Join Our Free Monthly Meetings
The Austin Adobe User Group has been meeting monthly since it was founded in 1993 as the Austin Macromedia User Group. It supports the use of the Adobe Creative Cloud with free presentations by experts in a wide variety of Adobe applications.
With the start of the pandemic, our meeting moved from being in-person to being on Zoom. We use the same Zoom room for every meeting. To get the address, please write to austinadobegroupmgr@gmail.com.
Recordings of each meeting are posted a few days after the meeting. Here are the topics we have recently covered and news of our next gathering.
Monthly Programs
from the Austin Adobe User Group
Sept 9: What is Adobe Muse?
Presenter Brandon Winston will walk us through Adobe Muse. Muse allows you to create websites without ever having to learn to code in HTML or CSS. Muse uses an intuitive user interface ideal for designers, along with native support for Adobe TypeKit, Illustrator, Photoshop, and other Adobe products. If you need to build a website but find the prospect of wading through code daunting, Adobe Muse can get you up and running in no time. During this session, Brandon will demonstrate the program by...
August 12:What is Adobe Lightroom? Why use it if you’ve already got Photoshop?
Workflow, workflow, workflow Fazia Rizvi will take you on a tour of one of the essential asset management tools of professional photographers, and show you how you can use it to mange your own photos and videos, zipping through photo processing tasks that used to take hours. We'll walk through the options available on importing photos, either from a camera or from an archived collection, then explore the Library and Develop Modules. You’ll learn how invaluable Lightrooom is to managing your...
July 8: Creating and Editing Animated GIFs with Photoshop
Join the Austin Adobe User Group for our July 8, 2016 meeting. You've seen those looping animated graphics that grab your attention -- sometimes good, sometimes not so good, sometimes just plain annoying. Animated GIFs have been around for years, but have only recently gained huge popularity, probably due to social media like Facebook and Twitter, both of which support the animations. At the meeting we'll deal with 3 scenarios: creating an animated GIF from scratch, editing an existing one,...
June 10, 2016 – Modern Accessibility Techniques using HTML5 and WAI-ARIA
Presented by: Hiram Kuykendall, CTO, Microassist on behalf of OpenAIR Technologies making web experiences perceivable and usable for people with vision, hearing, mobility and cognitive challenges has quietly advanced. While tools such as Dreamweaver facilitate the use of these modern techniques, the recipe for creating accessible experiences is not readily apparent. In this session, we will review a few of the key accessibility features of HTML5 and the Web Accessibility Initiative –...
Using Photoshop Nik Plugins
Now that Google has make the very powerful Nik Collection free, Presenter Kenneth Lobenberg will demonstrate how to use all these newly affordable Photoshop plug ins. To get a free copy of theses plugins go to https://www.google.com/nikcollection/ About the Presenter Kenneth Loebenberg, of New Era HD, has more than a decade of experience as a graphic designer and digital illustrator. He has produced art prints for national upscale hotel chains and home goods retailers and has worked...
April 8: What’s New in InDesign?
Want to learn about the newest changes and features in InDesign? Presenter Tom Berglie will describe and demonstrate them, focusing on Publish Online and Interactivity, and will also include lots of other smaller and bigger tips & tricks About the presenter Tom Berglie, a native of Norway, is an Adobe Certified Instructor in InDesign and the Digital Publishing Suite, as well as in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the publishing business,...
March 11: Actions & Batch Processing using Adobe Illustrator
Description: Do you do the same steps in Illustrator repeatedly? Create actions and save time! A thorough walkthrough of the Actions workflow in Adobe Illustrator which will demonstrate, step by step, all you need to know about putting Actions to work for you in your next project which requires batch-processing. We will go over basic action creation and dive straight into the details of the batch process. By the end of this presentation, you will become familiar with all of the settings inside...
Feb. 12 – Bootstrap 3
Learn Bootstrap 3 which is a free easy-to-use framework that is used to create a mobile-first responsive design web site or app that automatically scale to look great on all devices (e.g., phones, tablets and desktops). Bootstraps includes HTML and CSS templates for typography, form, navigation and other elements as well as optional JavaScript plug-ins. It supports mobile first methodology and it is compatible with all modern browsers. About the Presenter Cornelius Chopin is an Accessibility...
January 8, 2016 – Unlocking the Mystery of Photoshop Layer Masks
Presenter Kenneth will be unlocking the mysteries of Photoshop Layer masks - helping you discover Blend modes and revealing how to use smart objects and more. About the Presenter Kenneth Loebenberg, of New Era HD, has more than a decade of experience as a graphic designer and digital illustrator. He has produced art prints for national upscale hotel chains and home goods retailers and has worked with interior designer Barclay Butera and fashion designer Jeffrey Banks on signature line products...
