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8:00 am - 5:00 pm

closeKick-Ass Opening Keynote: Revolutions

All Conferences
9:00 am - 10:00 am

rev·o·lu·tion \ˌre-və-ˈlü-shən\ noun a:a sudden, radical, or complete change b: a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something; a change of paradigm

When was the last time you started a revolution? Maybe the time is now.

Bob Kodzis has made a habit of starting revolutions in some truly strange and amazing places, and with some outrageous and hilarious results. As a creative catalyst, a facilitator and the President and Founder of Flight of Ideas, Inc., Kodzis has had the opportunity to shake up a wide range of organizations, teams and individuals around the planet; from Kennedy Space Center to the American Bar Association to Vekoma International, the largest rollercoaster manufacturer in the world.

Revolutions is a fast, funny and profound ride through the lessons that Bob Kodzis has learned while smashing conventional thinking and dancing in the mine fields of corporate America. In this presentation seeks to answer the burning question: What does it take for a truly creative spirit to survive and thrive in a very conservative business world ?

If you want to be a revolutionary thinker, start a revolution!


Speakers: Bob Kodzis

closeBreak

All Conferences
10:20 am - 10:30 am

closeCreating and Using Flash with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Creative Suite Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

Few people realize how much Adobe has integrated Flash technology into the whole suite (both in CS2 and CS3). Follow Mordy through an eye-opening survey of how each program in the suite lets you import or create Flash and SVG files.
Importing Flash into InDesign for rich-media PDF files
Building layers and using symbols
Interactivity, blends, and animations.

Speakers: Chris Converse

closeWhy Leave InDesign?

Creative Suite Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

Why leave InDesign and use another application when you don’t have to? InDesign has plenty of Photoshop- and Illustrator-like features that you may not even know about.
Create Photoshop-style compositions
Turn on/off layers in imported images
Appling blend modes, opacity settings, feathering and drop shadows
Custom image masks
PLUS: New CS3 Features: Transparency controls (including glow and bevels) for fills, strokes and text
Exporting JPEGs

Speakers: David Blatner

closePaths vs. Pixels: When, What, Where, and How

Pixel Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

Paths will be paths, and pixels will be pixels, and never the twain shall meet. But in this indepth exposé, the “Vector Babe” pries into the hidden secrets of vectors and bitmaps, uncovering tasty morsels such as:
How to ensure your vector artwork stays that way
Converting pixels to paths and vice versa

Speakers: Sandee Cohen

closeSustainability: HELP DESTROY THE PLANET – USE ONLY RECYCLED PAPER

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am



Topics will include:
It’s not always what it appears
Doing What’s Good for the Earth
The Consumer and Environmental Paper & Print
A Graphic Design Path to Environmental Responsibility
A Brighter Shade of Green in your marketing

Don’t care much about the sustainable movement? Well, your client might! Learn how to snag a client using your knowledge of sustainability. Saving trees is great, but money doesn’t grow on those rescued leaves. Industry experts show you how to reel in a little extra cash by educating your client on how to go green, and then watch the projects start to flow in.



Speakers: Wayne Dennis

closeDesign in Motion: After Effects Crash Course

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
10:30 am - 11:50 am

This presentation provides the core fundamentals of animation with Adobe After Effects CS3, a powerful software tool for visual effects and motion graphics. The "Crash Course" format is designed for creative professionals who need an essential understanding of motion editing and compositing.

Speakers: Mason Dixon

closeLunch On Your Own

All Conferences
11:50 am - 1:00 pm

closeAdobe Bridge for InDesign Users

Creative Suite Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Bridge CS3 is a significant update to Adobe’s asset management tool, and understanding it is key to being efficient in the Suite.
Why Bridge makes managing your assets a breeze
Common keyboard shortcuts you just have to know
Organizing InDesign snippets and templates
Automating the Suite
Demystifying metadata

Speakers: Sandee Cohen

closePhotoshop CS3 for Print Design and Production

Pixel Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

This session will focus on using the most powerful new Photoshop CS3 features for print design and production, including:
Making tonal corrections with the new Curves dialog box
The new Quick Selection tool
Refining selection edges for image extraction
Smart filters and adjustment layers and more!

Speakers: Ted LoCascio

closePDF in, PDF Out: Best Practices

Creative Suite Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

In this session you’ll be immersed into the world of PDF workflow for print publishing using the Adobe Creative Suite applications. Includes important, detailed background information which will help you in your daily production, including:
General file format issues
PDF Print Publishing Workflows
Principles for Reliable PDF workflow
PDF File Creation Methods
Technical Realities (fonts, color, transparency, images, etc.)
PDF/X Standards (including the new PDF/X-4 standard)
The Adobe PDF Print Engine

Speakers: Claudia McCue

closeGot Color Standards in Your Color Workflow?

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

This presentation will focus on color printing standards (primarily GRACOL, SWOP and ISO) and how to utilize them in your color workflow. In this presentation you will learn what you should know about these standards and how you can make best use of them in your design or publishing workflow using products like Adobe Creative Suite or RIP softwares for proofing. People who should attend this track are graphic designers, publishing companies, prepress personnel, and print buyers.

