Join the DAUG on August 4 for "part two" of Geoff Stump's series of lessons on the basics of CSS/HTML web development. This month, Geoff, an interactive designer at Real Art Design Group, narrows his focus a bit and talks specifically about creating headers and navigation for websites. Even more specifically, he'll show how you can use the "sliding doors" technique to create graphic buttons that not only look great, but load quickly too.

This is a working demo, so please feel free to bring in your laptop to follow along. People of any skill level are welcome, but this lesson is geared toward CSS novices. To get a head start, you can download the demo site files. And be sure to check out the live demo site.

To make things interesting (and more educational), there will be a raffle for a FREE copy of CSS Cookbook by Christopher Schmitt, courtesy of DAUG sponsor, O'Reilly Media. There will also be other giveaways and some light snacks to help ease those hunger pangs.

Details:

• Wednesday, August 4, starting at 6:30
• school of advertising art (1725 East David Road, Room 1)
• free swag and snacks will be available
• bring your laptop to follow along
• RSVP on Facebook

Bart and Michael from EskoArtwork are headed to the 2010 HOW Design Conference in Denver, but not before making a stop at the Dayton Adobe User Group's June 3 meeting. They'll give a full demo of their exciting Studio software, which allows designers and printers to view and manipulate packaging artwork as it was meant to be seen – in 3D!

Join the DAUG Thursday June 3 at the school of advertising art for this exciting demonstration and you could win some raffle prizes like books, T-shirts, and more. If you're a print designer or a printer, you don't want to miss this demo.

Event Details

• Thursday, June 3, beginning at 6:00PM
• school of advertising art (1725 East David Road)
• Free admission
• Print designers and print tradesmen are especially encouraged to attend, but all are welcome
• Door prize raffles will include books, T-shirts, and more

RSVP and invite friends on Facebook

About Studio and EskoArtwork

Studio

Why work in a flat world if packaging isn’t? Studio is a unique set of tools for 3D packaging design made specifically for packaging artwork professionals.

Studio will help you produce better artwork. Whether you are a designer trying out different ideas, or a prepress operator checking a back-match, with Studio you are virtually holding the pack in your hands.

EskoArtwork

EskoArtwork is a global supplier and integrator of innovative solutions for packaging, commercial printing and professional publishing. Its products and services help customers raise productivity, reduce time-to-market, lower costs and expand business.

Have you put off learning more about how to build a basic web page? Do you edit basic web pages, like writing for a blog? Do you hate paying for stuff?

Geoff Stump, an Interactive Designer at Real Art Design Group, will discuss the basics of building and styling a website using HTML and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), the building blocks of all web pages. This will be a hands-on demo, and guests are welcome to bring in their laptop to follow along.

This will be a "crash course" for beginners who are new to building web pages. If you want to dive into this exciting world for the first time, this meeting will be a great starting point. If you're an experienced coder, there's nothing wrong with a refresher course, but it may be too rudimentary for some. Perhaps taking a look at the project files will help you decide if it's worthwhile.

Details:

• Wednesday, May 19 starting at 6:00PM
• school of advertising art (1725 East David Road)
• free to all
• feel free to bring your laptop to follow along
• door prize raffle: 2 free books and more
• RSVP and invite others on Facebook

Project files will be posted on our Adobe Groups event page:
http://groups.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=post.display&postid=20345