Next meeting: Tuesday, May 4, 1-4 PM

Marlboro College Graduate Center
Brattleboro, VT

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Agenda:

• 1 PM: Jean Mas of ASWebCreations will give a presentation about Best practices for Flash/SEO/HTML integration.
  
  Jean Mas is a freelance Flash/Actionscript designer/developer. He is the sole proprietor of aswebcreations.com. Jean Mas is the author of many Flash/Actionscript tutorials published on many Flash/Actionscript related websites. Jean Mas is also a super moderator at actionscript.org.
  
  
• 2:30 PM:  TBA
  
  
• Raffle for free book drawing and Adobe schwag. Books courtesy of O'Reilly!
• As always, there is no admission fee to attend our meetings.

April again

Next meeting: Tuesday, April 6, 1-4 PM
Marlboro College Graduate Center
Brattleboro, VT

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Agenda:

• 1 PM: Dede Cummings of DC Designs wll present Photoshop for Web Design and Organization, A presentation on creating a graphic design Photoshop document for Web design to pass on to a Web developer. While Cummings enjoys working with clients to create logos and the architecture for their web sites, she is not a web designer per se, but rather a "monograph" or book designer who relishes the chance to use the web as a "book." The sites she has designed include numerous artists' sites and authors' sites.
  
  Design items to be discussed include alignment, type (and use of bold, italic, letterspacing, etc.), sinkage, use of graphics and rules, and, just as important, the margins, will provide a sense of structure or “hierarchy” for the element within the overall design. We will discuss the use of negative space effectively as well along with color and ease of navigation. Cummings will teach viewers how to effectively organize the various pages by grouping elements and creating links. he will also explain how to use jpegs effectively when a logo or graphic of special typographic elements are needed. Proper file preparation for crisp image reproduction will be taught as well.
  
  Dede Cummings has been a book designer for the past twenty-five years. She is currently the sole proprietor of DCDESIGN in Brattleboro, Vermont, which specializes in designing books, publications, marketing materials and web sites. Dede is a five-time winner of the prestigious New England Book Award for her design and typography. She has taught book design and design software (Quark Xpress, InDesign, and Photoshop) for The Bookbuilders of Boston Advanced Seminars, Community College of Vermont, Great River Arts Institute, and at the Marlboro College Technology Center. She holds a BA in Literature from Middlebury College and studied graphic design at  Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. She is also author of Living with Crohn’s and Colitis: A Comprehensive Naturopathic Guide to Wellness and Health.
  
• 2:30 PM:  Steve Judd  of  University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension will present 31-Days to a Googly New You - How to totally surrender yourself to the Googleverse in thirty-one days.  This crash course can take someone who's never used Google before, and turn them into a Google adherent. Studies show that it takes 21 days to form a lasting habit; we'll take you through the twenty-one days and beyond to ingrain the Google habit into your being (the additional ten days are free of charge!) Follow the step-by-step outline and you'll soon be utilizing nearly every Google product and service there is, and be ready to jump on board the next beta to be launched! This program is for anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. Try it now and consolidate your life, the Google way.
  
  Stephen Judd is the manager of IT and Distance Education for UNH Cooperative Extension. He provides technical support and training, and develops web-based applications using Coldfusion, HTML, AJAX, and Flex. Steve is interested in how the Internet can enable organizations like Extension be more effective, less redundant, and more agile.
  
  
• Raffle for free book drawing and Adobe schwag. Books courtesy of O'Reilly!
• As always, there is no admission fee to attend our meetings.

Steve Judd's presentation is at goo.gl/nonG

Next meeting: Tuesday, March 2, 1-4 PM
Marlboro College Graduate Center
Brattleboro, VT

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Agenda:

• 1 PM: Neil Giarratana of Lucidus will present Version Control for Mere Mortals
  Whether you work with a team of developers or are a one person show, version control can save (and simplify) your life. Work collaboratively on the same files without killing other developer's changes. Escape the quagmire of "Save As..." backups of your files. In this presentation, Neil Giarratana will reveal how Lucidus developers use version control software to work collaboratively on projects. You'll learn step-by-step:
  
  * How to install version control software on your desktop
  * Where to find (free or inexpensive) online services you can use to store the versions for you
  * How to use version control in your development software like Dreamweaver, Eclipse, etc. and even from your Windows Explorer or Mac Finder
  * Best practices for organizing your files
  
  Neil Giarratana is President & CTO of Lucidus Corporation, a leading internet application development & hosting company based in Keene, New Hampshire. Giarratana serves on the boards of MEDC, the Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce, the Keene Young Professionals Network and was named by BusinessNH Magazine as one of the "25 Leaders for the Future." He was a founder of the New England Adobe User Group and speaks regularly at conferences throughout North America.
  
  Prior to founding Lucidus, Neil led an award winning consulting team for Lockheed Martin that specialized in building prototype information portals for the CIA and other intelligence organizations.
  
  He and his wife are now "living the dream" of raising their two boys in the quintessential New England town of Keene, New Hampshire.
  
  
• 2:30 PM:  Romola Chrzanowski will talk to us about the  Grumpy Contacts extension installed on the neaug.org site.
• Raffle for free book drawing and Adobe schwag. Books courtesy of O'Reilly!
• As always, there is no admission fee to attend our meetings.

Agenda:

• 1 PM :Chris Triebert of Rock River Studio will demonstrate the basic use of adjustment layers and layer masking in Photoshop. Layer masks provides control and flexibility in selectively applying adjustments to an image.
  
  Chris  exhibits her fine art photography in galleries and shows throughout the northeast, and has built a national audience for her custom-toned landscape and still life imagery. Many of her images have been published in the US and Europe by Graphique de France, Aperture, NY, and The Art Group, UK., among others. She is a three-time recipient of an International Golden Light Award for photographic excellence.
  
  Chris has 30+ years experience working in the traditional black and white darkroom, and since 2001 has worked with the latest technologies of digital printmaking. She’s also a skilled teacher having designed and led a variety of workshops at the Vermont Center for Photography, and currently serves as a mentor to local high school photography students.
  
  
  
• 2:30 PM: Ben Weiss of Ai Squared will talk to us about building a simple web site in Flex. Ben's bio:
  • Founder and President of Ai Squared in Manchester, VT - developers of software products for the visually impaired (1986 - 2006)
  • Developed several sites in Flex, including www.eslvt.com and www.rileyrink.com/livegreen.
  • Writer for Timber Framing magazine
  • Working on building 2nd timber frame
    
    
• Raffle for free book drawing and Adobe schwag. Books courtesy of O'Reilly!
  
  
• As always, there is no admission fee to attend our meetings.