Design Lecture Series: Andy Spade
 6:00 – 8:00 pm
 Monday, August 31, 2009
 Adobe San Francisco
                                 
One of the oldest and most important lecture series dedicated to the convergence of technology, art and design, this year’s series continues a tradition of bringing world-renowned professionals to one of the world’s great creative capitals. Andy Spade is the creative director/founder of Partners & Spade—a new studio that specializes in advertising, publishing, art and film. In 1993 he founded Kate and Jack Spade and was honored by the CFDA for excellence in design. He has written and produced several award winning films, including Paperboys directed by Mike Mills and The Pleasure of Being Robbed now being shown on the IFC channel.
 
Andy worked for many years as an award-winning copywriter at agencies such as Chiat/Day, and Saatchi and Saatchi. He is currently creating an educational television series titled I AM with red bucket films and publishing a catalogue of found photography named Strangers Pictures. He lives in New York City with his wife, Kate, and daughter, Bea.
 
 
What’s New in Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Design Premium: Creativity Unleashed
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
AcademyX at Adobe San Francisco
 
Learn how to apply the skills you already have to create rich, compelling content for print and online with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium. In this session you’ll discover powerful new drawing, design, animation and 3D tools that will enable you to express yourself in exciting new ways and deliver rich, creative experiences across print, web and mobile media.
 
 Capitalize on the Latest Media Trends with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium
 6:30 – 8:30 pm
 Wednesday, September 2, 2009
 AIGA San Francisco
 
Designers comfortable working in Photoshop®, Illustrator® and InDesign® for print production can now quickly produce designs for digital media with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium. Export InDesign documents to the XFL format and open them in Flash® CS4 Professional with the visual fidelity of your original layout maintained. Use Flash to add sophisticated interactivity, animation, and navigation to complex layouts for an engaging reading experience. Tight integration between CS4 components means your developers can work with the files you create, rather than having to reproduce the design from scratch first. It’s easier than ever for designers on your team to begin working with interactivity, without having to learn to code or a new software application.
 
 
 More Productivity, More Possibilities with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium
 6:30 – 8:30 pm
 Thursday, September 3, 2009
 The Hyatt Regency San Francisco / Seacliff Room
 
Learn how Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium maximizes your return on investment by putting an arsenal of new time-saving features at your fingertips. Deliver the work you do today in less time, save countless hours by making tedious everyday tasks faster and be inspired with new features that make it easier for you to extend the reach of your print designs.