Adobe has announced a slew of new software upgrades that will become available to Creative Cloud subscribers on June 17. At the next meeting of the Acadiana Adobe User Group, we'll take a look at the highlights of the new offerings - we'll have some demos that will dazzle you! We will discuss as well Adobe's move away from boxed software to the subscription model.

This meeting will be held Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

In the works...

Also in the works for future meetings: further updates on great new Adobe tools including Reflow; Mobile data and Parse.com; Video workflow; Another practical Photoshop session; A close look at Adobe Illustrator; and more. Something you want to hear about? Let us know! Something you want to share? Let us know!

At every meeting...

We begin each meeting with free beer, chips and soda, and lively free form discussion of the topics of the day (also known as gossip). And by attending a meeting, you are entered in a raffle for free Adobe software! We also have other giveaways as well! We hope to see you at a meeting soon!

Adobe Edge Animate, which uses HTML to create interactive and animated content, keeps getting better. Ryan LeTulle will give us a look at the latest with this authoring tool from Adobe.

This meeting will be held Tuesday, April 16, 2013, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

In the works...

Also in the works for future meetings: Updates on great new Adobe tools including Reflow; Mobile data and Parse.com; Video workflow; Another practical Photoshop session; A close look at Adobe Illustrator; and more. Something you want to hear about? Let us know! Something you want to share? Let us know!

At every meeting...

We begin each meeting with free beer, chips and soda, and lively free form discussion of the topics of the day (also known as gossip). And by attending a meeting, you are entered in a raffle for free Adobe software! We also have other giveaways as well! We hope to see you at a meeting soon!

Phone Gap is an important tool for creating native apps for multiple mobile platforms in one development space that utilizes the HTML and CSS you already know. Ray Camden will give us the lowdown on all the latest with Phone Gap.

This meeting will be held Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

In the works...

Also in the works for future meetings: Updates on great new Adobe tools including Animate and Reflow; Mobile data and Parse.com; Video workflow; Another practical Photoshop session; A close look at Adobe Illustrator; and more. Something you want to hear about? Let us know! Something you want to share? Let us know!

At every meeting...

We begin each meeting with free beer, chips and soda, and lively free form discussion of the topics of the day (also known as gossip). And by attending a meeting, you are entered in a raffle for free Adobe software! We also have other giveaways as well! We hope to see you at a meeting soon!

Drupal is a powerful framework for creating modern web sites, and Ryan LeTulle will give us a practical guide to several important components of adopting Drupal, including Local Dev Environment Tips, Installing Drupal, How To Create a Basic Responsive Theme, How to Create Content and Blocks, How To Create a View, and Deployment Tips.

This meeting will be held Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

Ray Camden on Phone Gap, March 19

Phone Gap is an important tool for creating native apps for multiple mobile platforms in one development space that utilizes the HTML and CSS you already know. Ray Camden will give us the lowdown on all the latest with Phone Gap.

This meeting will be held Tuesday, Mar. 19, 2013, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

In the works...

Also in the works for future meetings: Mobile data and Parse.com; Video workflow; Another practical Photoshop session; A close look at Adobe Illustrator; and more. Something you want to hear about? Let us know! Something you want to share? Let us know!

At every meeting...

We begin each meeting with free beer, chips and soda, and lively free form discussion of the topics of the day (also known as gossip). And by attending a meeting, you are entered in a raffle for free Adobe software! We also have other giveaways as well! We hope to see you at a meeting soon!

Back by popular demand! Phil Schneider will return for more Photoshop wizardy. In addition to some demonstrations and info, he will once again give the quick look at your photos - bring a problem photo on a flash drive, and Phil will take a look and give an idea of what you can do to fix it!

This meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

In the works...

Also in the works for future meetings: Mobile data and Parse.com; Video workflow; Another practical Photoshop session; A close look at Adobe Illustrator; and more. Something you want to hear about? Let us know! Something you want to share? Let us know!

At every meeting...

We begin each meeting with free beer, chips and soda, and lively free form discussion of the topics of the day (also known as gossip). And by attending a meeting, you are entered in a raffle for free Adobe software! We also have other giveaways as well! We hope to see you at a meeting soon!

Our annual Dutch treat holiday social is held each year in a local eatery. This year we will gather at Acme Taco, 1605 N. University Ave., Lafayette, LA, 6 pm, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.

http://www.acme-taco.com/

No formal program, just fellowship and a meal, but we will be drawing for a CS6 software package from Adobe, and there will be a few other giveaways, as well!

Jan. 15, 2013: Adobe Business Catalyst

Adobe Business Catalyst is a turn key system for creating and managing web sites, and works with the non-coding environment of Adobe Muse as well as through Dreamweaver. We'll take a look at what this service offers developers and marketers, including partnering programs.

