Adobe Boot Camp: A Crash Course for InDesign & Flash

Join us for our first Adobe Boot Camp. We're breaking apart from our past overview formats and diving into much more detail this year with an all day crash course on InDesign & Flash CS4. Come hear from local experts Sean Cooke (InDesign) & Benjamin Mace (Flash) as they walk through examples of multi-paged print layouts and transform them into interactive content for the web.

Choose from either a full day option covering both suites or pick a 1/2 day session that appeals most to you. Snacks and drinks will be provided during breaks and a catered lunch will be served for attendees selecting the full day of sessions.

As an Adobe Design Master, Sean Cooke of Techead carries the most Adobe instructor certifications in Virginia and ranks within the top 20 most certified instructors nationwide. He has worked in all aspects of printing, from commercial offset and screen printing to wide-format digital and vinyl cutting. In addition, his years of pre-press and design background add to his training experience. During the InDesign session, Sean will walk through:

Setting up master pages, variable text placement and default colors
Formatting text and creating styles for paragraphs, characters, lines and tables
Formatting, exporting and incorporating art from Photoshop and Illustrator
Establishing, using and editing nested paragraph and object styles

Benjamin Mace is the Interactive Director at Grow Interactive in Norfolk, VA. He has 12 years of interactive experience and has taught Flash throughout his career. Benjamin was a co-author for Flash MX Express and has written dozens of tutorials for websites all across the web. During the Flash session, Benjamin will cover:

Setting up a Flash project and covering the basics of frame rate, the stage and the Flash library.
Creating a navigation and moving through the Flash timeline
Formatting content and creating a layout with text, images and video
Using ActionScript to create visual effects, animate content and control sound & video.

Date: Thursday, November 19th
 InDesign Session: 9:00am - 12:30pm
Flash Session: 1:15pm - 5:00pm
 Location: ECPI 5555 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 Room #360

Early Bird Tickets
Members & ECPI Students: $35 per session, $60 all day 
Non-members: $60 per session, $110 all day
Students: $40 per session, $70 all day

After November 1st: 
Members & ECPI Students: $45 per session, $80 all day
 Non-members: $75 per session, $140 all day 
Students: $50 per session, $85 all day

Early bird prices end November 1st. This event is likely to sell out, so please buy your tickets early. Students will need to present a valid ID.

Cost covers attendance, refreshments, and one entry into the software raffle per session attended (with completed feedback form). Catered lunch is included for all day session purchases.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Is this a hands-on training? This is a lecture style training, but you can bring a laptop to follow along. Source files will be provided before and after the event.
Do I need to bring a computer? You can bring a laptop if you'd like, but you do not need one for the training.
What level of experience do I need to attend wither session and be able to follow along? InDesign users should be familiar with tools, palettes, making pages and formatting text. Flash users should know the basics of the timeline, library, drawing tools and using simple actions such as gotoAndPlay. Both sessions will touch briefly on these topics and move into more advanced methods throughout the day.

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