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December 3 Meeting of the NY InDesign User Group
Wed, Dec 3rd, 2008 at 6:30 PM
Katie Murphy Amphitheatre, Fashion Institute of Technology
Event Details

Over 130 members attended the December 3, 2008 meeting of the New York InDesign User Group.

Chapter Rep Scott Citron kicked off the event by explaining some of the changes in store for the Gotham group. Among the changes for 2009 is a new venue. No longer will the group meet at Fashion Institute of Technology. Instead, the NY IDUG is entering into partnership with the prestigious School of Visual Arts. As such, meetings will be held in SVA's brand new state-of-the-art 250-seat theater on 23rd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues, not far from the Fashion Institute.

Reflecting a broader constituency and interest, the group will no longer focus on only Adobe InDesign. Instead, the new group will be renamed the Creative Suite User Group and will rededicate itself to supporting all products in the various flavors of the Adobe Creative Suites.

At the December 3rd event, Adobe's Jerry Silverman single-handedly showed how a simple layout that starts in InDesign can be repurposed and retooled to work dynamically in Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver. Jerry's insightful presentation went a long way to demonstrate how Creative Suite 4 continues Adobe's mission to publish good-looking content anytime and anywhere.

Following Jerry's presentation and few questions from the floor, the evening concluded with its customary wrap-up. Among the prizes raffled were books, t-shirts, Adobe software, and third-party plug-ins from Markzware (Q2ID) and onOne Software (FocalPoint).

Thank you

Thanks to Paul Tomzak for helping with the registration and raffle. Thanks to Bob Levine for taking photos of the winners. Thanks to Eddie Edell for being Eddie Edell. And thanks to our sponsors Adobe Systems Inc, O'Reilly Publishing, Peachpit Press, Markzware, and onOne Software, all of whom generously contributed items for the raffle.

Upcoming Industry Events

December 16, 2008
Central New Jersey InDesign User Group
http://www.indesignusergroup.com/chapters/centralnj

January 16, 2009
The Adobe Creative Suite 4 Launch Tour
http://www.mogoseminars.com

January 23, 2009
Introduction to InDesign with Scott Citron
$275 for TDC members, $350 for non-members.

Geared towards newbies or relative newbies to Adobe InDesign, this class provides an overview of the application and its powerful approach to page layout. If you've been dragging your feet on switching to InDesign this class is guaranteed to get you up to speed in one day.
http://tdc.org/tdc_site/education.html

January 30, 2009
Intermediate and Advanced InDesign with Scott Citron
$275 for TDC members, $350 for non-members.

If you've been using InDesign for a while but look to increase your knowledge and efficiency, this class is for you. If you're frustrated that you're only scratching the surface, this class will push your understanding to the next level and give you an edge over your colleagues.
http://tdc.org/tdc_site/education.html

February 10, 2009
Getting Started with Dreamweaver and CSS
http://www.mogoseminars.com

March 25-27, 2009
Photoshop World (Boston)
$150 IDUG discount available
http://www.photoshopworld.com

Comments from attendees

"Love that you are now going to cover all of the Creative Suite!"

"Jerry is a great presenter. I learned a lot."

"Great Flash presentation."

"Absolutely great. I loved the functionality in the demo. Also liked the new idea of the CS User Group."

Next Meeting

February 2009. Exact date to be determined.

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