Speakers: Dan Gillespie

closeSound in Motion: SoundTrack Pro Crash Course

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

This presentation covers the core tools needed to manipulate audio in Apple's Final Cut Pro and SoundTrack Pro. The "Crash Course" format is designed for creative professionals who need an essential understanding of sound editing for film and video.

Speakers: Mason Dixon

closeStash Film Theatre Introduction

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1:00 pm - 2:30 pm



Speakers: Stephen Price

closeStash Theatre Opening Presentation

All Conferences
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Join Stash DVD Magazine founding editor Stephen Price for a front-row look at the most innovative and inspiring new animation, visual effects and motion design projects. Watch an incredible selection of outstanding commercials, music videos, virals, broadcast design, short films and game cinematics from 2007 and 2008 PLUS learn vital steps to grabbing your share of business in the major media markets.

Speakers: Stephen Price

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All Conferences
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm

closeI Didn’t Know Acrobat Could Do That!

Creative Suite Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Acrobat is the cornerstone of many print and interactive workflows these days. But most Acrobat users only use a small percentage of this incredibly rich application’s features. Whether you’re a new user or a seasoned pro, join us as we uncover some of the most helpful yet underused features in the program!

Speakers: Claudia McCue

closeCode in Motion: Motion UX, Designing Interfaces that Move

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

This presentation covers the core concepts of flash interface design flash video and after effects animation for flash. Touches on user interface history and design considerations.

Speakers: Mason Dixon

closePreparing Images for Layout

Pixel Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Separate myth from fact and delve into what you need to know to prepare your images for InDesign or QuarkXPress.

* RGB vs. CMYK
* Resolution
* Why metadata is your best friend
* Linking vs. embedding
* What’s different if you’re using InDesign CS3
* What to use: TIFF, PSD, PDF, or...

Speakers: David Blatner

closeFrom InDesign to HTML

Creative Suite Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Your boss just told you to put the annual report on the Web site? Learn how you can streamline the conversion of your InDesign documents into Web pages.

* Preparing and packaging your pages for Dreamweaver, or GoLive
* Key issues to think about when converting documents
* Exporting XHTML from InDesign CS3

Speakers: Chris Converse

closeAnimate Your Package Design with Lenticular

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Transform your ordinary projects into something dynamic and unique with lenticular printing. In this session, you will experience a showcase of various ways to use lenticular printing to your clients’ advantage with this remarkable animated effect.


Speakers: Jordan Falk

closeBreak

All Conferences
3:40 pm - 3:50 pm

closeEssential InDesign Tips & Tricks

Creative Suite Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Learn how to make your pages fly with the essential shortcuts and techniques that top InDesign demons use every day!
Super-charging InDesign for a real-world production setting
Hidden and undocumented productivity features
Vital keyboard shortcuts for navigation and formatting

Speakers: David Blatner

closeCartoon & Non-Photo Realistic Rendering Techniques for 3D CGI - PART 1

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Gary M. Davis will explore various solutions for combining 3D animation and compositing techniques to create cartoon and other non-photorealistic assets for animated spots, TV series and feature films. Applications focused on include Autodesk 3ds Max, Combustion and Toxik. Topics covered include considerations for 3D modeling, materials/shaders, procedural systems including particles and 3D rendering in multi-plane passes for a node-based compositing pipeline.

Speakers: Gary Davis

closePhotoshop for the Web and Flash

Pixel Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

You thought you knew the basics of making Web graphics in Photoshop, but Adobe has snuck in a number of cool features over the past few versions that you probably don’t know about.

* Best practices for Web graphics
* Slicing and dicing
* Fireworks CS3 vs. ImageReady
* Making the most of Photoshop’s HTML features
* Flash CS3 integration

Speakers: Chris Converse

closeTooting Your Own Horn!

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Jeff Fisher, the Engineer of Creative Identity for the design firm Jeff Fisher LogoMotives, has become a self-promotion guru. Creatives are in the business of creating marketing and promoting materials for their clients, but are often neglectful in do the same in regards to their own efforts. Fisher will share tips and anecdotes about promoting oneself through press releases, writing articles and books, making use of social networking and social media, blogging, design competition submissions, and being prepared when the media calls to give your business major exposure.

Speakers: Jeff Fisher

closeCreate Chaos 08 Welcome Reception

All Conferences
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Welcome to Chaos! Mix and mingle with creative professionals from around the country and across multiple industries at our opening reception.

Location: TBA

closeRegistration Open

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8:00 am - 5:00 pm

closeThe Future of the Creative Suite

Creative Suite Conference
9:00 am - 10:20 am

If our calculations are correct, Adobe will be getting close to releasing Creative Suite 4 sometime before spring! They’ve already started showing upcoming technology with some public betas, blog posts, and demos (though no one ever knows exactly which features will actually make it in the final released product). Come see what cool stuff the future will bring at this insider look at the present and future of the Creative Suite.

Speakers: Tim Cole, David Blatner

closeYou Can Create Magic Too!

All Conferences
9:00 am - 10:00 am

This can't miss keynote address is based on retired Executive Vice President of Walt Disney World Resort Lee Cockerell's new book, CREATING MAGIC…10 COMMON SENSE LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES FROM A LIFE AT DISNEY.

