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RIA Meeting/Party @ Canal Street Tavern

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:38:22 +0000

Event by braindraw

Date and Time

December 15, 2009 from 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Address

308 E 1st St
Dayton, OH 45402
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Speakers

TBD

Agenda

We're teaming up again with the Wright-Patterson Coldfusion User Group to create an evening of education, discussion, and fun! We'll hear from several presenters about various RIA-related topics.

WPCFUG will be giving away a free copy of CS4, and we'll have plenty of other fun prizes on hand.

More details coming soon...

Keywords

RIA, CS4

Guest Speakers: Andy Nick and Brian Ward

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:05:40 +0000

Event by braindraw

Date and Time

September 8, 2009 from 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Address

1725 East David Road
Kettering, OH 45440
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Speakers

Andy Nick and Brian Ward - Designers/Animators at Real Art Design Group

Agenda

Andy Nick and Brian Ward are colleagues at Real Art Design Group, often collaborating on projects from creative development to production. They will demo a few of their video/animation projects that were made possible by After Effects, and show you a few tips and tricks along the way.

Novices to the program should be able to walk away with a better idea of what's possible with After Effects, and hopefully won't feel so intimidated by it. Seasoned AE veterans can benefit from Andy and Brian's unique perspective and experience.

We've also invited our friends at the Ohio Valley chapter of MCA-I to join us. They'll provide both snacks and intriguing discussion.

Here's the plan:

DCS/AUG announcements
Andy and Brian will demo a few animation projects
Open Q+A discussion
Door prize giveaway (2 books, chosen by winners)

A note about August's cancelled meeting: Rick Pearson was unable to join us for our August meeting, so unfortunately we had to cancel it. We may still reschedule his presentation for another time. Stay tuned for details.

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Real Art Design Group

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Guest speaker: Ben Nicholson of Lightborne (1 Comment)

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:59:00 +0000

Event by braindraw

Date and Time

July 28, 2009 from 3:00pm - 5:30pm

Address

1725 east david road
kettering, ohio 45440
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Speakers

Ben Nicholson, Creative Director/Designer/Animator at Lightborne

Since Joining Lightborne in 2000, Ben has overseen the development of a once one-man motion design department into a fully staffed global creative force. Ben has directed and animated both live-action and animated national Ad campaigns, music videos and tour visuals. At Lightborne, Ben is the dreamer and the technical limit pusher who is always looking for a new way to not only execute motion design but also to display it. This want comes from years of prior experience working on media for Disney rides, robotic projection screens, and just about every other surface where video should not be seen. Creative collaboration is the fuel for his fire and he loves helping clients execute, grow and implement their vision.

When Ben is not working, he is gardening with his beautiful wife and helping love and wrangle his three children. You can often find him in the kitchen cooking meals for his friends.

With 12 years of experience in the motion design world, Ben brings a technical and artistic eye that only time and experience can bring and continues to love making the impossible possible.

Agenda

Ben Nicholson, Creative Director at Cincinnati-based Lightborne will be joining us to share some insight into his creative process and show off some of the projects that were born from that creativity. Lightborne's work is focused on motion graphics, but anyone can benefit from Ben's advice and perspective on the creative process.

This meeting is the first in a three-part series of meetings on video and motion graphics. We are not planning to discuss technical design or animation techniques, but rather focus on broader creative topics. So whether you're a print designer, web designer, or photographer, you should be able to gain something from attending this meeting.

Here's the plan:

DCS/AUG announcements
Ben will discuss his creative process as it relates to his company's work with motion design
We'll watch various clips of Ben's work accompanied by his notes/anecdotes
Brief Q+A
Door prize giveaway (2 books, chosen by winners)

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Lightborne

Keywords

motion, Lightborne, Cincinnati, Ben Nicholson, design, creativity

Dayton Adobe RIA Event - Featuring Flash, Flex, and ColdFusion

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:19:50 +0000

Event by braindraw

Date and Time

June 16, 2009 from 4:30pm - 8:30pm

Address

Canal Street Tavern
308 E. First St.
Dayton, OH 45402
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Agenda

Join us for the 2nd Annual Dayton Adobe RIA Event and learn more about upcoming releases of Flex, ColdFusion, and Flash. Adobe is sponsoring this meeting with food, giveaways and a raffle copy of Adobe software!

