I’m posting this on behalf of a friend that lives this daily.  The software development process:   1) Order the T-shirts for the Development team 2) Announce availability 3) Write the code 4) Write the manual 5) Hire a Product Manager 6) Spec the software (writing the specs after the code helps to ensure that the software meets the specifications) 7) Ship 8) Test (the customers are a big help here) 9) Identify bugs as […]

What: Presentation of Adobe CS3 Production Premium When: April 28th, 6-9pm Where: CEAVCO Audio Visual 6240 W. 54th Ave. Arvada, CO 80002 If you’re in the Denver area, come join me where I will be demonstrating Adobe CS3 Production Premium, which includes Premiere Pro, After Effects, Encore, OnLocation, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, SoundBooth, Adobe Ultra and more.  To top it off, They will be auctioning off the full CS3 Production Premium! A $1700 value! Don’t Miss This Dynamic […]

I’m speaking at the AIGA meeting in Las Vegas  and will be tackling web design from a print designer’s perspective. It’s going to be great! Here’s the description as well as a link: Do you design your Web sites in Photoshop® and then rely on a developer to interpret the design online? Do you feel like your designs sometimes lose a little something in that process? We’ll show you some basic Dreamweaver skills that will help you […]

I’m speaking at the AIGA meeting in Denver and it promises to be packed with so much info I think I’m going to have to hand out Aspirin after the meeting.  Here’s the gist if you’re in the area.  It’s FREE!  Do you design your Web sites in Photoshop® and then rely on a developer to interpret the design online? Do you feel like your designs sometimes lose a little something in that process? We’ll […]

I recently delivered a session at the Digital Solutions Cooperative Conference in San Diego titled â€ŔGetting Your Assets in Motion:  A Look at Cross Media for Print Professionals”. Feel free to email me any questions you might have about the outline below.  And you can download the slides here. The Power of CS3 and XML Talked about the power of CS3 products and how they work together. Take content from an InDesign file and export […]

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Yes, the iPhone has the Web – but it’s like having the web ten years ago, when there was no Flash.  So if you want to see what the Internet was like back then, then get the iPhone.  Otherwise I reccomend the Nokia N95. Yes, and the following YouTube video sums up the iPhone’s web experience today (very, very web 1.0). The Wall Street Journal article is headlined Adobe, Apple Hit Flash Point.  If you […]

San Diego Marriott Marina Feb. 21 – 23, 2008.  Yours truely will be speaking about the ever expanding and exciting topic of cross-media. Look for future posts on the subject. Getting Your Assets in Motion:  A Look at Cross Media for Print Professionals In this session you’ll learn about the tools required for a cross-media workflow, including Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, partner tools, and InDesign Server.  You’ll come away with an understanding of what you […]

Sounds like a boring subject but it’s actually a really good read. Check it out on Adobe’s website. It explains the basics, and the future of mobile devices from a global context.  Excerpt: “An Asian startup, ColorZip, has devised an encoding scheme that uses 2D color patterns to embed download or other information that can be interpreted by software on a camera phone. One advantage over color coding is that the color pattern can be […]