Lee Cockerell’s keynote address will teach you and inspire you to become a great leader and great manager in all parts of your life and how to be a leader that can inspire people to move from interested to committed. Lee will cover the four areas that leaders need to be competent in, to be efficient and effective. You will learn the Four Expectations of all Customers, the Four Expectations of all employees and the Customer Experience Cycle. And finally you will learn the most important leadership responsibility and the most important leadership behavior that will ensure that you leave a legacy.

Speakers: Lee Cockerell

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All Conferences
10:20 am - 10:30 am

closeMultimedia and Interactive PDF

Creative Suite Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

InDesign is quickly becoming the world’s best tool for building “rich media” PDF files, full of audio, video, Flash, and hyperlinked buttons.
Learn how to build interactive PDF files and
what pitfalls might await you.

* • Supercool rollovers
* • Using transparency effects to your advantage
* • Dual-purpose files that play and print!

Speakers: Sandee Cohen

closeDreamweaver and CSS

Creative Suite Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

Building a Web site without CSS is like building a skyscraper without rebar steel—the CSS is what provides strength and flexibility! Get up to speed fast with CSS and learn how to tweak and style like the masters.

* Converting table-based layouts to CSS
* How Dreamweaver makes CSS easy
* Managing multiple CSS files

Speakers: Chris Converse

closeKeeping it Real: Creativity Unleashed!

Pixel Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

This session’s focus is on realism. From 3D in Photoshop to Hyper-realistic Photoshop illustration, HDR photography and blending everything together in Flash, this entertaining and informative session will raise the bar on what’s possible visually. You will be amazed at what’s possible with a little out of the box thinking. What you’ll witness
Working with 3D in Photoshop
Plugins, that make you look like a star
Crafty ways of creating ultra realism in Photoshop
Extending the dynamic range of any photograph
Making a Photo look like an illustration
Merging Video into a Flash Environment (AKA Blade Runner Style)

Speakers: Colin Smith

closeDesign in Motion: After Effects Character Animation Crash Course

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
10:30 am - 11:50 am

This presentation covers the core animation tools needed for character animation in Adobe After Effects such as parenting, anchor point, precomposing, null objects, stop motion techniques and the puppet tool. The "Crash Course" format is designed for creative professionals who need an essential understanding of motion editing and compositing.

Speakers: Mason Dixon

closeLunch on your own

All Conferences
11:50 am - 1:00 pm

closeSymbols and Brushes in Illustrator

Creative Suite Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Just when you think you know Illustrator and Photoshop pretty well, you realize just how deep these amazing programs are. Come explore some of the most powerful yet misunderstood features in the Suite.

Speakers: Sandee Cohen

closeEasy 2D/3D with CINEMA 4D and Adobe After Effects

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

This session will demonstrate how you can use CINEMA 4D to enjoy increased speed and efficiency in your 2D/3D production workflow. Find out how you can easily utilize CINEMA 4D’s multi-pass and compositing project system to integrate seamlessly with Adobe After Effects. Sponsored by Maxon.

Speakers: Kai Pedersen

closeBridge Tips for Photoshop Users

Pixel Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Adobe Bridge is the glue that holds the Creative Suite together, and you have to know how to use it if you’re going to be efficient with these programs. Managing your images, text, InDesign documents, and other assets is one of the most challenging tasks in today’s fast-paced world. Join us for the inside scoop on keeping track and keeping up with Bridge.

* New CS3 features, including stacks and the loupe tool
* Automation in CS2 and CS3

Speakers: Ted LoCascio

closeBuilding a Great InDesign Template

Creative Suite Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Building a template with which you or others can quickly lay out a document sounds far easier than it is. Learn the ins and outs of creating strong yet flexible templates.
Setting up master pages
Building robust styles
Automating page numbering and section headers
Best practices for documenting your work
Helpful plug-ins and resources

Speakers: David Blatner

closeA Little Help From My Friends

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Stop living inside a box and make some friends! Collaboration is key in the creative community, and if you don’t look around to see who you can mix and mingle with, you are missing out. The new Renaissance of the creative industries is making it more necessary than ever to collaborate with others. Remember, the end result is greater than the sum of all its parts, so get out there and collaborate! See some great case studies of collaboration from those who do it best.

Speakers: Justin Ahrens

closeBreak

All Conferences
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm

closeCool Illustrator Text Effects

Creative Suite Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Illustrator let you do jaw-dropping effects with text, but it’s not always obvious how to achieve greatness. Come have fun as we explore the ins and outs of text effects.
Text gradients
Avoid converting to outlines at all costs

Speakers: Ted LoCascio

closePhotoshop: Most Wanted

Pixel Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Based on Colin Smith’s best-selling book and video series, we will explore some of today’s most requested special effects. From photorealistic textures to tricks with light and much more! Learn the secrets of the pros from an award-winning expert who has excelled in the field and understands your needs and deadlines. Say goodbye to boring images forever!

