I’ve been invited to speak at Flash Camp SF 2011 on April 29. I’ll be presenting on Designing for Mobile Applications and I’ll make sure to post my slides when I am done.
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Networking Sucks
I’ve been asked to speak at Rain on How to Network. I took it in a slightly different direction. Here’s the short description: Networking Sucks Networking has a lot of benefits, sadly it usually requires that you are self serving, false, and act, generally, like a tool. In this session we’ll be looking at alternatives [...]
Joining Adobe
Starting in January, I’ll be joining the Adobe XD team under Ethan Eismann. I’ll be working with Jacob Surber, and Deepa Subramaniam, with the Flash Catalyst the and Flex teams, respectively. Leaving Rain I joined Rain in February as an opportunity to work in an agency setting and to get a change of scenery from Las Vegas. [...]
Adobe Tech Weds: Good UX with CS5
Liz Frederick (@lizign) asked me to help out with Tech Wednesday last week. I presented a slightly modified version of one of my MAX sessions, and renamed it “Good UX with CS5″. The recording is online if you missed it and my slides are embedded below.
Adobe MAX 2010 (recap)
This year’s MAX was a busy one for me. RIA Radio Day One Interviews: Jonnie Hallman (@destroytoday) James Polanco (@jamespolanco) and Aaron Pedersen (@aaronpedersen) Chuck Freeman (@chuckstar), Kevin Suttle (@kevinsuttle), and Ryan Canulla (@ryancanulla) Mark Anders (@markand) Day Two Interviews (coming soon) Day Three Interviews (coming soon) Adobe MAX Community Summit I filled in for [...]
Decrapping Your Application [part 2]
Last session in a series after Your Flex App Looks Like Poo, and Decrapping Your Application. I was hit was inspiration the night before and finished the slides with 5 min to spare. Slides: Session Recording: You can buy it at 360|Flex
Designer Developer Workflow Panel [Flashbelt]
It was a blast being a part of the panel with the RIA Radio gang. Thank you Dave Schroeder for inviting us. Session Description: It is vital to have effective workflows and communication between roles on interactive projects. In this session we will be comparing common workflows and discussing the latest releases of tools including [...]
Decrap Your Application
I was happy with how the session went and I appreciate all those for attending. Thanks also to Elad Elrom for putting together the conference and inviting me to speak. Note: This presentation was the second in a series. I’ve also posted the slides from the first and last presentations. Session Description: Follow up to [...]
Your Flex App Looks Like Poo
My session went well at 360|Flex. Thank you everyone for attending. Note: This presentation was the second in a series. I’ve also posted the slides from the first and second presentations. Session Description: With the new skinning tools in Flex 4 you no longer have an excuse for your apps looking like cookie cutter crap. [...]

