Day 1 - Sunday, November 16, 9am–10pm

Day 2 - Monday, November 17, 8:00am–5:30pm

The Ultimate Adobe Creative Suite CS4 Adventure!

San Francisco Marriott Hotel

 

The Art Directors Invitational Master Class (ADIM) is the essential two-day, hands-on instructional course that brings top art directors, designers, illustrators, and photographers together to learn advanced tips and techniques using Adobe products. You will learn from Russell Brown, Sandee Cohen, Mordy Golding, and some of the best designers and instructors in the industry. All classes are hosted on Mac computers running the latest Mac OS software. The limited class size for ADIM@MAX offers participants an intimate and inspiring environment in which to get early instruction on the new Adobe Creative Suite CS4 applications from industry experts. This is a great event to ask questions, and network with others in their field. ADIM is like no other design event on the planet. It is designed to motivate and inspire. It’s an event that promotes zany behavior and rewards participants for wearing crazy theme-based costumes.

To see what ADIM is all about, check out this movie link.

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View previous ADIM class projects

• Art directors
• Graphic designers
• Illustrators
  
• Photographers

• Russell's favorite new features in Adobe Photoshop CS4
• Working with the new Adobe Bridge CS4 and Camera Raw
• Layers, blending techniques
  
• An introduction to the new 3D transformation tools
• Creating lenticular 3D images

• Adobe InDesign CS4 power tips and tricks
  
• Images, frames, and links
  
• Beautiful typography
  
• Mastering automated formatting with Styles
  
• Adobe InDesign CS4 creative effects

 

Russell Brown, ADIM host and senior creative director, Adobe Systems

RussellBrown.com

Mordy Golding, founder at Design Responsibly LLC
Mordy.com

Sandee Cohen, InDesign expert and renowned teacher and trainer
Vectorbabe.com

Special guest speakers
My special guest speakers will be Tim Barber and Allison McCarthy of OdoPod. They will inspire you with a fantastic portfolio of recent projects.

Classic Jurassic Dinosaur Graphics and Lenticular Imaging

The goal of the ADIM@MAX conference is to help participants boost their knowledge, improve design workflow, and make their Adobe Creative Suite CS4 projects more efficient. 
The focus of the event is hands-on with the new Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Adobe InDesign CS4 programs. Using newly acquired knowledge and sharpened skills, participants will create their own, highly personalized designs for a 3D Classic Jurassic Dinosaur Movie Poster. Participants will design, print, and construct their final project during this event. Participants will have the opportunity to work with a large collection of 3D dinosaur models supplied by DAZ 3D. There will also be a full photo studio set up to help with any additional photography that is needed. The final results from class will be displayed during the opening reception.

• Create a personalized 3D lenticular graphic poster using Adobe Photoshop CS4.
• Transfer your design elements to InDesign CS4 for an advanced page layout project.
• Experiment with new Adobe Creative Suite CS4 technologies created specifically for designers.

 

Same price regardless of purchase date: $1,590
Attendees interested in participating in the ADIM lab can purchase an ADIM + Event Pass. This pass gives attendees access to the two-day ADIM lab plus the remaining two days of MAX.

Each ADIM + Event Pass includes:
• Two full days of ADIM labs: Sunday–Monday, November 16–17
• Opening night reception with drinks and dinner: Sunday, November 16

(Jurassic Safari Costumes Welcome! - Software prizes for best costume!)
• Continental breakfast: Sunday–Wednesday, November 16–19
• Lunch: Sunday–Wednesday, November 16–19
• All keynotes and evening activities: Monday–Tuesday, November 17–18
• Two days of breakout sessions and labs: Tuesday–Wednesday, November 18–19
• CD collection of Russell Brown’s latest tutorial movies

• Your very own pair of 3D anaglyphic glasses.

• And finally, you get your very own Jurassic Safari Pith Helmet! (one size fits all)

 

Important links
MAX registration
MAX session locator