Speakers: Colin Smith

closeBuilding Long Documents in InDesign

Creative Suite Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Whether you are building a magazine, a catalog, or a book, it’s essential that you master InDesign’s long document features.
The Book file and its amazing features
Auto-numbering and auto-pagination
Sections: how and when to use them
Controlling page numbering, styles, and colors across multiple files
Tables of contents and indexing

Speakers: David Blatner

closeThe ROI of One-to-One Solutions - Part 1

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Dive into one-to-one personalization. Variable Data Printing has taken another step into the future connecting the Web to print using one-to-one solutions such as a personalized URL, or "pURL." When using pURL to reach your clients as part of a campaign, you can track the ROI of marketing materials and direct mail pieces you create. Plus, it is really cool. Get exposed to the impact that pURL can have on your clients in this session.

Also, we need to grasp that Variable Data Printing is a reality - not just a clever gimmick. Manage your customer and client relations with a personalized touch, and not that much more work. Inconceivable, you say? See how VDP can make your clients the coolest kids on the block with a powerful, lasting impression. Discover the power of variable data at this "interactive" showcase.

Speakers: Mickey Call, Rick Schadle

closeCode in Motion: After Effects Expressions Crash Course

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

This presentation covers the core tools needed for creating and utilizing Expressions in Adobe After Effects. The "Crash Course" format is designed for creative professionals who need an essential understanding of motion editing and compositing.

Speakers: Mason Dixon

closeMy Tip’s Better Than Your Tip: A Showdown of the Tipsters

Creative Suite Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Everyone loves tips and tricks — those cool techniques that use the software in ways you don’t expect to achieve the results you didn’t think possible. Which of our presenters has the most useful tip for Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Flash, Bridge, or any other program we know and love? Plus, stay until the end for a chance to win great prizes, including a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Premium!

Speakers: Ensemble

closeCartoon & Non-Photo Realistic Rendering Techniques for 3D CGI - PART 2

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Gary M. Davis will explore various solutions for combining 3D animation and compositing techniques to create cartoon and other non-photorealistic assets for animated spots, TV series and feature films. Applications focused on include Autodesk 3ds Max, Combustion and Toxik. Topics covered include considerations for 3D modeling, materials/shaders, procedural systems including particles and 3D rendering in multi-plane passes for a node-based compositing pipeline.

Speakers: Gary Davis

closeVector Illustration & the Apparel Industry

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Want to beef up your T-shirt design? Why not add some beautiful vector people? In this session, learn from some apparel experts on how to utilize vectors and illustrations to create stunning-gotta-have-them T-shirts to show off your client's brand. The fact that you CAN move things around is one of the biggest advantages to working with vector art – learn to take advantage of it.

Speakers: Bill Beachy, Go Media

close2008 Create Awards Cocktail Reception

All Conferences
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Mingle with the winners, judges and sponsors of the 2008 Create Awards at this opening reception of the Create Awards Gallery.

closeRegistration Open

All Conferences
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

closeIs Your Web Site Making You Money?

ASMP Fall Photo Summit
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Do you know what good search engine results mean for your business? How do you direct clients to your site? Is your web site getting buyers to stop and take notice? And, what do you do when the phone actually rings?

Blake Discher combines his Search Engine Optimization (SEO) expertise with his successful photo business savvy in this head-spinning evening seminar. Do not miss this chance to learn how to market your business with Web smart tactics. Blake talks candidly about what your Web site needs to make it work for you.

Speakers: Blake Discher

closeMaking Ideas Happen

All Conferences
9:00 am - 10:00 am

Ideas don’t happen by accident - when creative professionals get organized, harness the forces of community, and become better leaders of themselves and others is when ideas flourish. How do you harness those forces to make your ideas come to life? After years of research, Behance Founder and CEO, Scott Belsky, has found a series of best practices common across some of the world's most productive creative people and teams. Do not miss this general session event as he shares these tips and tricks to make your ideas lucrative and position your company for success.

Speakers: Scott Belsky

close2008 Create Awards Gallery

All Conferences
10:00 am - 6:30 pm

A true hands-on gallery showcasing the winners from the 2008 Create Awards competition. Look, feel, touch and smell the actual pieces from the competition.

closePop Power: How celebrities are playing a starring role in creativity

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

Join GreenLight for this exclusive Create Chaos seminar. Discover how the biggest brands and brightest creatives have been able to amp up their creativity by leveraging celebrities, their image, music, movies and more.

Speakers: David Reeder, Curtis Bowden

closeDesign in Motion: After Effects 3D Crash Course

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
10:30 am - 11:50 am

This presentation covers the core animation tools needed for 3D animation in after effects such as 3D tools, anchor point, 3D views, and using null objects, Quicktips for working with 3D cameras and lights, briefly touches on depth of field and shadow techniques. The "Crash Course" format is designed for creative professionals who need an essential understanding of motion editing and compositing.

Speakers: Mason Dixon

closeWDDC Keynote

The Web Design Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

To Be Announced

Speakers: Molly Holzschlag

closeMarketing for Creative Professionals

FreshBooks Live
10:30 am - 11:50 am

Being a little choosy when selecting customers may generate more business. In this session, learn the tools you need to market to clients to obtain the client and projects you want.

Speakers: Mitch Solway

closeLunch on your own

All Conferences
11:50 am - 1:00 pm

closeLost In Your Own CSS, To Be Or Not To Be

The Web Design Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Building a design portal magazine from the grounds up using only CSS can prove daunting even for web standards pros. So, imagine for traditionally trained graphic designers, it can quick become the insurmountable road block.

