Learn how to leverage the rich toolset in Adobe Illustrator to create vibrant web graphics, wireframes, and complete website mockups. Justin Seeley, staff author for lynda.com and an Adobe Certified Expert, will share his design expertise.Learn how to:• Build responsive layouts with artboards• Produce custom color palettes and swatches for web graphics• Craft vector shapes and text designs that seamlessly scale• Apply drop shadows and other live effects• Optimize and export different types of graphics• Speed up your workflow with reusable image sprites and Smart Objects

Demystify the process of 3D animation with Adobe After Effects, which not only offers features for working in 3D, but also serves as a stepping-stone to more advanced 3D programs. In this session, MAX Master Colin Smith will help you dip your toes into the water of 3D animation and compositing.You’ll learn how to:• Track 3D elements with complete control over depth of field, shadows, and reflections• Extrude text and shapes into 3D using After Effects and Adobe Illustrator• Work with advanced 3D programs alongside After Effects

Fearless. Insane. Humorous. Wildly creative. These are just some of the words used to describe the prolific work that pours from the New York design studio karlssonwilker. This is a team of imaginative designers who take pride in being an independent and internationally recognized creative force and are highly respected for their work. Come hear from Hjalti Karlsson and Jan Wilker about the role of technology in their world and, more important, how play factors into it. You'll leave inspired by examples from 120 months of design projects, including:• Real-time adventure and play in design• How digital tools have shaped their design processes

Explore why SVG may be the most significant technology to leverage as myriad displays continue to emerge on an almost daily basis. Learn how to get started with SVG as well as how to ensure harmonization across web platforms with SVG2. During this session, Alan Greenblatt, Adobe Evangelist, and Dirk Schulze, Adobe Computer Scientist, will:- Outline the foundations of SVG such as drawing shapes, transforms, and animation- Demonstrate SVG features such as transforms, masks, clip-paths, and filters applied to HTML content- Provide a look at the SVG support in the tools you know and love, and show exactly what it is they are exporting- Explain the work Adobe has been contributing to CSS and SVG to bring vector graphics back to the forefront of web design- Showcase key SVG2 features such as masking, filters, text decoration, and advanced styling

Learn how social technology is transforming the shape of design and culture for more and more people, and what it can mean for you. Dylan Roscover, founder of The Experiential Company, will share insights on this growing phenomenon, the toolset he uses, and a few key techniques you can employ to stand out from the crowd creatively.In this session, you'll learn:• The effects of social technology on user and client expectations• Tools and workflows that harmonize with these new expectations• Techniques that alleviate technical stress and yield greater creativity

Bonairean youth are often stereotyped as just hang out either looking for trouble or not doing anything productive. The truth is that the majority of Bonairean young people want to make their dreams become a reality but for some, it is a struggle. Unfortunately, many have given up. But the good news is that we can do something about that. We can make the youth's voice and dreams be heard. We can empower the youth in our communities by providing them with the skills they need to effect change on Bonaire. The we set-up a town-hall meeting in each town where the youth can share their vision for their own town. Their solutions should be in the following areas: - closing the culture gap (help prevent differences between cultures in their town and stimulate mutual understanding) - strengthen the intergenerational infrastructure (bringing seniors and youth together) The ideas need to be narrowed down the top 3 best ideas for each area. After this the youth should brainstorm on activities for the two areas. Finally the youth should implement the ideas themselves using youth media, social media and music.

A stop motion animation made by taking pictures frame by frame on a camera. It's a metaphor for life and art, showing that art can spring out of anything in any form or manner to take any shape.

In this Quick Tip, Julieanne demonstrates three different ways to display an image with in a shape in Photoshop including vector masks, clipping masks and layer groups.

Jeff Sengstack demonstrates how to distort 2D text and convert that flat text to extruded 3D shapes. He shows how you can use 3D properties to futher change the shape, color, beveling and other characteristics on a character-by-character basis. Applies to the CC and CS6 versions of Photoshop.

Simple shapes—circles, squares, ellipses, and more—can be valuable building blocks in an animation. A rectangle shape can be a basic background for a lower-third title, or it can be the base of a complex, three-dimensional clone animation. In this movie, Ian Robinson introduces the fundamentals of building, transforming, and animating basic shapes.

In this episode, Jason will focus on the 'Convert Sample Type' dialogue. From here you're able to convert your audio files to any of the common sample rate/bit rate/channel configurations. This is where you also have additional options for using Audition's incredibly transparent Dither algorithm and noise shaping options.

