Wanted to let folks know that a couple of members of the San Diego Flash User Group will be presenting at the upcoming Adobe MAX conference. So if you are attending, make sure you give them some support.
Join Aaron Pederson and James Polanco, Flex component development experts, as they walk you through the inner workings of the Flex framework and explain how to write extensible, rich, and highly performing components. They will cover the new Spark component and skinning architecture and how to use it correctly to build Spark components for use in Flex applications.
Time: Tuesday, October, 26th, 8:30 am – 9:30 am
10 Ways To Please Your Flex Dev with James Polanco and Aaron Pedersen
Creative Suite 5 and Flex 4 is changing the way designers and developers work together when creating Flex based applications. For designers, these updates are enabling a lot more control and input into the Flex 4 development process, creating exciting opportunities, challenges and even unintended consequences. In this session, we will examine ten different designer oriented tips that can improve the Flex 4 experience for you, your developers and ideally the entire project process.
Time: Monday October 25, 3:30 PM
Room: FITC Unconference Room
Creating Compelling Mobile User Experiences: What You Need to Know
Explore the role of prototyping in designing and developing compelling mobile applications. We’ll examine the forms that prototypes can take (from paper prototypes to rich, interactive simulations), their advantages and costs, and how Adobe tools can be used to create them. Then we’ll walk through creating a user interface for a mobile application using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash Professional, Flash Catalyst, and Flash Builder. This presentation also covers best practices for UX, as well as developer-focused tips and tricks.
Time: Monday, October, 25th, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Recording now available!
New to mobile development? Wondering how mobile applications are built? This presentation will walk you the entire development process of the MAX unconference application from design to deployment. Chris Griffith will show you how he designed and built the application using a variety of tools and techniques.
Time: Tuesday October 26, 12:30 PM
Room: FITC Unconference Room
September 27th, 2010 Chris Griffith
| October 4, 2010 |
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
Our October meeting looks to be a lot of fun, as we have asked each of you to give a short 5-10 minute presentation of something cool you have been working on! The presentations can be from demonstrating a cool technique you learned to showcasing your latest app. So, don’t be shy, we know you can knock our socks off! This will also be a great chance to find some new inspiration, and pick up some new tricks from other members.
Meeting Information:
Day: October 4th
Time: 6pm – 8pm
Location: Art Institute of San Diego, South Building, Room 310
June 9th, 2010 Chris Griffith

So how is this different than the normal registration?
It is online. So you are free to watch any of the presentations live, but when you register, you also get access to the recorded presentations. That is 33 sessions from some of the biggest and best names in the business, including the keynote by Adobe’s Doug Winnie.
After you register, you’ll get an email back telling you the live room recordings. You’ll be sent where to view the recordings after the conference.
What is D2W?
Kansas City’s first Designer/Developer Workflow Conference. June 19-20 in downtown Kansas City, MO near the Power & Light District. We have some of the best speakers both locally and internationally coming to talk on all things workflow. If you are a designer, developer or both, this conference is for you.
Why Workflow?
What’s the big deal about workflow? Workflow is something we all do, day in and day out – although you may not even think about it. Do you work with multiple applications during the day? Do you work with team members, departments, clients, etc.? Improving those workflows is what D2W is all about. We have 3 tracks, with 60-minute sessions. Sign up as a designer, developer, or as a hybrid of both. In addition to the sessions centering around workflow, there’ll be several biz-type sessions for Web professionals.
Who is speaking?
We have an amazing speaker list. Doug Winnie, Flash Catalyst Product Manager and Workflow Manager, Paul Trani – Flash Platform Evangelist, Pariah Burke – Adobe Instructor and workflow is his middle name, Rob Huddleston – Adobe Instructor and author extraordinaire as well as Tom Green who is a legend in the Flash world. We have many more amazing speakers, check out the speakers page and find out more.