Adobe Fundamentals Bootcamp - $269/person!

Hurry, class size is limited to 25-30 people!

Next class - March 9, 2010

Go beyond free "demo-nars" that just showcase flashy features. Slash the time you spend on complex projects. Quit wasting time and money on frustrating software behavior. Eliminate expensive problems caused when you get results you didn't expect. The Adobe Boot Camp is a fast paced, professional-level session for people who need to earn a living every day.

Please Note: This professional seminar is not for everyone...
We don't cover web-specific software like Dreamweaver or Flash. There's a lot here that will help web professionals, but there's not enough time to cover HTML, video, or Flash media tools.

To truly benefit from this seminar, you should be using Creative Suite 3 or 4. If you are using CS2 or earlier, you will not be able to open the InDesign lesson files provided, and the substantial differences in interface in all the applications may be disorienting.  Feel free to bring any problem files for troubleshooting, we'll tackle them during class!

What's in the Adobe Boot Camp?

Adobe's Creative Suite is a powerfully complex set of tools. This Adobe Boot Camp is your opportunity to master features and techniques you'll use every day in Bridge, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat so you can work smarter, faster, and more enjoyably. Investing one day in your career can pay dividends for years. I hope you'll join me and get the edge you need in 2010! We'll go in-depth into the applications that print professionals must know, and show you how to make them work together the way Adobe intended.

Adobe® Bridge®

  • Identify, rate and organize your graphics files
  • Create Web Galleries for online viewing
  • Create PDF "contact sheets

Adobe Photoshop®

  • The Interface: managing tools and panels
  • Image basics: color mode and resolution
  • Creating Selections: Using the Lasso, Magic Wand and Quick Selection Tools
  • Deleting backgrounds
  • Using Layers
  • Applying filters
  • Color correction tips
  • Retouching tips
  • Saving for other applications

Adobe Illustrator®

  • The Interface: managing tools and panels
  • Working with Artboards
  • Drawing basic shapes
  • Using Pathfinder to create complex shapes
  • Converting images to vector art
  • Mastering the Pen tool
  • Using Brushes
  • Using Symbols
  • Exploring built-in Brush, Symbol and Effect libraries
  • Saving for other applications

Adobe InDesign®

  • The Interface: managing tools and panels
  • Understanding Frames (and which tool NOT to use)
  • Preferences you'll want to change
  • Setting up a multi-page document
  • Using native Photoshop and Illustrator files
  • Importing and formatting text
  • Creating and using Paragraph styles
  • Using Effects to enhance your layout
  • Exporting to PDF
  • Exporting to SWF and Flash

Adobe Acrobat Pro®

  • The Interface: managing tools and panels
  • Combining PDFs
  • Deleting, moving and extracting pages
  • Exporting content
  • Comment & Review

Get personal access to a nationally-recognized expert whose full-time job is solving complex problems and delving deep into the software to identify the very best way to ensure trouble-free results.

  • Develop a stronger set of skills that lets you work faster and create more accurate, reliable output with less effort; giving your clients the best work possible with the least chance of errors and surprises!
  • Learn the techniques that let you work smarter, faster, and more profitably every day.
  • Tackle the most complex or troublesome projects, confident in your ability to diagnose problems and rapidly determine what went wrong and where.
  • Bring your laptop, load up the CD of cross-platform training files, and get a full day of hands-on experience to ensure your new skills “stick.” Ask questions throughout the seminar!
  • Job won't print? Text doesn't line up? Bring problem files on disk or USB drive for troubleshooting!
  • Learning doesn't stop when the class ends: Take home a full set of cross-platform lesson files, reference materials, and courseware.

When and Where will the seminar be held?

Class time is 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.  echoEleven will provide the classroom facilities in Buckhead, Atlanta. - 3525 Piedmont Road NE, Bldg 7 Suite 400, Atlanta, GA 30305. (see map here.)

Lunch will be provided onsite by echoEleven. Seating is strictly limited to 25-30 students, so register early to lock in your spot. Please bring your laptop (Mac or Windows) with Creative Suite 4 (or CS3) installed. You'll get much more out of the class if you "play along" on the exercises and demonstration files.

100% Zero-Risk Guarantee

We're so confident you'll love this seminar I'm going to offer something almost unheard of — a 100%, No Questions Asked, Money-back Guarantee!

You can attend the entire morning session risk-free. If you don't feel you're getting your money's worth just tell us before the lunch break. We'll issue a 100% refund and you can leave without spending a penny. Plus, you can keep the CD of free tutorials, Plug-ins and utilities as a gift. Just remember, no refunds after lunch!

Claudia McCue is our instructor.  She is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of graphic arts coaching, training, and speaking. Her specialty is coaching and support for print service providers, print media advertisers, and production professionals.

Claudia is the author of Real World Print Production with Adobe Creative Suite Applications (Peachpit Press, 2009). The original edition, Real World Print Production (Peachpit Press, 2006), was published in three languages and is widely used as a reference text in graphic arts teaching institutions worldwide. She is the primary author of Adobe's Creative Suite 4 Printing Guide. She is Contributing Editor for Real World Quark XPress 7 by David Blatner and Professional Design Techniques with Adobe Creative Suite 3 by Scott Citron. She is a former contributor to Adobe's InDesign certification tests.

Since 2002 her wit and humor have entertained thousands at seminars and conferences across the country, including the HOW Design conference and the InDesign Conference. She is a frequent speaker at Adobe-sponsored events for Print Service Providers, as well as hosting her own series of seminars and webinars.