Conferences: The Creative Suite Conference: 2007: Chicago: Schedule : MOGO Media

Schedule

Monday Oct 15th, 2007

Time	Track A	Track B	Tutorial Track A	Tutorial Track B
8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast and Registration Note that sessions, times, and speakers may change without notice.
9:00am - 10:30am	Get Smart: Smart Filters and Smart Objects David Blatner and Sandee Cohen One of the most important rules of electronic publishing is: Stay flexible and keep your options open! Watch us avoid commitment and benefit from the ability to change our minds at any minuteâ€”even right before a deadline. Using Layers and Layer Comps the Smart Way Smart Objects and Smart Filters Building a good foundation in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop that can withstand an art director's whims Keeping your vectors when moving artwork among Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat	[Track A and B are combined for this session.]	9:00 am - 12:00 pm XML Fundamentals Jim Maivald XML has revolutionized every technology its touched from dynamic Web site design and content to data publishing, and InDesign has got the features to put you in the driverâ€šs seat. No other program offers such powerful control over XML right out of the box. But what is XML? How can you use it in InDesign? This in-depth tutorial answers these questions and more! Basic XML overview for designers Learn how to import XML to create instant, dynamic documents from business cards to catalogs Learn how to create properly structured documents using XML tags Learn how to add XML instantly to existing documents Learn how to export XML from InDesign for use on the Web and in other applications Learn how to use XSLT to modify your XML. Learn how to use XML to create instant HTML from your print-based documents Learn how to use XML with tables Learn how to use XML to comply with industry standards Learn what's new with InDesign CS3's XML features And more!	9:00-12:00pm InCopy + InDesign Workflow, Part 1 Anne-Marie Concepcion Designers, bring your editors and production managers! Join Anne-Marie Concepcion, expert InDesign/InCopy trainer and consultant, as she reveals how surprisingly easy it is to set up and use Adobe's ingenious solution for collaborative editorial/art workflows, dramatically streamlining the production process. The morning tutorial offers comprehensive InCopy training gets your editorial group up and running. They'll learn how to copyfit to the live layout using the same power tools found in InDesign, with cool editing tools found only in InCopy. Open to both conference attendees and the public Optional: Bring your own laptop or reserve one in advance for a nominal fee. The session is not considered "hands-on," but you can work alongside the presentation if you wish.) Limited seating. Sign up to day to take advantage of this excellent value!
10:30am - 10:45am	Break
10:45am - 12:00pm	Blend Mode Magic Mordy Golding The layer blending modes in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are a big mystery, right? If you are one of those designers that forever cycle through the different blend modes, then this session is for you. Which blending modes are the most important, and how to incorporate them into your daily workflow. Instant image correction Build up image density Painting with light Unsharp Mask on steroids Reveal hidden details in blown-out image	Paths vs. Pixels: When, What, Where, and How Sandee Cohen Paths will be paths, and pixels will be pixels, and never the twain shall meet. But in this indepth exposé, the "Vector Babe" pries into the hidden secrets of vectors and bitmaps, uncovering tasty morsels such as: How to ensure your vector artwork stays that way Converting pixels to paths and vice versa
12:00pm - 1:15pm	Lunch on your own