At Netdiver, this side of the business belongs to JF, the creative code officer in residence. He will share with you how to build, in smart steps, a stable and strong CSS that follows through the various stages of a design project.

Speakers: Jean-François Simard

closeExtending and Mashing up YouTube

The Web Design Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

In this session you will learn all about the many ways to extend and 'mash up' YouTube. From accessing the data API to creating your own custom YouTube player (controls and all) using Flash or Javascript. Features that will be covered include the new Javascript and Flash player APIs for controlling playback of YouTube content, the YouTube gdata API for querying and loading data from the YouTube site, and the new Chromeless player which allows you to build your own YouTube player with custom look and feel and behavior.

Speakers: Geoff Stearns, YouTube

closeI Didn’t Know I Could Do That in Illustrator

Vector Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

If you’re one of the many people who own Illustrator but hardly scratch the surface of what it can do, this is the class for you. Let a nationally-recognized trainer and author give you the low-down on this extraordinary program, including production-oriented tasks to help you build more efficient files that can be edited easily.

Speakers: Sandee Cohen

closeA Designed Life

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

We’re living in an age where people can literally design their own lives in order to create a more unique and rewarding existence. And according to Joe Duffy, Chairman of Duffy & Partners, this is one phenomenon creative professionals need to understand and embrace to stand out from the crowd and work to your full potential. He’ll explore the idea of a “designed life” and demonstrate its effect on the marketplace, as well as give you insights and tools you need to:
• Maintain a creative environment that fosters your best work.
• Include clients in the creative process without compromising the integrity of your creativity.
• Create a meaningful brand language that will help distinguish your creativity in a crowded marketplace.
• How to apply those principles in both your professional and personal life for the greatest personal fulfillment.


Speakers: Joe Duffy

closeUniversal Channel: An Insiders Look At A Complex Global Redesign

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Redesigning a network is always challenge. For New York-based design studio nailgun* that challenge was multiplied when they tackled the redesign of the Universal Channel, a network seen by tens of millions of households in over 19 countries across Latin America. Company founders Michael Waldron and Erik van der Wilden will offer an inside view into the making of this enourmous and complex network branding assignment -- from initial concept to live action shoot to animation/post production. The project was recently named Top Ten Broadcast Design Projects of 2007 by Motionographer.com’s Justin Cone.

Speakers: Erik van der Wilden, Michael Waldron

close3D Motion Graphics with CINEMA 4D

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

CINEMA 4D is often lauded as the ideal application for 3D motion graphics - but why? At this session, you’ll discover how quickly and easily complex motion graphics effects can be achieved. Sponsored by Maxon.


Speakers: Kai Pedersen

closeHow to Make Love to Your Customers!

FreshBooks Live
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Treating your customers better than they have ever been treated by any other company, anywhere, will create customer love. Saul Colt (Head of Magic, FreshBooks) will talk about the strategies FreshBooks uses to listen, know and love their customers.

Speakers: Saul Colt

closeGet Your DAM Stuff Together

ASMP Fall Photo Summit
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Are you overwhelmed by all your digital images? Are you struggling with image retrieval? And, what about archiving?

Peter Krogh presents an integrated Digital Asset Management workflow, based on the principles of The DAM Book, Digital Asset Management for Photographers (O'Reilly, 2005). This evening seminar is the first step in making your business life run smoother and unleashing the income potential of your image archive.

Speakers: Peter Krogh

closeAdding the Wow Factor to Flash Animations

Vector Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Okay, so you can animate something in Flash. Now it’s time to take the next step and make your animations sizzle and pop!

Speakers: Colin Smith

closeBring your creativity to life in 3D with Shapeways

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

The trend toward user-generated content is now entering a new chapter: the user-generated object.

We will explore how 3D artists, architects, product designers and dabbling consumers alike are ordering their 3D designs as physical objects in an easy, inspiring and fun way to have them delivered to their door. Whether it is creating a game character, a product design or a piece of art, with the Shapeways.com service users can do it online using 3D printing. Also, we will show how the new Shapeways Creator is allowing the design of truly personal objects without requiring 3D modeling skills, serving as unique gifts for businesses and consumers alike.


Speakers: Jochem de Boer

closeBurning the Box

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Burning the Box™ is a fun, interactive workshop that boosts personal and professional creativity by helping participants to identify and eliminate some of their most significant creative barriers. These barriers interfere with our ability to identify creative solutions to our challenges and they keep us from seeing all of the possibilities in life. They also keep us from to generating large volumes of great creative ideas.

The tools and ideas shared in Burning the Box™ are very simple and straightforward. It is a unique experience for every participant because each student works to identify the elements that make up their individual “creative boxes.”

Filled with funny and amazing images and hilarious stories of creative endeavors that have crashed and burned and others that have soared beyond all expectations, Burning the Box™ is a one of a kind of interactive experience that has the power to change the way people think.


Speakers: Bob Kodzis

closeDesigning Websites That Don’t Look Like Websites

The Web Design Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Chopping Block has been rocking out websites that become hit after hit for clients like BravoTV, Dave Matthews Band, iVillage, CosmoGIRL!, Sony Picture Classics and the like. In this session, principal Tom Romer will show us the motivation behind their designs, share some of the history of the Block, share some of their most recent work, and give tips for taking your web design projects to the next level.