Note: This program was postponed from October because a number of members who were specifically interested in this content could not attend, and the attendants voted to move this material to this January date.

This meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

In the works...

Also in the works for future meetings: Mobile data and Parse.com; Video workflow; Another practical Photoshop session; A close look at Adobe Illustrator; and more. Something you want to hear about? Let us know! Something you want to share? Let us know!

At every meeting...

We begin each meeting with free beer, chips and soda, and lively free form discussion of the topics of the day (also known as gossip). And by attending a meeting, you are entered in a raffle for free Adobe software! We also have other giveaways as well! We hope to see you at a meeting soon!

PDF forms can be a powerful tool for collecting even complex information from users. Craig Inman will give us tips and tricks on how to make these forms work for you. Also, if you have a new gadget for us to gawk at, bring it, as we love passing our gizmos around the room for folks to get a look at!

This meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

Dec. 11, 2012 - Annual Holiday Social

Our annual Dutch treat holiday social is held each year in a local eatery. This year we will gather at Acme Taco, 1605 N. University Ave., Lafayette, LA, 6 pm, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.

http://www.acme-taco.com/

No formal program, just fellowship and a meal, but we will be drawing for a CS6 software package from Adobe, and there will be a few other giveaways, as well!

Jan. 15, 2013: Adobe Business Catalyst

Adobe Business Catalyst is a turn key system for creating and managing web sites, and works with the non-coding environment of Adobe Muse as well as through Dreamweaver. We'll take a look at what this service offers developers and marketers, including partnering programs.

Note: This program was postponed from October because a number of members who were specifically interested in this content could not attend, and the attendants voted to move this material to this January date.

This meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

In the works...

Also in the works for future meetings: Mobile data and Parse.com; Video workflow; Another practical Photoshop session; A close look at Adobe Illustrator; and more. Something you want to hear about? Let us know! Something you want to share? Let us know!

At every meeting...

We begin each meeting with free beer, chips and soda, and lively free form discussion of the topics of the day (also known as gossip). And by attending a meeting, you are entered in a raffle for free Adobe software! We also have other giveaways as well! We hope to see you at a meeting soon!

The Acadiana Adobe User Group is one of the local sponsors of a half-day presentation on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, 1-4 pm at the LITE Center.

Create the Web - Lafayette will focus on an array of new and powerful tools from Adobe to enhance the creation of web sites, mobile apps and more. You may view content from a similar event here:

Click for Adobe and the Web video.

The event is free and registration is available here:

Eventbrie page for Create the Web - Lafayette.

Presenters will be provided by Adobe, and will include Raymond Camden.

This is a tremendous opportunity to experience the latest that Adobe has to offer for web content creators!

Local sponsors include the Acadiana Adobe User Group and AAF Acadiana.

Adobe Business Catalyst is a turn key system for creating and managing web sites, and works with the non-coding environment of Adobe Muse as well as through Dreamweaver. We'll take a look at what this service offers developers and marketers, including partnering programs.

This meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

Nov. 20, 2012 The Power of PDF forms

PDF forms can be a powerful tool for collecting even complex information from users. Craig Inman will give us tips and tricks on how to make these forms work for you. Also, we will have a few of the latest gadgets to pass around the table, as we share looks at various new gizmos!

This meeting will be held Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, 6-8 pm at Graham Group Interactive, 2014 West Pinhook Road, Suite 210, Lafayette, LA.

Dec. 11, 2012 - Annual Holiday Social

Our annual Dutch treat holiday social is held each year in a local eatery. We'll announce soon where the 2012 Holiday Social will be held, but you can mark the date and time, 6 pm, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.

In the works...

Also in the works for future meetings: The very latest on PhoneGap; How to use Parse.com; Video workflow; Another practical Photoshop session; A close look at Adobe Illustrator; and more. Something you want to hear about? Let us know! Something you want to share? Let us know!

At every meeting...

We begin each meeting with free beer, chips and soda, and lively free form discussion of the topics of the day (also known as gossip). And by attending a meeting, you are entered in a raffle for free Adobe software! We also have other giveaways as well! We hope to see you at a meeting soon!

There were some great announcements from Adobe on Sept. 24 regarding web tooling!

The best summary we know of is from our own Ray Camden on his blog, so here's the link:

Ray Camden's blog post on Adobe and Create the Web

No doubt these new releases will be much discussed at upcoming meetings of the Acadiana Adobe User Group!

If there are particular components that interest you, please let us know and we will make sure to have presentations or other information available at future meetings.