1:15pm - 2:15pm	Transparency: What You'd Better Know in All the Adobe Apps Mordy Golding If there is one topic that draws admiration from designers and fear from output providers it's Transparency. Learn why transparency effects don't have to be scary, as well as how to ďż˝design responsiblyďż˝ with these powerful tools. What is flattening and why you need to care Differences in transparency between InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat Making transparency effects work from one program to the next	Putting it Together: Side by Side by InDesign David Blatner Whether you're making documents for print or interactive, rich-media PDF, the more you do in your page-layout program, the more efficient you're going to be. Come learn how to turn InDesign into your digital hub. Why InDesign is better than Photoshop (for more things than you'd expect!) New features in CS3 Getting Flash and QuickTime into InDesign documents for building presentations Maintaining quality but maximizing efficiency	1:15 - 5:00pm Photoshop Creative Effects & Techniques Bert Monroy Break free of the mundane production-oriented Photoshop techniques and learn how to use Photoshop creatively using layer styles and other non-destructive effects. These creative effects should be essential tools in your image toolbox! Layer styles can be used to enhance a photo, type, or graphics instantly by overlaying color, texture, dimension, framing, or any of a dozen other resolution independent effects. We'll also spend time learning creative techniques for combining black-and-white photography with the intrigue of color. Hand-colored, antique tinting and film grain techniques Hi-key glows, sepia-tone and other color toning special effects One-click wonders with custom Layer Styles Rendering transparent effects like glass and water Shadows, halos, texturing, edges, and more!	1:15 - 4:30pm InCopy + InDesign Workflow, Part 2 Anne-Marie Concepcion The afternoon InCopy tutorial expands upon the morning's session, discussing the live InCopy/InDesign workflow, with plenty of hands-on practice for designers and editors alike. Anne-Marie will discuss essential set-up steps, cross-platform considerations and optional 3rd-party plugins, alwyas filtered through her real-world experience of helping other companies like yours make the move successfully.
2:15pm - 2:30pm	Break
2:30pm - 3:30pm	Print is Anything But Dead: An Adobe Perspective on the Future of Print Dov Isaacs Contrary to what many pundits may claim, print is not dead. But it isn't your father's print nor the print that you may have known and loved as little as five to ten years ago. In this session, we will examine the ongoing changes in the print industry and what strategies and workflows creative professionals, print service providers, and vendors alike need to learn and adopt to profitably flourish in this environment. New technologies you should know about Print technology products offered by Adobe's partners Glimpses as to what lies ahead for Adobe products	eBooks and Interactive PDFs Sandee Cohen Print may not be dead, but there's a huge market for eBooks and interactive PDFs. Learn how to make them and what to watch out for! Adobe's new Digital Editions eBook technology Optimizing PDFs for both print and screen Mass market eBooks vs. custom one-offs
3:30pm - 3:45pm	Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm	Illustrator for The Rest of Us Mordy Golding Sadly, most Creative Suite users ignore Illustrator as something that only artists use. Not so! Join Real World Illustrator author Mordy Golding and learn how even "the rest of us" can make incredible artwork with this extraordinary tool. Turning ordinary artwork into amazing imagery in a few easy steps The top five cool Illustrator features you didn't even realize were in the program Using Illustrator to build page elements that can be used anywhere
5:00pm - 7:00pm	Reception and Game Show!