Speakers: Thomas Romer, Chopping Block

closeOnline the Brand is You

The Web Design Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Portfolio websites for designers and developers can be a compelling way to switch jobs and find new clients. Carole, editor of Netdiver.com, will share tips that she has gathered from the thousands of portfolio sites that she has reviewed since the websites inception. These tips will show you the essential ingredients you need in your online portfolio, how to promote yourself as an individual brand from a communication designer’s point of view, and she’ll how to kick your butt into gear to build a strong portfolio and where you can find the inspiration to do so.

Speakers: Carole Guevin

closeBilling Value, Not Hours

FreshBooks Live
2:30 pm - 3:50 pm

Wonder if you’re billing your clients enough? Billing them the right way? Are you anxious about talking to clients about your invoices? Or does it just feel like your whole invoicing process is a mess? FreshBooks CEO and Co-Founder Mike McDerment will discuss How to identify and quantify your value.

Speakers: Mike McDerment

closeJavaScript for People Who Don’t Code

The Web Design Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Web Designers feel comfortable with complex digital imaging software such as Photoshop and Illustrator and marking up pages with XHTML CSS. However, to break through a static Web page, today’s Web designer needs to work with JavaScript to add interactivity and custom usability enhancements, which can be intimidating for right-brain thinkers. In this session, we cover how JavaScript frameworks like jQuery can save time, hair loss and still add the cool.

Speakers: Christopher Schmitt, Heat Vision

closeVideo and Flash: Real-World Video Project with Flash, AfterEffects, and Production Studio

Vector Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

The whole Creative Suite is far greater than the sum of its parts. Learn to use these powerful tools together to build exquisite visual and interactive masterpieces!
In this session you will learn how to build a real-world application to deliver Video to the web and DVD.
Cue points for Navigation
Skin the video component
Control playback with ActionScript 3
Full Screen H264 Video
Add Closed Captioning

Speakers: Colin Smith

closeAIR/SWF Photoshop/Illustrator: What Happens When They Talk?

The Web Design Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

After helping Adobe develop multiple tools related to driving Adobe apps from AIR applications and Flash Panels, Dr. Woohoo has an inside view of how to combine these worlds in order to create tools, designs and animations that would otherwise be insane to attempt without them. Woohoo will demonstrate how he’s generating his artwork using two new Adobe tools that simplify the process of driving Adobe apps from AIR applications and/or Flash Panels. This inspiring session will also explore new color, brush and experimental tools Woohoo has created for Adobe and for his own company with the objectives of streamlining the creative process, while also kicking open the doors to new creative possibilities.

Speakers: Drew Trujillo, a.k.a. Dr. Woohoo!

closeSound in Motion: Ableton Live Fundamentals

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

his presentation covers the core tools needed to manipulate audio in Ableton's Live. This presentation is designed for creative professionals who need an essential understanding of sound design and music creation for motion graphics.


Speakers: Michael Hale

closeLenticular Advice: Setting up Files for Lenticular Printing

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Lenticular printing is all the rage with specialized effects that animate your product designs. Learn how to prepare your files for your printer to make your lenticular projects quick, easy and dynamic.

Speakers: Jordan Falk

closeWhat Exactly is FreshBooks and Why Will it Change My Life?

FreshBooks Live
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Mike McDerment and Saul Colt will demo FreshBooks and share some of the secrets that will get you paid quicker whether you use FreshBooks or not!

Speakers: Saul Colt, Mike McDerment

closeHave a Say in What's Being Said

All Conferences
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm



Speakers: Anthony Richardson

closeReception

All Conferences
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

To Be Announced

closeEmpowering CSS: An Imaginative Use of Styles

The Web Design Conference
9:00 am - 10:20 am

Award-winning author and web professional Christopher Schmitt presents a demonstration of taming CSS. As Web designers, we shouldn’t accept CSS properties and values on their face value. Instead we need to learn how to push them away from their everyday uses and re-think how they can be applied for greater, more complex designs.

Speakers: Christopher Schmitt, Heat Vision

closeElegant Web Typography

The Web Design Conference
9:00 am - 10:20 am

Even in our day of web videos and podcasts, text is still the king of content on the web. Great typographic sensitivity is one of the hallmarks of sites that exude a professional confidence. From type sizing and coloring to leading, kerning, and measures to proper usage of quotes, dashes, and bullets, to choosing appropriate typefaces, this session will demonstrate using CSS and other modern web technologies to display type on screen with elegance and impact.

Speakers: Jeff Croft, Blue Flavor

closeUnderstanding the Power of Content Management Systems

The Web Design Conference
9:00 am - 10:20 am

If you're not using some sort of content management system (CMS) on your website, then you are missing out on a very powerful tool that can not only simplify the process of site updates, but also give you control over extended functions such as forms, e-commerce, forums, blogs, and so on. Learn the ins and outs of working with various CMS options that are available, compare blogging systems vs. CMS, and demystify the workflow process of configuring a CMS for your own site. This session will help you decide which CMS option may be right for you and get you started on the path of managing your own online content.