December presentation: Photoshop to Illustrator and Back
This presentation will include an overview of the different strengths and purposes of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and a demonstration of workflow using both applications, including two projects (the following are links to the presenter's related Behance portfolio projects): an example of Creating Vector Outlines from Photos for Silkscreen the poster that the presenter created About the Presenter Carol Gunn, www.gunngraphics.biz is an experienced freelance graphic designer for print and...
About the Austin Adobe User Group
Become a member of the Austin Adobe User Group
Membership is free! Simply attend a live event online.
Management – Join Mailing List – Site Credit
Meetings
Each month, at 6 pm on the Second Thursday, an Adobe-related topic or demonstration is presented by a variety of group members (share your knowledge) or visiting experts. The meetings are free and open to anyone interested in learning about Adobe products and meeting other Adobe enthusiasts. Before the Covid Pandemic, our meetings were hosted at the New Horizon Learning Center, 300 East Highland Mall Boulevard #100, Austin, TX 78752; (512) 349-9555.
Now we meet on Zoom. For access details, please send an email to karen@austinadobeusergroup.com.
Miss a meeting?
Check the Presentations page and/or our YouTube channel. When possible we record our presentations.
Membership advantages
Why join the Austin Adobe User Group? Besides meeting other Adobe enthusiasts and learning how to use Adobe software (through demonstrations at meetings), there are
- special discounts that are available only for User Group members on
- Adobe products
- training:
- discounts from some of our training sponsors
- discounts on books from PeachPit and O’Reilly (request the discount)
- Members are eligible to win door prizes provided by sponsors and one of the twice-yearly Adobe software drawings; see below for details. Questions? Email austinadobegroupmgr@gmail.com
Management Team
The Austin Adobe Users Group is made possible through the continued service from volunteer coordinators and others.
Cornelius Chopin of Rich Media Services, Group Co-manager, Presenter
Jon Merrifield of Peli Studio, Group Co-manager, Presenter
Karen Kreps of Net Ingenuity Group Co-manager, Google Distribution List Manager/Website host
Join the Mailing List for News and Announcements from the Austin Adobe User Group.
The group maintains a “many-to-many” email list on Google Groups. Anyone may join. The list is used for official group announcements and members are welcome to use it to post news of interest to other Adobe users and well as provides a forum to pose questions and comments. Messages and replies sent to the list will go to all members. There are approximately 500 members on the list at any time.
Share your Skills and Talents
Showcase your skills by volunteering your skills and talents with website design, email management, and event coordination. Gain visibility for yourself and your company. Contact us about how you’d like to contribute.
Get Involved
Give a Presentation at a meeting
Speaking Opportunities for Adobe Users. Want to share tips and tricks of how you use Adobe products? Besides helping others learn, you can network with other Adobe enthusiasts. And you – and your contact info/website – will be listed as a presenter on this site. Contact us about your presentation
About the Group
Our mission is to:
- Provide a helpful and supportive environment for individuals who want to learn about web and multimedia design and development using Adobe products
- Provide opportunities for Adobe users to share information, tips, and tricks.
- Provide networking opportunities for web and multimedia professionals in the Austin, TX area.
Find other Adobe User Groups
All Adobe User Groups are listed at https://aem-augs.adobe.com/adobe-user-groups/
Twice-yearly Drawing for Adobe Software
To encourage people to join and participate in the local user groups, Adobe allows each user group to have a drawing twice a year for one Adobe software package valued up to $2,100. The Austin Adobe User group holds the drawings at the June and December meetings. All members who are present at the drawing are eligible to win their choice of an Adobe product that retails for up to $2,100.
How to increase your chances to win
- Attend the meetings. You must attend at least one meeting before the drawing to be a member and be eligible for the drawing. Each meeting you attend increases your chances.
- Do something that benefits the group – review a book, give a presentation, or contribute in another way. Giving a presentation at a meeting gives the most “bonus” tickets.
If you want to volunteer and earn extra tickets toward the drawing or have any questions, contact Karen Kreps, austinadobegroupmgr@gmail.com.
Website Credits
All work on the Austin Adobe User Group site is done by group members who volunteer their time. Many thanks to the following folks:
Karen Kreps, Net Ingenuity – hosting the site, maintaining the domain name, design team member
Jon Merrifield, Peli Studio – graphic design team member