Tuesday Oct 16th, 2007

Time	Track A	Track B	Track C	Tutorials
8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast and Registration Note that sessions, times, and speakers may change without notice.
8:30am - 9:00am	Font Management: Best practices in OS X special 3rd party sponsored session presented by Extensis Take control of your fonts! The use of thousands of fonts in a creative workgroup presents challenges to the creation of a flexible yet controlled computing environment. This session will explore these challenges, present proven workflow solutions and demonstrate them.
9:00am - 10:30am	Photorealistic Illustration Bert Monroy What happens when you need a product photograph but the product doesn't exist yet? Explore the wild world of photorealistic imagery built using the creative suite with a master of the craft. Thinking through photorealism Working with Illustrator's Gradient Mesh Moving between Illustrator and Photoshop	[Same as Track A]	TBA	9:00am - 12:00pm It's Time to Learn Flash Chris Converse Many of us have held off learning Flash as long as possible, but now that it's an Adobe product, it's time to jump on the bandwagon and get up to speed quickly! This class covers the basics and sends you off with what you need to know to create cool Flash artwork.
10:30am - 10:45am	Break
10:45am - 12:00pm	Mind Your Q's: Text and Typography Across the Suite Sandee Cohen Do you care about type? See how to get the best-looking type on the block, no matter which program you're using. Secrets of OpenType The top five font myths Solving the top five typography and font problems in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator The scoop on CID, TrueType, and dfonts	Photoshop CS3 for Print Design and Production Ted LoCascio This session will focus on using the most powerful new Photoshop CS3 features for print design and production, including: Making tonal corrections with the new Curves dialog box The new Quick Selection tool Refining selection edges for image extraction Smart filters and adjustment layers and more!	Version Cue CS3: It's All Different Now Mordy Golding A question we often hear is: Where can I learn more about Version Cue? Well, now there's finally a good answer. Here! Join author and consultant Mordy Golding as he describes what Version Cue is, walks you through setting up a Version Cue CS3 workflow, and shows you how to make Version Cue work for you. If you work with others, you definitely want in on this session.
12:00pm - 1:15pm	Lunch on your own
1:15pm - 2:15pm	Creative Suite CS4! An Open Discussion with the Adobe Development Team The Adobe Team Now that you've seen CS3, sit down with Adobe's product development team and give them feedback. Believe it or not, they're already planning the Creative Suite 4, so this is perfect timing to tell them what's important to you and why. Learn the inside scoop on why CS3 is the way it is. What features do you wish InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, or any of the other Suite programs had? Vote on features you want changed in future versions of the Suite.	[Same as Track A]	1:15pm - 5:00pm Reliable End-to-End PDF Print Publishing Workflows Dov Isaacs This session builds on the portrait of the print industry presented in Dov Isaacs' Monday session. In this tutorial you'll be immersed into the world of PDF workflow for print publishing using the Adobe Creative Suite applications. Dov will include important, detailed background information which will help you in your daily production, including: General file format issues PDF Print Publishing Workflows Principles for Reliable PDF workflow PDF File Creation Methods Technical Realities (fonts, color, transparency, images, etc.) PDF/X Standards (including the new PDF/X-4 standard) The Adobe PDF Print Engine	1:15p - 5:00p Photoshop and Illustrator Studio with Bert Monroy Bert Monroy If you've never seen Bert, you're in for a real treat. Join him on this deep dive into his amazing Photoshop and Illustrator techniques for building photo-realistic imagery. Every Photoshop user can learn something from this master of the craft.
2:15pm - 2:30pm	Break
2:30pm - 3:30pm	One on One with Deke McClelland Deke McClelland Deke is a legend in the Photoshop community! Come hear his straightforward, step-by-step approach to the features and functions of Photoshop CS2 and CS3. Deke's highly-effective One-on-One teaching methods have made him the best-selling Photoshop book author in the world. Whatever your skill level, this session will soon have you speaking fluent Photoshop.	Masking, Masking, Masking! Jori Curry Building masks (selections) is one of the most important skills in mastering Photoshop. Learn how to hide parts of your image, merge two images into each other, replace a sky with different clouds, create collages and combine Vector Masks with Layer Masks on the same layer. Understanding and using masks in layers When to use a vector (clipping) mask over a soft-edged mask Applying filters to a mask Creating complex masks (like when selecting hair)	PDF Workflows (continued)
3:30pm - 3:45pm	Break
3:45pm - 5:00pm	"Need to Know" Add-ons Ensemble Think outside the "CS" box and learn which plug-ins and utilities for Mac and Windows our presenters find essential in their day-to-day work! Favorite font management Essential InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator plug-ins Cool (and often free) utilities you should be using	[Same as Track A]	PDF Workflows (continued)
10:00pm - 11:59pm	Late Night Photoshop and Illustrator with Deke Didn't get enough pixels during the day? Stay up late and slide in to this two-hour Deke McClelland Photoshop and Illustrator extravaganza! There's nothing like seeing pixels at night.