Use Illustrator to take a two-dimensional image and map it to a globe or other three-dimensional shape.

Birgitta Hosea, a London based digital artist and animator, will be demonstrating the powerful new Ray-traced 3D engine in After Effects. She’ll show you how vector shapes and text can quickly be extruded in 3-dimensions as well as new materials options for translucency, refraction and reflection.

FrameMaker 11 has graphic object properties, which behave somewhat like layers in InDesign. Confined to vector graphic shapes and anchored frames, they allow users to universally change all instances of certain anchored frames, text call-outs, or common shapes and graphic objects.

Take an in-depth look at extruded vector layers in this continued lesson on Ray-traced 3D. Review the new properties including the extrusion parameter, the bevel settings, the material options including reflections, also explore the animate pop-up and environment maps.

Get an introduction to Ray-traced 3D, how to activate it, the 3D layers it adds, and the many options that are available in those layers. Vector layers for text and shapes have greatly expanded options in this version of AE, and most useful for non vector layers are the new "Material" options which include the ability to create after-effects-native reflections for the first time.

See how you can use the new "Create Shapes from Vector Layer" command to convert your Illustrator documents to editable vectors in After Effects. See how a shape in Illustrator ends up as a Ray-traced, extruded 3D layer in After Effects.

In this video, you will see how to quickly convert vector graphics from Illustrator to shape layers and animate the paths in After Effects CS6. In previous versions, this would have involved a great deal of tedious cutting and pasting - but no more.

In this episode, join Senior Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost as she shows off some of the new features of Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended, part of the new Adobe Creative Cloud. See the blazingly fast performance of the new Mercury Graphics Engine. Learn about the new improved processing and enhanced controls in Adobe Camera Raw 7, the new photographic blur effects, how to straighten objects using the new Adaptive Wide Angle, and more. Explore many of the timesaving and user-inspired enhancements including new type styles, re-engineered Shape layers, and the all-new Crop tool. Also explore the intuitive video editing capabilities of Photoshop CS6 and 3D capabilities of Photoshop CS6 Extended.

One fun way of creating shapes is to use the Blob Brush tool in combination with the Eraser tool. In this video we'll use these tools to create a stylized teddy bear.

Vector-based shape layers now behave very much like vector shapes in Illustrator, InDesign, and other Adobe applications. Learn how to apply fills, including None, as well as solid, gradient, and dashed strokes. Plus, you have stacking and alignment controls, as well as the option to snap the edges to the pixel grid. Applies to the CC and CS6 versions of Photoshop.

In this video you'll see how to use Illustrator's shape tools to create primitive shapes that you can use as the basis for objects. You'll also learn how to use the Shape Builder tool to combine shapes.

With the Pattern feature, you can create swatches based on shapes you create, then apply them to selected artwork and edit them any way you want.

Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost shares the new features and enhancements in the Photoshop CS6 vector shapes tool.

Extrude fully ray-traced text and shapes natively and take full advantage of reflections, environment maps, and more.

Make an instant Motion Graphics Promo using the new Create Shapes from Vector Layer in After Effects CS6.

Take a quick look at Julieanne's favorite 6 features in Photoshop CS6 including improved processing in Adobe Camera Raw, the intuitive new Blur Gallery, time-saving type styles, re-engineered Shape layers, powerful video editing tools, and the redesigned Crop tool, and auto-select interpolation.

Download Photoshop CS6 Beta from Adobe Labs to try it out.

This tutorial by Adobe Community Professional Tom Green shows how to work with the selection tools in Flash Catalyst. He shows how to select, align, and manipulate objects and shapes.

In this lesson you'll learn how to have text follow the shape of a path you've defined, which adds a whole new level of creativity to the use of text with photos.

Have you ever wanted to create a star shape or a rectangle with rounded corners in Adobe Illustrator? Rufus Deuchler, Worldwide Design Evangelist at Adobe, shows you how to harness the various shape tools, and the "Flare Tool" to rapidly create basic shapes.

Learn how to make text follow the shape of a path you've defined and how use this with photos.

Learn how to use three new text tools to create terrific-looking text that curves or flows around any shape, outline, or path.

How to add arrowheads to lines in Photoshop. In this quick tip Julieanne reveals an automated feature for adding arrowheads to the beginning or end of lines in Photoshop.

Carl Larsen shows how to track and replace a sky horizon with mocha, After Effects and mocha shape plug-in. Note: This tutorial was done using mocha for After Effects v2 interface but workflow is the same.

In this quick tip, Julieanne demonstrates the most flexible way to create a transparent circle around an object.

