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Archive for September, 2009
Making a PDF for Print – Checking, Fixing and Preflighting

I recently presented at the Prepare to Win event in Phoenix on creating the perfect pdf, as well as cross media.  Preparing a PDF for print can be a tough task. With so many options and potential unknowns it’s nice to know that Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro takes a lot of the guessing out of [...]

New Lynda.com Title: Creating Your First Site with Dreamweaver

My new Lynda.com title is hot off the press and available on Lynda.com! I’m proud of it because the creating, recording and testing process went amazingly smooth and it shows.  Creating a First Site in Dreamweaver CS4 So if you’re new to Dreamweaver and web design then it is the perfect course for you! All [...]

Lynda.com: Creating Your First Web Site with Dreamweaver CS4

Creating a First Web Site with Dreamweaver CS4 shows the basics of doing just that—building a first web site. In this title I walk you through the important steps of creating a web site from concept to publishing, using Dreamweaver CS4. I teach how to create basic web pages, add text and image content, use [...]

New Dreamweaver Lynda.com Title Coming Soon!

Last weekend I recorded my latest Lynda.com title “Creating Your First Website in Dreamweaver CS4″.  It is a really good title since it’s a “soup to nuts” title teaching you everything you need to know about creating your first website in Dreamweaver. Here’s the offiical description: Creating a First Web Site with Dreamweaver CS4 does [...]

New AdobeTV.com – Great Tutorials!

Check out the new version of Adobe TV!!  http://tv.adobe.com It was architected and designed based on substantial input from users and is the first website in the world to deploy a video player built with the Adobe Open Source Media Framework (aka Strobe), and one of the first sites built using Adobe ColdFusion 9. The [...]

AIGA Salt Lake – Flash Workshop

I’ll be at the AIGA Salt Lake City meeting on September 24th where I will be speaking about the new features of Flash CS4 Professional! The features I will cover include: New motion tween for quick, easy animation creation Prebuilt Motion Presets Bone tool for quick character animation Fundamentals of ActionScript Attendees will also learn [...]

Web Site Dimensions

I occasionally get asked about what size you should design a website at.  This question has an inherent issue because of the following: The array of monitor resolutions The fact that web pages can be scaleable http://webstyleguide.com/page/dimensions.html

Amp Up Photoshop! Tutorials, Textures, and More…

Probably the most exhaustive list of Photoshop tutorials, textures, symbols, tips, psd source files, and brushes to amp up any design.  A great resource. Props to the creator.