After we have our presentations, which will begin at 7:30p, we will have networking time, as well as some fantastic local music.

This event is free to attend, and there will be free food, as well as a cash bar.

Please note that you must be 18 years of age or older or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to attend this event at Canal Street Tavern. Also, you must be 21 years of age or older to purchase or consume alcohol.

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CANCELED: AUG Meeting

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:49:31 +0000

Event by rclark06

Date and Time

June 9, 2009 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Agenda

We have canceled this meeting. We will instead be joining the Miami Valley Coldfusion User Group and the Wright Patterson Coldfusion User Group for the User Group tour event on June 16 at Canal Sreet Tavern.

More info coming soon.

May Meeting: Vector Graphics in Adobe Illustrator! (1 Comment)

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:47:26 +0000

Event by rclark06

Date and Time

May 12, 2009 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Agenda

Bezier curves rawk. And if you don't know what that means then you need a little trip through Adobe Illustrator. This program offers some serious illustration-power and scalable graphics, but has quite the learning curve. If you've ever wondered how to better illustrate a logo, illustration, or shirt design you're in luck!

Join the DCS Adobe User Group at our May meeting, where we'll be discussing vector graphic illustration with Ryan Clark. We'll take a trip through his latest project from sketch to finished mock-up, with tips and tricks about Abobe Illustrator along the way.

We'll also have some give-aways and some announcements about upcoming DCS events. Bring any questions you have, and a sketch-pad in case you feel inspired to go vector-crazy on your own!

Details:
    * Tuesday, May 12 @ 6pm
    * School of Advertising Art - 1725 E David Rd
    * No cost for members or non-members

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April Meeting: Print Production Techniques

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:46:25 +0000

Event by rclark06

Date and Time

April 13, 2009 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Address

1725 E David Rd
Dayton, OH 45440
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Speakers

Rob Anspach, Production Manager at Real Art Design Group

Agenda

Your work starts its life on the computer screen, hopeful that someday it might become a thing. Some time later it is a very real thing with three dimensions, that reflects color, that you can see, touch, and even smell. And nestled somewhere between the imagined and the real is the magic of print production.

Join the DCS Adobe User Group at our April meeting, where we'll be discussing prepress and print production techniques. Rob Anspach, Production Manager at Real Art Design Group, will present some of his tried and true methods for getting it done... on time, up to snuff, and maybe even under budget!

We'll also be making some special announcements and giving away door prizes, so you won't want to miss it. Feel free to bring examples of your own prepress prowess, questions for Rob, and a friend. See you at SAA!

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March Meeting: Non-Destructive Editing Techniques in Photoshop

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:45:34 +0000

Event by rclark06

Date and Time

March 24, 2009 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Address

1725 east david road
kettering, ohio 45440
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Speakers

Ryan Clark & Brian Ward

Agenda

Smart objects, smart filters, masks and layer styles. These are essential non-destructive editing tools in Photoshop that many people overlook because they've formed bad habits over the years or maybe they just never learned much about them in the first place.

We'll look at these tools and offer some tips on how you can clean up your workflow, save time, and make your files more flexible.

We're trying something a little different this time. We want our second meeting to be a little less formal than the first one, so we're planning to host the meeting inside an SAA classroom.

This should make it easier for everyone to participate, share their thoughts, and maybe demonstrate some examples.

Hope to see you there!

DCS Adobe User Group Kickoff Meeting

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:22:28 +0000

Event by braindraw

Date and Time

February 10, 2009 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Address

School of Advertising Art
1725 E David Rd
Dayton, OH 45440
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Speakers

AUG managers Ryan Clark and Brian Ward

Agenda

Presentation - Adobe User Group: purpose, plans, and benefits
Demonstration - Joining and using our Adobe User Group online
Demonstration - Using Adobe® Kuler™ to create perfect color palettes
Networking - Rub elbows with fellow Adobe users