Wednesday Oct 17th, 2007

Time	Track A	Track B	Track C	Tutorials
8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast and Registration Note that sessions, times, and speakers may change without notice.
9:00am - 10:30am	PhotoFlash: Cool Effects, Hot Techniques Colin Smith Pop! Buzz! Splash! There are a hundred phrases and words to describe it, but it all comes down to: Can you catch your audience's eye, and keep them focused on what you're trying to communicate. Join us for an action-packed, eyeball-capturing safari covering Flash CS3 and Photoshop CS3.	[Same as Track A]	[Same as Track A]	9:00am – 12:00pm Fall in Love with Illustrator All Over Again, Part 1 Mordy Golding If you're one of the many people who own Illustrator but hardly scratch the surface of what it can do, this is the class for you. Let nationally-recognized trainer and former Adobe Illustrator product manager Mordy Golding give you the low-down on this extraordinary program, including production-oriented tasks to help you build more efficient files that can be edited easily. Appearances Graphic Styles Symbols Effects Pathfinder Live Paint CS2 & CS3 will be covered!
10:15am - 10:30am	Break
10:30am - 11:45am	Bridging the Gap: Managing Files Across the Suite Anne-Marie Concepcion Adobe Bridge is the glue that holds the Creative Suite together, and you have to know how to use it if you're going to be efficient with these programs. Managing your images, text, InDesign documents, and other assets is one of the most challenging tasks in today's fast-paced world. Join us for the inside scoop on keeping track and keeping up with Bridge. New CS3 features, including stacks and the loupe tool Automation in CS2 and CS3	Photoshop for the Web Chris Converse You thought you knew the basics of making Web graphics in Photoshop, but Adobe has snuck in a number of cool features over the past few versions that you probably don't know about. Best practices for Web graphics Slicing and dicing Fireworks CS3 vs. ImageReady Making the most of Photoshop's HTML features Web graphics in CS3	Preparing Images for Layout David Blatner Join Real World Photoshop and Real World InDesign co-author David Blatner as he separates myth from fact and delves into what you need to know to prepare your images for InDesign or QuarkXPress. RGB vs. CMYK Resolution Why metadata is your best friend Linking vs. embedding What's different if you're using InDesign CS3 What to use: TIFF, PSD, PDF, or...
11:45am - 1:00pm	Lunch on your own
1:00pm - 2:15pm	Bridge for Photoshop Users Ted LoCascio In the last session, we learned how Bridge helps all the applications in the Suite. Now let's go deeper into how Bridge has been optimized for Photoshop users, including: Adjusting images before you even get to Photoshop Camera Raw controls (now for TIFF and JPEG, too!) Managing your image caches	Illustrating Photoshop and Illustrator Deke McClelland Drawing, compositing, creating. No matter what you're doing with these tools, you'll find yourself doing it better after attending this tips and tricks session with one of the best-known masters in the field.	Sound, Lights, Magic! Part 1 Steve Whatley The Creative Suite: Production Edition allows you create anything from simple animations to full-length feature films. See Premiere running on the Mac OS! Take advantage of After Effects for creating animations for video and Flash files.	1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Tutorial 1: Fall in Love with Illustrator All Over Again, Part 2 Mordy Golding Come hear nationally-recognized trainer and former Adobe Illustrator product manager Mordy Golding give you the low-down on this extraordinary program, including design or artistic-oriented features that help you be more creative in your work, including: 3D Envelopes Live Trace Photoshop integration InDesign integration Transparency Graphs
2:15pm - 2:30pm	Break
2:30pm - 3:45pm	Photoshop: Most Wanted Colin Smith Based on Colin Smith's best-selling book and video series, we will explore some of today's most requested special effects. From photorealistic textures to tricks with light and much more! Learn the secrets of the pros from an award-winning expert who has excelled in the field and understands your needs and deadlines. Say goodbye to boring images forever!	Essential InDesign Tips & Tricks Anne-Marie Concepcion and David Blatner Learn how to make your pages fly with the essential shortcuts and techniques that top InDesign demons use every day. Super-charging InDesign for a real-world production setting Hidden and undocumented productivity features Vital keyboard shortcuts for navigation and formatting	Sound, Lights, Magic! Part 2 Steve Whatley If you're a print or Web designer, you owe it to yourself to stretch and learn about sound and video. If you're already doing video production, you've got to get up to speed with the amazing new features in CS3! SoundBooth Managing Your Assets
3:45pm - 4:00pm	Break
4:30pm - 5:30pm	My Tip's Better Than Your Tip: A Showdown of the Tipsters Ensemble Everyone loves tips and tricks — those cool techniques that use the software in ways you don't expect to achieve the results you didn't think possible. Which of our presenters has the most useful tip for Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Flash, Bridge, or any other program we know and love? Plus, stay until the end for a chance to win great prizes, including a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Premium!	[Same as Track A]	[Same as Track A]

