who should attend
Graphics designers, digital artist, webmasters, photographers, multimedia specialist, art directors, animators, publishers, creative directors, layout
artists, print managers, corporate communicators, pre-press specialists, production artists, illustrations, educators, cartoonist, IT professionals,
advertising and marketing executives.
programme description Learning Photoshop CS and Its Applications
October 27, 2004, Wednesday, 9:30am-4:30pm
Adobe Photoshop CS is the professional standard in desktop digital imaging offering indispensable new features for graphic & web design, photography and
video. Learn how to create and edit professional-quality images. Learn the powerful features of Photoshop CS, its cool tips and tricks. Learn the software
fundamentals, fuctionality, timesaving tips, color theory & space, correction techniques, and optimization tricks. Learn the power of Photoshop and see what
it can do to your images, photographs, and overall layouts.
[Level: Beginner]
Fundamentals of Effective Publications Design
October 28, 2004, Thursday, 9:30am-12:30pm
Learn the fundamentals of what makes great design layout that elicit strong impression and recall when doing your desktop publishing and communications
projects. Learn hoe to develop effective design layout in your print & web publishing jobs, marketing campaign collaterals, and communication projects.
Layout techniques, typography, type categories, and the principles in design (balance, proportion, unity) are included in the discussion.
[Level: Beginner]
Optimizing Photoshop and Illustrators as Imaging Tools
October 28, 2004, Thursday, 1:30-4:30pm
Photoshop and illustrator are powerful imaging tools. Digital and graphic designers should optimize the use of these tools by integrating these two softwares
in creating and editing professional-quality graphics, images, and layouts. As a standard, illustrator is focused on vector images while Photoshop on bitmap images
[Level: Beginner]
Making Your Website Interactive using Multimedia Tools
October 29, 2004, 9:30am-4:30pm
Built, design, and develop interactive website using multimedia tools. Using killer applications and combination of authoring tools, such as Macromedia
Dreamweaver, Flash, Director, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, and Image Ready, you will benefit in learning various tips, techniques, and process solutions in
developing a killer website. Content developers, webmasters, graphic designers, videographers, multimedia specialist, illustrators, artist, and educators
looking to understand the technology of multimedia are advised to attend the session.
[Level: Beginner]
Learing InDesign CS and Its Applications
October 30, 2004, 9:30am-4:30pm
Learn InDesign CS as a powerful tool in your page layout. Find out about the enhance interface feature of InDesign and how it increase productivity. Learn
how InDesign can give you more creative freedom. Learn these features - interface improvements, new control palette, nested styles, table improvements
(headers & footers), preview separations without having to print, bleed & slug support, custom strokes, document presets, easier editing of Illustrator &
Photoshop files, multi-link swatches, story editor, and how you can extend InDesign capabilities. This session is good for those who have working knowledge
on PageMaker and other page layout software.
Resource Speakers:
Mario J. Ramirez is an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) in Adobe Photoshop. He is an AutoCAD
instructor at various training centers and does consulting work for companies requiring programming, customization
and training in AutoCAD 2000, 3D Studio Animation and MS Excel. Prior to this, he was the CAD training supervisor
and a senior instructor at MagnaCAD's AutoCAD Training Center. (MagnaCAD is the local distributor for Autodesk until
1994). It was during his stint at MagnaCAD when he had the opportunity to train at Autodesk in Sausalito, USA.
Michael R. Martinez ("Mike") is a Technical Support Engineer for Adobe Customer Support Center,
which serves the entire Asia-Pacific region. He is an Adobe Certified Expert in both InDesign and PageMaker, and
is proficient in a number of other digital arts applications, including Dreamweaver and Photoshop. Mike also has
considerable design experience, having done layouts for PROCON Printers and Publishers. He also assisted in the
design and layout of marketing collaterals for International Correspondence Schools, before striking out on his
own as a freelance graphic artist and Web designer. Additionally, Mike is proficient in a number of Web-related
languages and technologies, HTML, JAVA and JAVAScript, and ASP.
Ige Ramos has been an independent graphic designer for more than 20 years, working mostly on
book and publication design. Working under his trademark, Tomato Graphics, he earned numerous honors and awards at
home and abroad. Prior to Tomato Graphics, he worked as a designer for Chiye, Tribal Genius, Levi's Strauss Far East,
Ballet Philippines and Tanghalang Pilipino. He holds the distinction of being one of five Filipino graphic designers featured
in the 25 Graphic Designers of South East Asia. He is a former President of IdN Club Philippines.
Antonio C. Bucu ("Tony"), an electrical engineer by education (Mapua Institute of Technology), pursued
a career in graphic design. From a layout artist for Graphic Solutions (1993) and a Finalizer for Taipan Bozell Advertising
(1994-95), he later co-established (1995) Powerhaus Unlimited and served as its Creative Director until 1998. He is currently a
free lance graphic designer/writer. He is also the production manager of Kestrel Studios and creative consultant to Southern Glory
International Garments. His special skills include character illustration and development (for comic books and other publications),
writing, and system software diagnostics and troubleshooting (Macintosh platform).
Ronnie Millevo is a professional Multimedia Lecturer and Professor at the De La Salle University's College of
St. Benilde and St. Scholastica's College manila. He teaches computer graphic courses, such as, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Image
Ready, Macromedia Flash, Director and Dreamweaver. He is a practicing multimedia specialist and a fine arts practitioner.
He conducts lectures in digital imaging, web publishing, audio-video editing, desktop publishing, 2D animation and CD Rom
interactive authoring for corporate functions.