No need for expensive contact lenses, we’ll show you how to use the incredible planar tracker in mocha AE to track your eyes, export them as a Mocha shape layer and apply effects in After Effects to create that “white iris of the zombie” look. Another added feature in this episode is how to use Refine Matte to control the feather, spread and choke of the mocha shape layer. This effect gives you control of how much of the original iris shows around the edge stopping the new white iris from blending into the rest of the eye.

In this Episode of The Complete Picture Julieanne demonstrates how to create a single vector logo out of multiple type and shape layers, specify a consistent size, apply a style and save the entire creation as a Tool Preset! In addition, Julieanne shows how to add a scan of your signature to any photograph with a simple change of a layer blend mode.

In this episode of the Flex in a Week training series, you will learn about the Spark primitive classes that let you draw shapes using MXML tags, and how to integrate shapes drawn in other tools.

Use Photoshop to create 3D shapes and compelling effects on type, shapes and selections.

See how easy it is to quickly create a complex shape with the new Shape Builder tool in Illustrator.

Fast Track your Cut & Paste artwork by using the Appearance Panel to rapidly apply fills, strokes and effects to any shape you create in Illustrator.

This new effect gives you the ability to create the optical effect of a real camera lens blur. If you need to add depth to a scene, or obscure something in the frame, Camera Lens Blur will do that and make it look completely realistic. You also have complete control parameters like iris shape, blur maps, super whites, gain and threshold.

With 150 channels and more than 300 interactive properties, MTV Networks doesn't just reflect popular culture—they shape it. Using the measurement capabilities of the Adobe Online Marketing Suite, powered by Omniture technology, MTV Networks can now successfully measure interactions and optimize the experience users have so they can serve up the most relevant and profitable content to fans around the globe.

In this episode I'll show you how to get started working with images in InDesign CS5. See the best ways to bring your images in and size them. Also learn the ins and outs of working with text wrap around vector shapes.

Watch how Illustrator and After Effects can be used together to create organic animations using simple masks copied and pasted between the two applications. Also see how the Twirl tool in Illustrator can be used to distort paths and make it look as if “tendrils” are growing outward. This all comes together in After Effects by setting the first vertex and ensuring your blended masks don’t flip inside out.

Learn about programming charts, graphs, diagrams, animations, drawing applications, and other early use cases for the HTML5 canvas element. Get a deep-dive exploration of the canvas API. Shapes, styles, transforms, compositing, images, and even animation will be covered in depth. Along the way, we'll explore numerous examples on both the frivolous and more practical sides of the scale. References to the Adobe Flash Player drawing API will be made where applicable.

Join Creative Social and a panel of three leading creative directors as they discuss the future of advertising. Anders Gustafsson of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Laura Jordan Bambach of Lost Boys international, and Benjamin Palmer of The Barbarian Group will provide answers to questions such as: What needs to change? What does the advertising agency of the future look like? What defines success? How can you shape the future of digital advertising?

Learn how to draw shapes and scenes in accurate 1-, 2-, or 3-point linear perspective to create the look of realistic depth and distance with the new Perspective drawing tools in Adobe Illustrator CS5. See how the new Perspective Grid tool supports drawing directly on planes of true perspective and the Perspective Selection tool allows objects to be moved, scaled, duplicated, and transformed dynamically in perspective.

Sometimes drawing outside the lines means not just drawing a whole new shape but linking two different shapes together. With this presentation Ana will look at some examples of innovative storytelling projects that don't necessarily reinvent the wheel, but evolve it a little. From the re-conceptualization of the graphic novel to the re imagining of film, hybrid media can sometimes push the boundaries more than any new form we may invent. This video brought to you by our friends at Aquent.

Create a button symbol from text, a bitmap image, or a vector shape. Define keyframes for the up, over, down, and hit states of the button, and swap out the artwork for the different states.

Create complex art from simpler basic shapes by using the Shape Builder tool in Illustrator CS5.

Create new artwork in perspective in Illustrator CS5 by using the Perspective Grid tool. Create shapes and panes mapped to perspective.

Understand the differences between the object and merge drawing modes in Flash. Toggle between the two modes when creating shapes, make shape selections, and convert drawing objects to merge.

Learn how to put the new features in After Effects CS5 into action: see how the new Roto Brush, Mocha and and the Mocha Shape plug-in, color LUT support, and more can work in tandem with other CS5 Production Premium tools to transform your podt-production workflows.