Thursday Oct 18th, 2007

Time	Track A	Track B	Track C	Tutorials
8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast and Registration Note that sessions, times, and speakers may change without notice.
9:00am - 10:30am	Building Rich Interactive Experiences Tim Frick Glance behind the curtain as we show off some of the coolest designs and hottest techniques spanning print, Web, and more. Making good design work across multiple media How to keep it fresh What tools rock and which tools suck rocks	[Same as Track A]	[Same as Track A]	9:00am - 4:30pm All Day Tutorial: Creative Suite CS3 Essentials Sandee Cohen Now that you know each individual application, this class, led by internationally renowned author and trainer Sandee Cohen, will show you the insider tips and tricks of how to make the applications work even harder together. Discover: The secrets of making Bridge work for you as a page layout tool How to move paths and type easily between InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator How PDF is your complete translation medium for all sorts of things How to use Smart Objects and styles to automate changes to projects Maintain consistent color between the applications How to understand the do's and don'ts of transparency Where to find and how to use meta data Tips and tricks for working with OpenType The secrets of the Adobe interface The pros and cons of InDesign's preflight feature and where to get a better one This one-day class is geared to designers, production managers, print providers, and others who work with more than one CS2 or CS3 application.
10:15am - 10:30am	Break
10:45am - 12:00pm	CSS: Know It, Be It Chris Converse Building a Web site without CSS is like building a skyscraper without rebar steelâ€”the CSS is what provides strength and flexibility! Get up to speed fast with CSS and learn how to tweak and style like the masters. Converting table-based layouts to CSS How Dreamweaver makes CSS easy Managing multiple CSS files	Video and Flash CS3 Colin Smith Flash has become one of the primary methods for distributing video on the Web, but many designers aren't clear about how to do it and why. Come get the low-down with clear step-by-step instructions that will get you up and running quickly. You will learn how to create a shell to play various videos on the web and on disc. We will wind up the session with some creative new ways of displaying Flash video that will set you apart from the masses, including the use of green screen, vector video and colorizing effects.
12:00pm - 1:15pm	Lunch on your own
1:15pm - 2:15pm	Decoding the Web Lin Chen HTML, XHTML, CSS, Flash, Flash Lite, AIR (Apollo), Flex, JavaScript, Java, Applets, Servlets, JDBC, ASP.Net, C#, PHP, ODBC, OLE-DB, SQL, Ruby, FTP, SSH, TCP, IP, HTTP, W3C, Sliverlight, WPF, SOAP, SVG, Databinding... If you have no idea what you just read, you need this class. Come decode the Web with us!	Designing for Mobile Mordy Golding Come learn how you can use Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator to create content for mobile devices, such as cell phones and PDAs. It's not nearly as difficult as it might seem! Previewing and testing with Adobe Device Central Building parallel sites for desktop browser vs. mobile Flash vs. Flash Lite	1:15p - 3:30p Repurposing Print Content for the Web Chris Converse Your boss just told you to put the annual report on the Web site? Learn how you can streamline the conversion of your InDesign documents into Web pages. Preparing and packaging your pages for Dreamweaver or GoLive Key issues to think about when converting documents Exporting XHTML from InDesign CS3	Creative Suite CS3 Essentials (continued)
2:15pm - 2:30pm	Break
2:30pm - 3:30pm	Tips & Tricks for On-Screen Documents Adam Pratt Whether you're building HTML Web pages, graphics to display on a cell-phone, or an interactive kiosk, you can use Dreamweaver and the rest of the Suite to manage your assets and export your files. Learn the ins and outs of the On-Screen world. Repurpose, reuse, repeat! Create complex effects without writing Javascript How best to coordinate Dreamweaver with Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign	Dreamweaver and Spry Framework for AJAX Brian Wood What if you could build a site with all kinds of amazing gadgets, tabbed interfaces, collapsible panels, animated transitions, and more... without having to write any code? That's what Adobe is delivering with the Spry Framework for AJAX in Dreamweaver CS3. These features have to be seen to be believed! Integrate dynamic data into Web pages quickly! Let Spry Effects add visual transitions to your page elements Finding and implementing the components you need	Repurposing Print Content for the Web (continued)
3:30pm - 3:45pm	Break
3:45pm - 4:30pm	Flash! Creating and Using Flash with Adobe Illustrator Mordy Golding Few people realize how much Adobe has integrated Flash technology into the whole suite (both in CS2 and CS3). Follow Mordy through an eye-opening survey of how each program in the suite lets you import or create Flash.