Speakers: Tim Frick

closeArt in Gaming

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
9:00 am - 10:00 am

The new generation of video games is intensely detail-oriented, with some of the most talented artists driving the look and feel of every scene. Listen in as gaming industry experts sound off about the past, present and future of video gaming art and technology.

Speakers: Aaron Jeromin, Brian Salisbury

close2008 Create Awards Gallery

All Conferences
10:00 am - 6:30 pm

A true hands-on gallery showcasing the winners from the 2008 Create Awards competition. Look, feel, touch and smell the actual pieces from the competition.

closeBreak

All Conferences
10:20 am - 10:30 am

closeIntroduction to Django

The Web Design Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

Web development frameworks written in dynamic languages are all the rage these days, and Django is one of the most popular of the bunch. Written in Python, Django allows you to very quickly put together web applications of all sorts with less code than most other platforms. The session will give you a good introduction to Django so you can get started writing applications right away.

Speakers: Jeff Croft, Blue Flavor

closeMaintaining Control and Compliance in a Font-Intensive Workflow

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

Millions of design and printing professionals use font management; it’s an essential part of their workflow. Wherever they are situated in the enterprise, these users are voracious consumers of fonts, and it is not uncommon to find thousands of fonts in active use on any given workstation. Anybody who works in a font-intensive workflow, such as design, printing, and publishing teams, knows how time-consuming font problems can be. But enterprise font management is about more than frustrating font problems; it is even more importantly about compliance. Fonts are licensed software assets, and because of this, it is vital for organizations to understand, centralize, and control their font usage. In this session, attendees will learn the issues that necessitate font management, and why organizations should look deeper at centralized font management solutions.


Speakers: Jim Kidwell

closeDesign in Motion: Color Correction for Game Design

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
10:30 am - 11:50 am

This presentation offers detail-oriented color-correction and post-processing strategies for different game genres with comparisons to film and broadcast standards.


Speakers: Mason Dixon

closeTips for Getting Your Videos on the Web

The Web Design Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

The explosion of online video has taken the Web by storm, but the simplicity of posting a file to YouTube has made professional, high-quality online video the exception rather than the rule. In this age of sophisticated users who can sniff out bad design and usability from miles away, you need online video that enhances rather than detracts from the web experiences you create. This session will focus on video workflows from acquisition to distribution, with a concentration on simple and cost-effective tips you can employ to make your video stand out. Included topics will range from demystifying the alphabet soup of video formats to production, editing and compression techniques that will keep your video on par with the professionals. Distribution tools like TubeMogul, which can help you distribute and track video clips across multiple social networks, will also be discussed.

Speakers: Tim Frick

closeBeing Creative is Not a Job

The Web Design Conference
10:30 am - 11:50 am

To Be Announced

Speakers: Carole Guevin, Netdiver

closeLunch on your own

All Conferences
11:50 am - 1:00 pm

closeIntro to SPRY

The Web Design Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

What if you could build a site with all kinds of amazing gadgets, tabbed interfaces, collapsible panels, animated transitions, and more... without having to write any code? That’s what Adobe is delivering with the Spry Framework for AJAX in Dreamweaver CS3. These features have to be seen to be believed!
Integrate dynamic data into Web pages quickly!
Let Spry Effects add visual transitions to your page elements
Finding and implementing the components you need

Speakers: Chris Converse

closeBe Bold! How To Make Strong Design Choices Without Sacrificing Ease of Use

The Web Design Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Movements like web standards and “Web 2.0” have clearly made the web in 2008 a much more usable, more accessible and more functional place. However, somewhere along the way we lost some of the boldness of days gone by. The web was a fun, chaotic and motley place before Web 2.0 showed up and started homogenizing everything. That’s no fun, and in many cases it’s not good for business. Look around, it’s clear that we’ve landed in a place where much of what we see, while working well, looks very much the same. No longer can we use technology as an excuse not to make strong, unique and creative design decisions. The tools are there that can enable us to provide a functional, usable and accessible experience without sacrificing creativity and uniqueness. And vice versa. It is possible to make a statement on the web, and not just with your personal portfolio.
Designers can take some risks, show something new and exciting and still adhere to best practices of usability and web standards. D. Keith Robinson will show you how it can be done using your favorite tools, a strong process, and the right mindset.

Speakers: D. Keith Robinson, Blue Flavor

closeThe New Creative Platform: Make, Share, and Sell Commercial-Quality Books

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Chad Jennings, VP of Design and founding employee at Blurb (blurb.com), provides a provocative introduction to Blurb's creative publishing platform and how it empowers your company to design, publish, share, and sell commercial-quality books. Blurb delivers the permanence and impact of commercial-quality books, with the speed and flexibility of the Internet. Complete creative control, no minimums, edit on-the-fly, mass customization, and global distribution. Did we mention it's hella fun too? Join us for this session as Chad demonstrates the Blurb platform including Blurb's free downloadable book-layout software, web tools, book and binding options. In addition, Chad will share stories and sample books that creative professionals are using today for promotion, client deliverables, fine art, and more.


Speakers: Chad Jennings

closeFinal Cut Pro Workflows: Real World Integration

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

As a Final Cut Pro instructor, Jason Osder geta a lot questions that go beyond editing technique; questions about how to implement Final Cut Pro in real projects. Answering these practical, “big-picture” questions requires understanding Final Cut Pro in context with past, present, and future media technologies. The focus of this session is on the concepts and methods that will prepare the modern media professional to thrive in the Final Cut Pro postproduction environment including working with the various Final Cut Studio applications and integrating it with PhotoShop. Sponsored by Focal Press.

