The InDesign Conference announces the first and only Specialized Adobe InDesign Conference in Spanish in conjunction with Graphics of the Americas in Miami on February 3-4, 2005.
St. Bonifacius, MN, November 22, 2004 - The InDesign Conference, the world’s largest annual national conference dedicated to supporting users of Adobe InDesign, announces the first and only Adobe InDesign Conference in Spanish, being held in conjunction with Graphics of the Americas in Miami on February 3-4, 2005.
The InDesign Conference Espanol will feature leading InDesign experts from Mexico, Chile, Spain and Florida; who together will present the most comprehensive InDesign training and networking event for Spanish-speaking Designers, Creative Directors and Publishers.
The conference features two full days of InDesign seminars presented in Spanish, with some of the same sessions available in English. Scheduled to speak are renowned top designers Jose Bodet, Emanuel Infante, Jessica Kornfeld, and Frederico Platón.
• Super-charging InDesign for a real-world production setting
• The default preferences you must change
• Hidden and undocumented productivity features
• Vital keyboard shortcuts for navigation and formatting
Making the Transition from QuarkXPress to InDesign
Use your XPress know-how to master InDesign fast! In this fast-paced tutorial, we explore how to leverage your years of Quark “XPerience” to get up to speed with InDesign as fast as possible. Plus, learn the 10 important “gotcha’s” that trip up unwary XPress users trying to make the transition, and see why opening XPress documents in InDesign is (or isn't) a good idea.
The Creative Suite: How Photoshop, InDesign and
Illustrator Work Together
You can call it "PhInDeStratorshop," but we call it the creative suite of products that we rely on every day. How well you make Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign work together can make or break your job (and your bottom line). Learn the hottest tips and inside secrets for an optimum workflow that will help you make pages faster than ever.
• How to apply Illustrator's special effects to InDesign objects
• Getting accurate on-screen color, across applications
• Maximize your Photoshop/InDesign workflow
Multi-lingual Publishing in InDesign
InDesign makes multi-lingual publishing easy. The program ships with an extensive list of dictionaries for Roman languages, and this session will explore those tools.
• Why Unicode isn't just for nerds
• Typing right-to-left (Hebrew and Arabic) and up-and-down (Japanese)
• Sharing multilingual files with others
The PDF Workflow
If you’re not using a PDF workflow, you’re just not being efficient. Learn the ins and outs of importing and exporting PDF files with InDesign, including what you need to know to avoid trouble at print time.
• Font embedding concerns
• When the Distiller is still better
• Repurposing your PDFs for print and Web
• What is new with Acrobat 7
Conference Rates
InDesign Conference en Espanol is offering special conference rates and early registration discounts. InDesign and Printing Association of Florida (PAF) members who register by January 7 receive discounted rates of $450/full conference or $250/one day. Non-members can take advantage of a special rate of $595/full conference, or $325/one day. After January 7, the cost for InDesign and PAF members is $595/full conference or $325/one day; for Non-members the cost is $695/full conference or $375/one day.
Printing Association of Florida (PAF), one of the most active and influential printing associations in North America, occupies headquarters in beautiful Orlando and a satellite office in Miami, Florida. Today 600 Florida-based graphic arts companies consider the PAF their Ultimate Business Partner. Governed by an all-volunteer Board of Directors elected by its membership, PAF is a not-for-profit association representing the interests of the graphic arts industry throughout the state. PAF is committed to continuously improving the business environment and promoting the welfare of its members, as well as the entire graphic arts industry in Florida.
PAF is affiliated with Printing Industries of America (PIA), the world's largest graphic arts trade association. Membership in PAF automatically entitles professionals to membership in PIA/GATF. In addition to the PIA benefits, PAF Members are also entitled to all Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) benefits. This makes PAF members a part of the largest, most comprehensive Graphic Arts Advocacy organization in the World, providing a single, central source for technical and management information and assistance.
Printing Association of Florida, 6275 Hazeltine National Drive, Orlando, FL 32822. Phone: (407) 240-8009; Fax: (407) 240-8333.
Graphics of the Americas is produced annually by the Printing Association of Florida, Inc., an industry trade association. Complete information, including on-line show and seminar registration, hotel reservations, airline and rental car information, and itinerary planning, is available at www.graphicsoftheamericas.com. For information on exhibiting or becoming a show sponsor, call 1-800-749-4855 x 18. From outside the United States and Canada, please dial 305-558-4855 x 18.
The InDesign Conference and Exhibition, produced by industry veteran Barry Anderson, is the only dedicated worldwide InDesign user event. The InDesign Conference offers attendees access to the world’s premier InDesign experts. Industry visionaries, pioneers, and authors come to offer state-of-the-art training and techniques for InDesign users of every skill level. The Conference is an excellent opportunity to learn tips, enhance and share knowledge, and network with users around the globe.
For more information regarding this event including registration and special promotions, visit: www.theindesignconference.com or call: (877) 396-7200.
Sign up before January 7, 2005 to receive special conference registration rates.