Draw shapes and scenes in accurate 1, 2, or 3-point linear perspective with the new Perspective Drawing tools in Illustrator CS5.

Create, edit, and fill shapes intuitively, directly on your artwork, using the new Shape Builder Tool in Illustrator CS5.

New in Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended - Easily take your imagery and designs in new artistic directions with natural and realistic painting effects. The new Mixer Brush lets you define multiple colors on a single tip to paint with subtle color blends, or you can use a dry brush to blend a photo’s colors to create a beautiful painting. New Bristle Tips enable you to easily paint with lifelike, naturally textured brush strokes using defined bristle properties like shape, length, and stiffness, and you can experiment away by adding Bristle Tips to a variety of Photoshop brush tools.

Make fast work of common design and production tasks like image re-touching with magical content aware fill in Photoshop Extended, creating complex shapes with Shape Builder tool in Illustrator, and intuitive object-selection features in InDesign and more.

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow contributing editor Eran Stern creates a colorful disco tunnel using shape layers and matching the look to a video footage using the color link effect.

Dave and Scott have a custom shape tool and a shadow tutorial respectively. Scott invites everyone to join his Photo Walk and David DuChemin is in the studio to talk about his new photography book.

Discover how easy it is to harness After Effects to create compelling, deep motion graphics with very little thought. In this episode, Dennis walks through how a single element can be combined and reused to create a nice background element.

This episode of Designing Minds features industry-praised photographer Ben Watts. In the first of a two-part series, Ben discusses the power of photography and how his love for the craft enables him to capture timelessness in a frame. He goes on to discuss how the streets and youth of New York City influenced his early work, later shaping his process and practice for commercial work.

Adobe Beginner Classes takes you from nothing to a finished broadcast slate in 24 minutes? Yes. Along the way, you'll learn about compound blur, shape layers, repeaters and more. Sounds like fun right? Then come on down!

In this video tutorial, CreativeCOW leader, Eran Stern demonstrates using paint strokes brushes to automatically morph between path shapes.

Join Photoshop Product Manager Zorana Gee as she shares her favorite techniques for working with the incredible Photoshop CS4 Extended 3D features. Learn how to paint directly on 3D models, wrap 2D images around 3D shapes, convert gradient maps to 3D...

In this podcast tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to move beyond the Basic shape tools to create your own custom shapes.

In this podcast tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use shape layers to easily create that Old School look where a red dashed line animates over a map to indicate travel destinations.

Learn object and merge, the two main drawing types in Flash CS4. Explore the benefits and limitations of each drawing type. Create custom shapes.

Learn how to create shape tweens. Identify object and merge drawings. Create starting and ending keyframes. Preview complex shape tweens.

Become familiar with the Flash drawing tools. Use the Line, Pencil, and Shape tools. Change the color of a shape's stroke and fill.

Learn about the Blob and Brush tools in Illustrator CS4. Choose a brush style. Change the fill color. Create freeform lines, shapes, and other paths.

Use the Deco and Spray Brush tools to turn graphic shapes that you create into complex geometric patterns.

Create animations using tweens. Learn what tweens are and discover the different types: shape, motion, armature, and bone tweens.

In this podcast tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to use shape layers to easily create that Old School look where a red dashed line animates over a map to indicate travel destinations.

In this After Effects podcast tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to combine several shapes to make a complex shape.

In this podcast tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to move beyond the Basic shape tools to create your own custom shapes.

Eran Stern continue to animate the vector shapes using After Effects and finalize the design for our Telenovela opener.

Eran Stern continues to refine the design of the Digits Man promo. Learn how to create a subtle background using the Shape Tool and spice it further with additional effects and Text animations.

Learn how to overlap shapes, subtract from a shapes area, make geometric forms and use many frame tools in this tutorial with Virginia Brodie.

Corey creates some shapes in Illustrator and turns them into a motion background using After Effects. Rich Harrington is back to show Corey how to use green screen technology with panorama shots in After Effects.

It's possible to transform facial features using Lens Correction and the Marquee tool in Photoshop CS3. Instructor Chris Orwig explores how to use these tools.

Corey, who is flying solo behind the desk this week, has a tutorial on creating a repeating shape pattern to use as a background. RC recorded an interview with Eddie Tapp about his 90 Percent method of color correction.

Learn the differences between shape layers, paths and pixel filled shapes. Whether you want to add arrows or use a custom shape to mask an image, here's how.

Creating custom shapes with the Pen tool can be intimidating. This movie teaches how to plot anchor points and draw lines, closed paths, curves, control handles, and more.