RIA Development with Adobe Flex and Flash

Innovation and the Adobe Flash Platform from michael chaize on Vimeo.

ABOUT THE MEETUP SESSSION

Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5 software is the new RIA interaction design tool for creating Rich Internet Applications. You can transform Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks artwork into expressive, fully interactive projects without writing code, and leverage the reach and consistency of the Adobe Flash Platform. In this session Rob Huddleston (Adobe Certified Instructor and published author) will be giving us an overview of Adobe Flash Catalyst. Some of the topics will include:

Overview of Flash Platform and Catalyst’s Place in the Designer/Developer Workflow
Creating Interactive Designs
Transforming Static Artwork into Interactive Components
Using Pages and States
Smoothing Animation
Round-trip Editing with Adobe Illustrator CS5
Publishing to SWF and AIR
Adding Design-time Data
Using Layout Tools
Working with Video and Media
Integrating with Adobe Flash Builder

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Rob Huddleston has been developing web pages and applications since 1994, and has been an instructor since 1999, teaching web and graphic design to thousands of students. Rob is an Adjunct Professor in the Interactive Media program at the Art Institute of California, Sacramento. He is an Adobe Certified Instructor, Adobe Certified Expert, and Certified Developer, serves as an Adobe User Group Manager, has been named as an Adobe Community Professional for his volunteer work answering user questions in online forums. He also helps users as an expert moderator on Adobe’s Community Help system. Rob lives in Northern California with his wife and two children. Rob is the author of XML: Your visual blueprint™ for building expert websites using XML, CSS, XHTML, and XSLT; HTML, XHTML and CSS: Your visual blueprint™ for designing effective websites; Master VISUALLY: Dreamweaver CS4 and Flash CS4 Professional, ActionScript 3: Your visual blueprint™ for creating interactive projects in Flash CS4 Professional, the Flash Catalyst CS5 Bible and the forthcoming Web Design: Your visual blueprint™ for creating expert Web sites. You can visit Rob’s blog at http://www.robhuddleston.com

SESSION DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION

May 17th - 12:30 - 1:30pm Eastern - this session will be delivered online live with Adobe Acrobat Connect so you can join us from the convenience of your work office or home.

http://www.meetup.com/onlineflashplatform/

SESSION SKILL LEVEL

This session will be of interest to all levels of Flash designers and developers. Since Adobe Flash Catalyst is a new software solution, there is plenty to learn for Flash professionals of all levels.

FITC began as a Flash festival back in 2002 and they have kept Flash at the core of most of the events; but they have also expanded and have continued to add more diverse topics over the years, ever expanding the scope and width of the events. From Adobe Flash to Motion Design, Adobe FLEX to AIR, Mobile and more, FITC events always stand apart as unique and exciting experiences that inspire, educate and challenge.

The FITC events do a great job of bringing like-minded people together. Presenters and attendees who have a passion for the industry for, flash, design and the new and exciting; FITC events bring them together to learned, be inspired and challenged to improve.

The FITC conferences are all about the presentations; a variety of presentations both technical and creative, are presented by hand-picked Adobe Software creative professionals from around the world who are all eager to share their knowledge and expertise. Most of the FITC events have multiple tracks of presentations to choose from. BUT, what it is really all about is the networking. Being able to meet and talk to other people who share your passion for this industry. Meet them at the presentations, in the exhibitor hall, or at one of the evening parties. Oh yeah! PARTY! All fun and no play makes for a really boring conference! FITC parties are always a great time!

FITC is a great investment if you are an Adobe Flash Designer, Adobe Flash Developer, creative professional and anyone with an interest in Flash and digital media. From the technical presentations for the beginner, the intermediate, and advanced, to the inspirational creative sessions, there is always something to that will push your skills and help you learn.

Tonight! Come out to here Atlanta’s one and only Jesse Warden! Jesse will be speaking on RobotLegs on Top of Gaia Flash Framework. Learn how to integrate the RobotLegs MVCS framework on top of the Gaia Flash Framework. While Gaia is known for creating high profile sites like Mercedes Benz: AMG, Star Trek Movie, and Disney’s the Jungle Book, it does not provide a business and application layer. When creating Enterprise sites ones like HBO, FordVehicles, and Hyundia a framework is needed for integrating all the dynamic data from the middle-tier, as well as having a layer to handling the domain logic.

Jesse will build an example site using Gaia, show you how to integrate RobotLegs on top of Gaia, and explain the workflow with a little continuous integration advice.

Jesse Warden is a Flex & Flash Consultant. He’s worked on a variety of Flash & Flex projects, from small to Enterprise. He specializes in Agile processes, video, architecture, and disaster recovery. His art and agency background has given him an appreciation for design and a pragmatic viewpoint on development. Client list includes HBO, Disney, Ford, AOL, Boeing, Adobe, Bloomberg, MapQuest, and many others.

Please be sure to RSVP for this meeting! Change happens and its a good thing, so please let us know of any changes in your RSVP. Thanks!

3525 Piedmont Rd NE
Building 7, Suite 400
Atlanta, GA 30305
770-337-8363

The Adobe User Group of Atlanta February 2009 Meeting
Ann Fracas and Phil Lee present Adobe Acrobat Tips and Tricks

About This Meeting:

Feb. 19, 2009 - Learn how easy it is to streamline your paper-based business processes and transform piles of paperwork into secure, productive, interactive electronic forms. Some of the topics that will be covered include the following:

• Reduce Paper
• Reduce Travel
• Improve Processes
• Decrease risk
• Secure your Intellectual Property
• “I didn’t know Acrobat could do that!”

Who Should Attend:

• Adobe Creative Suite 3 and 4 Users
• Adobe Acrobat 9 Users
• People Who Create and Manage Documents
• InDesign Users Going Digital
• and anyone who uses Adobe Software

About The Presenters:

Ann Fracas:
Ann is an Acrobat Specialist for Adobe Systems, Inc. working with accounts to leverage existing Acrobat products, understanding the advantages of the new features, maximizing the licensing options, and strategically grow the footprint of Acrobat within the account to help businesses reduce risk, improve processes, react to market changes more quickly, and impact their bottom line.

Phil Lee:
Phil is an Acrobat Specialist for Adobe Systems, Inc. working with accounts to leverage existing Acrobat products, understanding the advantages of the new features, maximizing the licensing options, and strategically grow the footprint of Acrobat within the account to help businesses reduce risk, improve processes, react to market changes more quickly, and impact their bottom line.

More info at the Adobe User Group Atlanta Website

I’m now tuned back into the Flex Show via Twitter and J Houser. I visited this site some time ago but it was just being launched and fairly new. Obviously, they have been hard at work to continue adding great content to the show. With 66 episodes now there is a ton of great content for quick learning, tips, and tricks in Adobe Flex. Today I’m checking out episode 15.