Friday Oct 19th, 2007

Time	Track A	Track B	Track C
8:00am - 9:00am	Breakfast and Registration Note that sessions, times, and speakers may change without notice.
9:00am - 10:15am	Pixel Perfect: Photoshop Production Tips for Flash & Web Designers Michael Ninness After your designer brain has been fried by the mass absorption of technical topics at The Web Design Conference, come to this session for a bit of pixel relief. Michael will briefly walk you though the new Photoshop and Illustrator importer in Flash CS3, and then he will show you as many tricks as time allows on how to make your pixels look their best before bringing them into Flash, Dreamweaver, or another Web development tool in the first place. Importing PSD file into Flash CS3 How to control Flashâ€™s optimization settings for embedded bitmaps How to load external JPEGs, PNGs and GIFs into a SWF file at runtime Instant color cast removal How to remove or reduce dreaded digital noise Selective focus and sharpening techniques Photoshop web optimization secrets Resolving color conflicts between Photoshop and Flash	[Same as Track A]	GoLive: The Web Layout Tool for Designers? Adam Pratt Some say Adobe GoLive is still the best HTML authoring tool for designers. Learn the pros and cons of sticking with (or learning) GoLive 9.
10:15am - 10:30am	Break
10:45am - 12:00pm	Introduction to ActionScript for Designers Chris Converse Sure, ActionScript is programming, but donâ€™t worryâ€”you can do it! Follow along as we get you started scripting Flash and creating cool effects.	Adobe Flex and AIR: An Introduction for Designers Michael A. Labriola Come find out if AIR (the product formerly known as Apollo) and Flex are for you! In this introduction session, weâ€™ll learn about how you can leverage what you already know about HTML, JavaScript, Flash to make the leap into the next generation of Web and desktop applications. Â	Migrating from GoLive to Dreamweaver Brian Wood If you are making the switch from Adobe GoLive to Adobe Dreamweaver, youâ€™re in for a wild rideâ€”both good and bad! Learn what you need to know to make the transition as easy (and fun) as possible. Learning the new UI Migrating GL content Managing the GL2DW extension
12:00pm - 1:15pm	Lunch on your own
1:15pm - 2:15pm	Finding Prebuilt Flash Components Chris Converse Here's a secret: You can create amazing Flash effects with little or no coding by downloading prebuilt, free or low-cost, customizable components from the Web. But where to find them? Which are good? Find out here!	Managing Content with Dreamweaver and Contribute Brian Wood Contribute is one of those amazing programs that too few people know about. This program lets people (such as your clients or employees) update content in a Web site or blog without having to know code and without the possibility of messing up your Web site design! Come find out how Contribute can help in your workflow.
2:15pm - 2:30pm	Break
2:30pm - 3:30pm	Fireworks Sandee Cohen Adobe Fireworks CS3 is the ultimate blend of vectors and pixels, letting you create cutting-edge Web graphics in a world that mixes the best of Illustrator and Photoshop. If you create Web graphics but haven't learned Fireworks yet, you owe it to yourself to check out this session!	Blogging and Podcasting: Pointers for Publishing Yourself Anne-Marie Concepcion There are a myriad ways to publish content on the Web, but not enough designers know how to blog and podcast. Itâ€™s not hard and there are some great benefits of â€śgetting out thereâ€ť in these media. Why blogs and podcasts work (and why they donâ€™t) Blogging sites vs. software Free software to get you started Tips for effective posts
3:30pm - 3:45pm	Break
3:45pm - 4:30pm	Final Q&A and Tips Ensemble Get your final questions answered and hear the presenters' favorite last-minute tips, tricks, and techniques for Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, Bridge, Dreamweaver, or any other program! Plus, stick around for the final door prizes and giveaways.

