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TRAINING Adobe Flash Catalyst - 2010 Calendar

Enterprise Flex Applications

User interface design with Adobe Flash Catalyst

DATE:	London 3 November 2010 Milan 29 November 2010 Rome 13 December 2010
HOUR:	3 consecutive lessons from Monday to Thursday. Each lesson has a duration of 6 hours and takes place during the hours between 9.30 and 16.30 (with a 1 hour break for lunch)
LOCATIONS:	Rome: via Famiano Nardini 1/c (Metro linea B, fermata Bologna) Rome: via Lazzaro Spallanzani 36/A Milan: via Imperia, 2 London: Lafone House, The Leathermarket - Weston Street New York: 71 West 23rd Street - Suite 515
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:	Up to 10

Prerequisites

Knowledge of web design concepts and softwares (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash etc).

Overview

Adobe Flash Catalyst is the new professional tool for designers to create user interfaces without writing any code. The available version nowadays is a Beta, but still we can use many functionalities and it is possible to import Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator layouts to work with.
Adobe Flash Catalyst allows designers and developers to cooperate on Rich Interactive Application projects working at the same time, with this tool it is even possible to create prototype to work with before the final deploy, so that a client can see interactive storyboard of the application and not only static images.
Rapidly a designer can create an SWF file to show the interface with transitions and effects, meanwhile the developers can integrate the Flash Catalyst Project importing a file into Flex Gumbo and add new functionalities.

Training objectives

This course provides to web designer a basic knowledge of Adobe Flash Catalyst tool and a comprehension of the workflow in the deisgn of Rich Interactive Applications.

PC requirements

Each participant should come with his/her own notebook with the following minimum requirements to partecipate in the Flash Media Server 2 course:

Intel Pentium 4 processor
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows Server 2003
1 GB of memory
300 MB of available hard-disk space to install

Those who are not equipped with a notebook with the above characteristics may rent a PC for the entire course. Please inform us a few days in advance if you require this service.

Programme

Rich Interactive Applications

Basic notions
The power of RIA
HTML Vs. Flex approach
When we will use RIA?

Present design workflow of Rich Interactive applications:

Project specifications
Application functionalities
Interface Usability/accessibility
Graphic design proposal
Developer e designer: working for final deploy

Creation of graphic design proposal

Rich Interactive Application elements
The structure
Developing a comprehensive visual system
Using colors, icons and other graphics to show the informations workflow
Creating effective icons to support the interface navigation
Flux and clearness: the right mix

Creating Interface elements and components

Using default style
Customize componenst with Flex Style Explorer
Creating components with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Flash
Using the Scale-9 technique
Export the SWF for developers
Interface special effects and transitions: instructions for developers

Introduction to Adobe Flash Catalyst

General description
The power of Flash Catalyst
Main features

Design workflow with Adobe Flash Catalyst

Wireframing
Designing interactive prototype: statica images, goodbye!
Design workflow: what is going to change or not

Starting a new project in Flash Catalyst

Import Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop layouts
Creating a new project
Pages and states concept

Introduction to Flash Catalyst interface

Working with pages and states
Drawing and selection tools
Timeline
Properties panel
The library: create, export and share elements with other projects

Working with components in Flash Catalyst

Add components
Create e generic component
Add elements in different component states
Modify the skin with Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop

Effects and transitions

Apply effects on components
Add transitions effect between pages/states
Realize intro animation

Final workflow step

Exporting .fxg file for developer
Exporting SWF file for costumers demo

Partecipation price

1.200 euro + iva.

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