THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2007 6:00–8:00PM
Webtastic: Latest Web Technology & Adobe CS3

Web design is always evolving, so what’s going on today? In this free seminar we’ll demonstrate current web design workflows using the Adobe Creative Suite 3 as well as the latest trends in technology (CSS, AJAX, XML, etc.). This seminar requires an intermediate knowledge of web design. You don’t have to be a web design expert, but this class is not appropriate for beginners. The class outline is below.

The Web Design Workflow
  • “Designing the site” versus “executing the site”
  • How to best turn the design files (Fireworks/Photoshop files) into the final working site
  • How Adobe Fireworks CS3 can rapidly develop and optimize web graphics

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) & Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
  • What makes CSS so powerful?
  • How different CSS Selectors work and when to use them
  • Page Layout with CSS
  • Tables versus Layers & CSS
  • How Dreamweaver CS3 makes it easier to work with CSS

The Proper Role of Flash in Professional Sites
  • How and when to properly use Flash
  • Search Engine issues
  • Best ways of putting video on a site (Flash, Quicktime or Windows Media?)

Adding Interactivity & Dynamic Content (using AJAX & Spry)
  • What is AJAX?
  • What is the Spry Framework and how does it make AJAX and interactive/dynamic content easier to create?
  • How to use Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 to easily add AJAX effects and interactivity to a site
  • Easily build Dynamic sites with XML (no database or server-side coding required)

Thursday 6 September 2007 6:00–8:00PM
Noble Desktop
594 Broadway, 12th Floor
Between Houston and Prince Streets
New York, NY 10013
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5:45–6:00PM check-in
6:00–8:00PM presentation

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