Integration Bliss with Adobe InDesign CS4

and Flash CS4 Professional

You’re peanut butter is in my chocolate! You’re chocolate is in my peanut butter! InDesign has always been a best-in-class layout tool for print media. And of course Flash is the tool of choice used to create and deliver interactive content. Now, with their CS4 releases, Adobe has delivered killer integration between these two flagship products that enables traditional print designers to participate in digital publishing. Designers can take advantage of the rich layout and typography tools in InDesign CS4 to design rich interactive documents that can then be opened in Flash CS4 Professional for further development. Flash CS4 has made it easier than ever to add video, animation and interactivity to deliver engaging experiences.

  In this session, Michael will take you through a whirl wind tour of current digital publishing trends, highlighting compelling examples that will inspire you and get you to rethink what a “document” is. Afterwards, he’ll walk you through the various features available in InDesign CS4 and Flash CS4 Professional that make it easier to create rich interactive documents. You’ll leave this session seeing how Flash and InDesign are better together.

Michael Ninness

Senior Product Manager, InDesign

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Michael Ninness grew up in the Redwoods of Arcata in Northern California. He moved to Seattle in 1989 to study for a Graphic Design BFA at the University of Washington and fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. He paid his way through design school by teaching designers and photographers how to use digital tools and techniques. Michael has over ten years experience as a product manager and user interface designer of software products for creative professionals. Past positions include LiveMotion Group Product Manager and Senior User Interaction Designer for the Creative Suite 3 at Adobe, and Program Manager for Expression Blend at Microsoft. Michael is a frequent and top-rated presenter at numerous industry events including Photoshop World, PhotoPlus Expo, PMA, Macworld, FlashForward, Flash on the Beach, Web Design World, the HOW Design Conference and Pacific New Media at the University of Hawaii. He is the author of several Photoshop video training titles published by Lynda.com.