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CSS For Print Designers: Workshop (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Monday, December 14th, 2009 by Ben Woods

December 14, 2009
1:30 pm	to	5:00 pm
January 14, 2010
8:30 am	to	12:00 pm

What to expect?

There will be no lecture, no background on the history of the Internet, no boring crap that doesn’t help you build a web site. We’ll dive right in and show you how to code a site, then send you off with the tools you need to take it to the next level. You will need to bring a laptop, because you are going to get your hands dirty. This lab-style workshop was created specifically for print designers who are ready to take the next step in web design—to learn a little bit of code.

NOTE: This is a hands on workshop which requires you to bring your laptop. Also, be sure to check out the “what do I need to do before” section at the bottom of this page—there are a few other things you will need to do to prepare for the workshop. Don’t worry, it shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes. The workshop itself will last a little over two hours, during which you’ll actually code by hand. Notes for the material covered will be provided, so you can focus on the work and not remembering stuff. There will be a break and time to mingle before and after the workshop.

Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Is this workshop for me?

Do you know how to clear floats? If the answer is “yes,” and you actually know what that means, this workshop may be a bit basic. Otherwise, this workshop is for you.

Advance your career with web skills
Learn CSS layout and semantic HTML
Make designs that are easier to code
Actually understand what you’re doing

YOUR HOST, JD GRAFFAM

A Memphis web designer/developer, JD Graffam has presented to small groups on other web topics such as Search Engine Strategy,web standards and usability.

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO BEFORE?

Get a text editor like TextWrangler (Mac) or PSPad (Win).
Install Firefox and the Firebug plugin.
Install an FTP program like Filezilla and know how to use it.

Cost:

members: $45non-members $55Only 30 Seats Available for each session!

Morning Session(from 8:30am - 12:00pm)The Afternoon Session(from 1:30pm - 5:00pm)

Seating is limited to 30 people per session. There is a morning and afternoon. Registration will be open soon - December 2009.

Registration here

Business of Design: XMPie Presentation (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 by Ben Woods

February 20, 2009
9:00 am	to	10:30 am

Want to tempt your clients with some new, creative approaches in print, email and mobile messages? Want to personalize campaigns with varying images and text within the same run? Wonder how to capture data to keep the marketing side happy? Join us as Scott Houck from XMPie demonstrates how we can use our client’s database to create print, email, web, and mobile messages with varying images and text that can also produce real-time reports.

XMPie creates integrated communications with a Cross Media campaign to produce higher response rates. Users can leverage either InDesign via desktop versions of the XMPie plug-ins or (in full server versions) with Adobe InDesign Server. Scott will demonstrate through XMPie how data and business logic can drive text, graphics, styles, and even visibility of layers within InDesign—giving designers almost unlimited design flexibility when executing campaigns involving personalized messaging to each direct mail recipient.

Pre-requisite:

OK, it’s not really a pre-requisite, but it will help. Download the pdf of Toni Schottenhammer’s Business of Design presentation Increasing Profitability and ROI with Design here so you’ll know why this is such an important skill to add to your list of services.

Early birds:

Go to http://www.xmpie.com and do a little previewing. Download the free trial and give it a whirl! This is fully functional for thirty days with Adobe Indesign CS3.

Introducing Scott Houck of XMPie

Scott Houck has a twenty year printing industry history with a focus on software solutions that have enabled the top technology trends during that timeframe: desktop publishing, prepress workflow, digital and online proofing, variable data publishing and personalized communications. With a foundation built on practical, hands-on technical experience, Scott has leveraged this to successfully support and sell these solutions for industry icons like Kodak, Heidelberg and xpedx (International Paper). Today with XMPie, which is a Xerox company, he is assisting leading printing and marketing organizations to take 1:1 communications to print media and beyond.

Scott has a Graphic Communications degree from Clemson University in South Carolina. XMPie is his third Israeli-founded software startup company that he has contributed toward the rapid sales growth in the US. He manages sales in the Central US for XMPie and resides in Stow, Ohio with his wife and two children.

Friday, February 20, 2009 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Trinity Commons
2230 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115

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AIGA Winter 09 Lecture: Patrick Coyne of Communication Arts Magazine (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 by Ben Woods

January 21, 2009
5:30 pm	to	9:00 pm

AIGA Cleveland presents: Patrick Coyne. Come join us for an evening of creative inspiration as we intersect the design and publishing worlds with Patrick Coyne. He will discuss the history and philosophy of the magazine, how CA’s competitions work and how creatives are chosen for profiles in the magazine. Patrick will also present a selection of award-winning design and advertising projects produced on limited budgets and discuss the future of creativity in the post-information age.

