• • • Workshop Schedule
      

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  • Registration opens at 8:30am

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  • Welcome and Introductions (9:15-9:30)
    

    Sandee provides an overview of the topic and the day's lessons.

  • Understanding the Adobe Interface (9:30–10:00)

    To become effcient with the Suite, you need to understand how the applications are similar... and different! Discover cool shortcuts to quickly control palette clutter, how to customize keyboard shortcuts and even menus.

    Moving Paths and Layers between the Applications (10:00–11:00)

    How can you move layers from Illustrator into Photoshop? How can InDesign recognize Photoshop’s Layer Comps? How can you convert Photoshop’s paths into InDesign? Or the paths from InDesign into Illustrator? And how can you use Smart Objects from Illustrator into Photoshop? We've got answers to all these questions, and more.

  • Type Magic (11:15–12:15)

  • OpenType is more than just a cross-platform font format. Discover why all the Creative Suite applications thrive on OpenType fonts. Find out the benefits of OpenType for working with fractions, small caps, and number formats. Learn the inner workings of Illustrator's and InDesign's Glyphs panels.

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    LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (12:15–1:15)

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  • The Power of Bridge for Layout and Design (1:15–1:45)
    

    Discover what makes Bridge much more than just a file browser for images. Discover how this incredible (but underused) program can automate your work, provide information about files, and even help you layout your InDesign pages. Plus, see how to use Bridge to manage Photoshop's metadata and use it in InDesign.

    Mastering Transparency (1:45–2:30)
    

    Transparency effects are cool, but you need to learn to use them properly. Here's your guide to working safely and creatively with transparency. Learn what transparency effects do (and don't) work between the suite applications. Discover the simple steps to make sure your transparency effects will print correctly before you send them to the print shop.

    Consistent Colors (2:30-3:15)
    

    How do you get the colors in all the suite applications to match onscreen as well as in print? What’s the easiest way to set color management controls? And how can you swap colors between the various applications? This session will color you brilliant!

  • Preflight, PDF, and Print (3:30-4:30)

    Don’t send your precious projects off until you make sure they’re set up correctly for either print or PDF output. Armed with these steps, you’ll never have to worry “But will it print?”

• Wrap up (4:30-4:45)

  Here’s your chance to ask those last-minute questions or go over your own workflow issues.

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• Location

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Ascend Training

August 14th, 9:00am-4:30pm

410 South Michigan Avenue,
Suite 433, Chicago, IL 60645

The downtown Chicago training facility is at 410 South Michigan Avenue. It is located in the historic Fine Arts Building 1 1/2 blocks south of the Art Institute and across the street from Buckingham Fountain. The facility is located in the historic Fine Arts building where Frank Lloyd Wright had his studio, and The Wizard of Oz was written and illustrated. It’s a building dedicated to the arts, and lends itself to the creative process.

The Van Buren Metra stop is directly in front of our building. We also are accessible from the Green, Orange, Pink, Purple and Brown "L" stop at Adams/Wabash,

You can also arrive via the "L" on the accessible from the Green, Orange, Pink and Purple at the Library stop (Plymouth & Van Buren).

Directions to Chicago & Parking Info
From the city:
Go south on Michiga Avenue. You will pass the Art Institute, and see Millenium Park on your left.Turn right on Van Buren to Wabash. There are 3 parking lots on the corner of Wabash and Van Buren.

From the 94:
Take 94 South. Take the Congress exit on the right (the sign reads I-290 veers to the right, Congress/Loop veers to the left). Take this past Michigan Avenue and make an immediate left on Congress Plaza Drive. It loops around to Van Buren. Pass Michigan Avenue to the corner of Van Buren and Wabash. There are 3 parking lots here.

From the L or Metra:
The Van Buren Metra stop is directly in front of our building. We also are accessible from the Green, Orange, Pink, Purple and Brown "L" stop at Adams/Wabash, You can also arrive via the "L" on the accessible from the Green, Orange, Pink and Purple at the Library stop (Plymouth & Van Buren).