportunity for Adobe Flash™ users to learn from the pros. We keep it small to keep it cool. 400 tickets. $400. 40 sessions, 4 workshops, 3 after parties. TOPICS + TOOLS at Flashbelt: WEB DESIGN / WEB DEVELOPMENT / USER ENGAGEMENT / MOTION GRAPHICS / BITMAP & IMAGE MANIPULATION / OOP / PHYSICAL COMPUTING / DYNAMIC CONTENT / DATA VISUALIZATION / STORY-TELLING / FLASH CS4 / ACTIONSCRIPT 3 / A.I.R. / FLEX / FLASH MEDIA SERVER / FLASH LITE / FLASH PLAYER 10 / FLASH VIDEO / PAPERVISION3D / FIREWORKS / SOUNDBOOTH / PROCESSING / MAXmsp / PREVIOUS SPEAKERS: JOSHUA DAVIS / ZE FRANK / JARED TARBELL levitated.net / ROBERT HODGIN flight404, the barbarian group / ERIK NATZKE / MARIO KLINGEMANN quasimondo / JOEY LOTT / JEREMY THORP blprnt.com / ROBERT REINHARDT the Flash + Actionscript bibles / JULIAN DOLCE fuel industries / BRADLEY GROSH gmunk / ANDRE MICHELLE / GEOFF STEARNS youTube / SEE LEE-DELISLE plug-in media / PAUL ORTCHANIAN blast radius / JR FABITO red interactive / CRAIG SWANN crash!media / CHRIS ALLEN infrared5 / PHILIP VAN ALLEN art center college of design / MATE STEINFORTH psyop / RICHARD GALVAN adobe / DAN LACIVITA firstborn / JOSHUA HIRSCH big spaceship / STACEY MULCAHY / KOEN DE WEGGHELEIRE newmovieclip / MOSES GUNESCH mosessupposes / TODD PERKINS chadandtoddcast / TALI KRAKOWSKI imaginary forces / MATT OWENS, volumeOne / WES WINSHIP, MIKE DAVIS burlesque of north america / MUON VAN schematic / SNOW DOWD the makers / AESTHETIC APPARATUS / 550 MN The annual Flashbelt conference brings together rock-star designers, whiz-kid developers and best-selling authors to lead sessions and workshops covering multimedia design and development. 2009-06-07 false http://www.flashbelt.com http://events.boxesandarrows.com/events/550 http://events.boxesandarrows.com/event/logo/550/flashbelt_star_word_box.gif actionscript, adobe, authors, bitmap, code, conference, cs4, flash, flash video, interactive design, multimedia, rich media, sessions, web design, workshops