Patrick Coyne is editor and designer of Communication Arts. In addition to determining the layout and content of the magazine, Mr. Coyne writes feature stories and the editor’s column. He has also guest lectured at numerous creative clubs and universities. The recipient of numerous awards for his design and art direction (including a silver medal from the Society of Illustrators), Coyne received the 2004 Design Leadership Award from the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Prior to joining CA in 1986, Coyne studied at the California College of the Arts, worked for Michael Mabry Design and SBG Partners and established the multi-discipline, San Francisco-based design firm of Patrick Coyne Stephanie Steyer Design Office.

Communication Arts is the leading professional journal for designers, art directors, design firms, agencies and corporate communications departments. Current circulation is 60,000 paid. Through editorials, feature articles and annual competitions it sponsors, CA provides new ideas and information, while promoting the highest professional standards for the field.

Happy Hour from 5:30 – 6:30
Lecture at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009 5:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Windows on the River
2000 Sycamore
Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Fall Kickoff 2008, with Marty Gregg of ArtHouse Denver (Cleveland, OH, USA)

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 by Ben Woods

September 18, 2008
6:00 pm

Marty Gregg
of ArtHouse Denver

An influential member of the Denver design community since 1983, ArtHouse brings its imaginative, practical brand of design to all their clients. The ArtHouse portfolio is best experienced as a trip through Denver and the West, from a world-renowned art museum, to your favorite coffee shop, to an aerospace visitors center. The higher goal, however, is to make cities a better place to eat, shop, work, and live. ArtHouse has worked with the Denver Art Museum, The Denver Parks and Recreation, and Vail Cascade Resort and Spa. To see more of ArtHouse Denver’s work, visit www.arthousedenver.com.

Pop up City

Thursday, September 18, 2008 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Near West Lofts
6710 Detroit Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44102

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Adobe CS3 Workshops (Cleveland, OH)

Thursday, June 5th, 2008 by Ben Woods

June 12, 2008
9:00 am	to	4:00 pm

Don’t let your Web designs get lost in translation. We’ll help you learn the language.

AIGA CLEVELAND AND ADOBE® INVITE YOU TO EXPERIENCE A BETTER APPROACH TO CREATIVE EXCELLENCE.

Tri-C West
11000 Pleasant Valley Road Theater Room
Parma, OH 44130

Session 1: 09:00 AM–12:00 PM [ Register for Session 1 ]
Session 2: 01:00 PM–04:00 PM [ Regsiter for Session 2

Monday, August 25, 2008
8:00am–3:00pm
4:00pm–5:00pm

Free for Members; $35 for Non-Members

Learn On Location

Keep your Web site designs true to your original vision. Learn some basic techniques at this Dreamweaver® CS3 Workshop sponsored by AIGA Cleveland and Adobe.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 work more collaboratively with your Web developer by allowing you to jumpstart your Photoshop design in Dreamweaver CS3. Workshop attendees will learn how to:

Slice up your Photoshop design and paste the elements into Dreamweaver
Visually build your design from scratch in HTML/CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) using the visual design tools in Dreamweaver
Create and incorporate Photoshop CS3 Extended and Flash® animations
Easily navigate and work with film, video and animation files in the enhanced Animation palette
Use Movie Paint for painting, cloning, and healing on video layers
Import layered Photoshop and Illustrator files into Flash, animate them, and export them automatically as ActionScript™ 3.0 to hand off to developers

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Leverage a new and improved user interface
Incorporate vector graphics and images into print, web, interactive, and mobile projects
Enjoy seamless integration between Photoshop® CS3 Extended, Illustrator® CS3, and Adobe Flash® CS3
Jumpstart your web designs by exporting XHTML from InDesign® to Dreamweaver®
Use Live Color to save color combinations and apply them to multiple objects at once
Streamline mobile content creation with Device Central CS3

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Attendees will be entered to win Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, but you must be present to win.

Don’t miss this important Web design event. You’ll like how it feels to have more control over the finished product!

AIGA Cleveland presents: Learn/Act: Green Salon (Cleveland, OH)

Monday, May 26th, 2008 by Ben Woods

May 28, 2008
5:30 pm	to	8:00 pm

Join us on May 28th at the Learn/Act: Green Salon Cleveland. AIGA Cleveland will give you a chance to ask all of your sustainability questions and to participate in a collaborative dialogue and knowledge sharing process, called the World Cafe.

We’ll be discussing Sustainable Business, Community, Ecological footprint, Materials, Paper, Printing, Ideas, Operations, Company Culture and where those intersect with the design profession.

This event is free for members, and $5.00 for non-members. Please register today to be a part of a great knowledge gathering/sharing process.

Registration 5:30 - 6
Introduction / Agenda - 6 - 6:15
Power Networking - 6:15 - 6:30
World Cafe - 6:30 - 7:30
Closing Remarks 7:30 - 8:00
Trinity Commons
2230 Euclid Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(216) 771 - 3630
- free parking -

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