Saturday Oct 20th, 2007

Time	Tutorial A	Tutorial B	Tutorial C
9:00am - 4:30pm	DreamWeaver Fundamentals Chris Converse Morning: This session will introduce you to Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, as well as the principles of HTML, CSS, and CSS-based layout. We will start by creating a Dreamweaver site project, then weâ€™ll format content, create links, insert images, and even add in a Dreamweaver JavaScript behaviors, all using Dreamweaverâ€™s WYSIWYG interface. In addition, you will be introduced to what JavaScript is, as well as gain an understanding of the difference between a static and a dynamic web pages. Afternoon: This session is geared toward the designer who wants to take their basic understanding of HTML and CSS to create a fully working website. Experience award-winning designer Chris Converse as he takes you on a journey from a Photoshop design comp to a complete 4-page website. This session will introduce you to a workflow based on Photoshop and Dreamweaver, and cover topics such as creating CSS-based layouts (from scratch!), making templates, adding graphics and image maps, formatting content in HTML, using site management, and many more tidbits. Note: Open to both conference attendees and the public Optional: Bring your own laptop or reserve one in advance for a nominal fee Limited seating. Sign up to day to take advantage of this excellent value! Topics include: Overview of the tools, workspace, palettes, and document construction.	Introduction to Adobe InDesign CS2 and CS3 David Blatner This fast-paced, full-day InDesign course will get you up to speed quickly and help you make InDesign really fly. Taught by world-famous instructor and author David Blatner, this is the class you need if you’re new to InDesign or need to learn this rich, powerful program fast. Open to both conference attendees and the public Optional: Bring your own laptop or reserve one in advance for a nominal fee. (The session is not considered "hands-on," but you can work alongside the presentation if you wish.) Limited seating. Sign up to day to take advantage of this excellent value! Topics include: Overview of the tools, workspace, palettes, and document construction.	TBA

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Tutorial A

Tutorial B

Tutorial C

9:00am - 4:30pm

DreamWeaver Fundamentals
Chris Converse
Morning:
This session will introduce you to Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, as well as the principles of HTML, CSS, and CSS-based layout. We will start by creating a Dreamweaver site project, then weâ€™ll format content, create links, insert images, and even add in a Dreamweaver JavaScript behaviors, all using Dreamweaverâ€™s WYSIWYG interface. In addition, you will be introduced to what JavaScript is, as well as gain an understanding of the difference between a static and a dynamic web pages.

Afternoon:
This session is geared toward the designer who wants to take their basic understanding of HTML and CSS to create a fully working website. Experience award-winning designer Chris Converse as he takes you on a journey from a Photoshop design comp to a complete 4-page website. This session will introduce you to a workflow based on Photoshop and Dreamweaver, and cover topics such as creating CSS-based layouts (from scratch!), making templates, adding graphics and image maps, formatting content in HTML, using site management, and many more tidbits.

Note:

Open to both conference attendees and the public
Optional: Bring your own laptop or reserve one in advance for a nominal fee
Limited seating. Sign up to day to take advantage of this excellent value!
Topics include: Overview of the tools, workspace, palettes, and document construction.

Introduction to Adobe InDesign CS2 and CS3
David Blatner
This fast-paced, full-day InDesign course will get you up to speed quickly and help you make InDesign really fly. Taught by world-famous instructor and author David Blatner, this is the class you need if you’re new to InDesign or need to learn this rich, powerful program fast.

Open to both conference attendees and the public
Optional: Bring your own laptop or reserve one in advance for a nominal fee. (The session is not considered "hands-on," but you can work alongside the presentation if you wish.)
Limited seating. Sign up to day to take advantage of this excellent value!
Topics include: Overview of the tools, workspace, palettes, and document construction.

TBA