Working with images for responsive web design – June 14, 2013

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Casandra Calo will explain how to create images for responsive web sites, based on Christopher Schmidtt’s book “Designing Web & Mobile Graphics”. She will set up a fluid layout and demonstrate how to make images responsive so that they work on mobile, tablet and desktop versions of the same site. She will cover exporting SVG images from Illustrator, raster images from Photoshop, pixel precision, compression, transparency, image masking, adapting to media queries and aligning images.

Meetings and membership in the Austin Adobe User Group are free.

During this meeting we will have drawings for current AAUG members for Adobe swag,training materials and classes and one 12 month complimentary membership to Adobe’s Creative Cloud. Members must be present to win.

Date: Friday June 14, 2013
Time: 1:15-3:30 p.m.
Place: New Horizons Computer Learning Center (300 E Highland Mall Blvd. Suite 100) turn north onto Jonathan and park in the Visitor parking area
RSVP: To help our host New Horizons Computer Learning Center select a room that comfortably seats everyone, please RSVP to this free event

Photoshop: all about masking – May 10, 2013

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Want to learn about using masks in Photoshop and the amazing effects you can create with them? Certified Adobe Instructor Cornelius Chopin will talk about masking: Selections, Masks, Paths and Layers).” Learn how selections, layers, paths and, of course masks, can all be thought of as a form of masking.  Any mask can be used to show/hide or protect the content beneath it. A demonstration of these concepts will be used with a real world example.

About the presenter

Cornelius Chopin is an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) in Photoshop, Flash, and  Dreamweaver. He is currently an Accessibility Specialist at the Texas Department for Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) and teaches at night at several schools including the Art Institute of Austin. He completed his Master degree in Information Science and Learning Technologies from the Missouri University in December 2012.

Date: Friday May 10, 2013
Time: 1:15-3:30 p.m.
Place: New Horizons Computer Learning Center (300 E Highland Mall Blvd. Suite 100) turn north onto Jonathan and park in the Visitor parking area
RSVP: To help our host New Horizons Computer Learning Center select a room that comfortably seats everyone, please RSVP to this free event

 

Fix photos with Photoshop & more

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Karen Kreps, www.netingenuity.com, will begin the presentation by showing how to process groups of images in Fireworks and Photoshop – how to optimize them for the web, add watermarks and more. Then we will look at ways to improve photos, add special effects, etc.

Many folks know a lot about Photoshop; everyone will have a chance to share ideas on how to improve submitted photos. If you have a photo you’d like the group to work on, upload it to dbinbox.com/austinadobegroupmgr. By uploading the file you are confirming that you own the file and/or have permission to upload and share the file. Or email them to austinadobegroupmgr@gmail.com.

Questions? email info@austinadobeusergroup.com.

Date: Friday April 12, 2013
Time: 1:15-3:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
Place: New Horizons Computer Learning Center (300 E Highland Mall Blvd. Suite 100) turn north onto Jonathan and park in the Visitor parking area
RSVP: To help our host New Horizons Computer Learning Center select a room that comfortably seats everyone, please RSVP to this free event

Strategies for Accessibility Testing – March 8, 2013

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The February presentation was canceled due to a power blackout; the presenter graciously agreed to return for the March meeting.

One of the keys to producing an accessible web site is understanding the needs of your audience and team members. In this interactive discussion, we will start by targeting some of the needs of people who have vision, mobility, hearing and / or cognitive challenges. We will then contrast two testing techniques. And finally, we will match the testing technique to each position on the development and maintenance teams.

Agenda:

Four Categories of Accessibility (Plus One)

  • Syntax Check VS. Accessibility Review
  • Demonstration of Syntax Check
  • Demonstration of Accessibility Review
  • Accessibility Testing for Web Development and Maintenance Teams
  • Cool New Accessibility Coding Techniques (Time Permitting)

About the Presenter
Hiram Kuykendall, CTO, MicroAssist, has over 20 years of development experience on a wide variety of development platforms and also serves as a leader in the E-Learning industry. Accessibility is a passion for Hiram and he openly shares his knowledge with the development community. Most recently, Hiram served as the training chair for the Knowbility 2012 Open AIR  contest and can be heard hosting the Knowbility AccessU channel on iTunes.

For a video on the basics of building accessible web sites, watch the recorded October 2012 presentation.

Date: Friday March 8, 2012
Time: 1:15-3:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
Place: New Horizons Computer Learning Center (300 E Highland Mall Blvd. Suite 100) turn north onto Jonathan and park in the Visitor parking area
RSVP: To help our host New Horizons Computer Learning Center select a room that comfortably seats everyone, please RSVP to this free event

Using Adobe After Effects – January 11, 2013

After Effects instructor Steve Connor (deep4d.com/) will demonstrate some of After Effect’s features and abilities during this meeting

After Effects is Adobe’s tool for video post-production and special effects. This software is for green screening, color adjustments, animated titles, 3D animation, motion tracking, and much more. Since After Effects uses layers and blend modes, it’s a tool that is accessible to anyone who works in Photoshop.

Steve Connor is an Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop (since CS4) and an Autodesk Certified Instructor in 3ds Max. He has a BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn NY, where he studied abstract painting and art education. He teaches Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, and 3ds Max. Previously he was a designer in Silicon Valley, working both in an ad agency as an art director, and in his own freelance business. Currently, he works with clients in the areas of design and video, and is developing and offering classes in Adobe software.

Date: Friday January 11, 2012
Time: 1:15-3:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
Place: New Horizons Computer Learning Center (300 E Highland Mall Blvd. Suite 100) turn north onto Jonathan and park in the Visitor parking area
RSVP: To help our host New Horizons Computer Learning Center select a room that comfortably seats everyone, please RSVP to this free event

Create Awesome Photos with Photoshop by Carolyn Coffey at Friday December 14, 2012 (1:15 – 3:30)

Want to make your average photos look extraordinary, and be proud when someone asks if you used Photoshop? As our presenter says, “Photoshop is another tool you have available to you to wow yourself and others The original scene caught your attention enough to record it, now let it consume you. Use all the tools you have to make it as awesome as possible.” This presentation/tutorial will be about Retouching, Glamorization, Blend modes and Page Layouts.

Adobe Certified Instructor Carolyn Coffey (portfolio), who “treasures Photoshop as much as I treasures my camera. Both give me the ability to bring thought and execution to my art” has been teaching Photoshop in the Photography Dept. at Austin Community College since 2003. Before Photoshop she was a retouch artist for 18 years, using dyes, pencils, and an airbrush to manipulate, enhance, and restore images.

We’ll have some goodies to celebrate the holidays. And also – for current members – the semi annual door prizes from our sponsors and from Adobe.

Date: Friday December 14, 2012
Time: 1:15-3:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
Place: New Horizons Computer Learning Center (300 E Highland Mall Blvd. Suite 100) turn north onto Jonathan and park in the Visitor parking area
RSVP: To help our host New Horizons Computer Learning Center select a room that comfortably seats everyone, please RSVP to this free event