Speakers: Jason Osder

closeAnimating the Laughter

The Web Design Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Ever refresh a website multiple times just to see how an animation is done? Us too! Tom Romer will walk us through the process of creating frame-by-frame animations with Flash and show us how a little bit of finesse can make them really pop on the screen. He'll also provide tips on how to use flash without making it overbearing on the design aesthetic or user experience.

Speakers: Thomas Romer, Chopping Block

closeThe ROI of One-to-One Solutions - Part 2

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
1:00 pm - 2:20 pm

Dive into one-to-one personalization. Variable Data Printing has taken another step into the future connecting the Web to print using one-to-one solutions such as a personalized URL, or "pURL." When using pURL to reach your clients as part of a campaign, you can track the ROI of marketing materials and direct mail pieces you create. Plus, it is really cool. Get exposed to the impact that pURL can have on your clients in this session.

Also, we need to grasp that Variable Data Printing is a reality - not just a clever gimmick. Manage your customer and client relations with a personalized touch, and not that much more work. Inconceivable, you say? See how VDP can make your clients the coolest kids on the block with a powerful, lasting impression. Discover the power of variable data at this "interactive" showcase.

Speakers: Mickey Call, Rick Schadle

closeBreak

All Conferences
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm

closeFrom PSD to XHTML CSS 4TW!

The Web Design Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Digital images in GIF and JPEG format laid the foundation for what the Web is today, a visually engaging place for information and commerce. Yet going from a final design to a crafting usable Web elements can be a daunting task if one doesn't know how to properly design for the medium or know the limitations of CSS-enabled designs.

In this session, you will learn about the decision process and steps involved in converting a finished graphic design into sensible Web-based images that can readily be used within a valid XHTML CSS Web document.

Speakers: Christopher Schmitt, Heat Vision

closeColor Me Trendy

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Color trends seem to sometimes take the creative world by surprise – and then by storm. If you propose a new color combo too early, your clients will think you are crazy. In this session, take a look at what colors are popular in different industries and how you can do your own color trend research. We’ll look at where to find great sources of color inspiration for your designs and how to test those ideas out. Put the power of color back into your designer hands.

Speakers: Darius Monsef

closeCode in Motion: MIDI Motion for Realtime Design

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
2:30 pm - 3:50 pm

Covers core concepts of motion graphics prototyping and technologies such as apple motion, midi, and video hardware. Touches on design considerations for theater, live television, and performance.


Speakers: Mason Dixon

closeSelling Web Design : How to Get the Clients & Projects You Want

The Web Design Conference
2:30 pm - 3:40 pm

Selling is often seen as a black art that, frankly, often scares and stuns many creative business owners. This session will break down the myths and stereotypes of selling and present some new, fun, and productive approaches to going from a lead to a close. We will discuss various parts in the process, tools your can use, how you can get the whole team involved, and learn how we can use our creative capabilities to set us apart from our competitors. Other topics such as proposals, estimating and scoping a project will be discussed as well.

Speakers: Daniel Schutzsmith

closeBreak

All Conferences
3:40 pm - 3:50 pm

closeKeys to Collaboration

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Stop living inside a box and make some friends! Collaboration is key in the creative community, and if you don’t look around to see who you can mix and mingle with, you are missing out. The new Renaissance of the creative industries is making it more necessary than ever to collaborate with others. Remember, the end result is greater than the sum of all its parts, so get out there and collaborate! See some great case studies of collaboration from those who do it best.

Speakers: Jonathan Gouthier

closeSound in Motion: Ableton Live Advanced

Motion Graphics Festival (MG Fest)
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

This presentation covers advanced topics in audio manipulation with Ableton's Live. This presentation is designed for creative professionals who need an essential understanding of sound design and music creation for motion graphics.

Speakers: Michael Hale

closeFinal WDDC Tips, Tricks, Q&A, and Prize Drawings

The Web Design Conference
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm

Join us as we bring everything and the kitchen sink in an end-of-show, all-out tip frenzy...

closePrint Playing in an Online World: The role of pictures in making print stand out from the Internet

Printing Paper Packaging Design Conference
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

As viewers, consumers, eye-balls and budgets migrate to the web, how is print standing out in the crowd to compete? Corbis looks at the changing use of pictures to make the print media experience superior to the web.

Speakers: Renee Martin

closeNew Renaissance Closing Party

All Conferences
8:00 pm - 11:59 pm

This is where it all comes together, under flashing lights, thumping bass, and great food and libations. A true collision of sights and sounds, mixed with creative visionaries freshly stimulated by 4 days of intense creativity. This is the spark that ignites the new renaissance, and allows us to celebrate what we do as creative professionals.

closeThe Last Breakfast

All Conferences
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Join us for our general sessions breakfast, the last big gathering of the week! Hear a panel of experts talk about "what's next" in our industries, and stick around for giveaways, freebies, and some surprises!

Speakers: Renee Martin, Chad Jennings, Dr. Wanda Chaves