“Socrates said, “Know thyself.” I say, “Know thy users.”  And guess what? They don’t think like you do.” - Joshua Brewer

As marketers in the AEC industry, we write, organize and design every day for our clients and end users. While we design for others, our designs are a reflection of ourselves and we take great pride in our final work and process. Join us for a morning of sharpening your Adobe edge with Steve Laskevitch, Adobe Certified Expert trainer of Luminous Works. Steve will teach us how to streamline our production workflow and capitalize on the new features of Adobe CC InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Sharpen your Adobe edge to spend more time with your team and less time troubleshooting. At this workshop you will get:

• 45 minute InDesign skill advancement

• 45 minute Photoshop skill advancement

• 45 minute Illustrator skill advancement

• Production workflow efficiencies between the three programs

• Hands-on training with example files and scenarios 

Class Requirements (if you have questions about the requirements please contact Michael Lemieux)

• PC or Mac laptop running Adobe CC. (Adobe CS6 is acceptable, just note training will be geared toward Adobe CC InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Consider downloading a 30-day Adobe Creative Cloud free trial at www.adobe.com/downloads

• This workshop is for marketers and graphic designers with a working knowledge (3+ months) to intermediate knowledge of one or more of the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).

About the speaker:

Steve Laskevitch (Adobe Certified Instructor in Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, and InDesign)

Luminous Works' founder fell in love with teaching and computer graphics in the 1980s while studying physics, education, and photography. He has spent the 21st century both teaching and doing desktop publishing, founding the company that was to become Luminous Works in 2003. Steve has built production workflows for many companies and regularly helps Adobe Systems prepare Certified Expert exams. For four and a half years, Steve led the Seattle InDesign User Group. Now, he's Luminous Works' curriculum director and lead instructor, authors a series of Photoshop books, and presents to groups regularly. Over the years, he has taught at:

• The Design Department of Cornish College of the Arts (where he was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award)

• University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education (nominated for their Excellence in Teaching Award)

• Seattle Central Community College.

Steve is obsessed with New Haven style pizza!