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DSVC Presents: Dave Schiff & Alex Burnard- November 1, 2006

Dave and Burnie became a team at Crispin Porter + Bogusky six years ago. After producing award-winning work for MINI, Molson, IKEA and virtually every other client on the agency roster, the two were promoted to Co-Creative Directors on the Maxim and Know HIV/AIDS accounts. Today, they are CDs on Coke Zero, Ask.com, Shimano and Giro/Bell. Their latest project is the creation of Hoopla, a book about Crispin Porter + Bogusky due in book stores November 20th. To date, neither Dave nor Burnie has done anything to help the Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal, despite the fact that fewer than 1,500 of these beautiful creatures exist in the wild.

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Designing Flash layouts without needing to know complex code is now possible within QuarkXPress. Quark Inc. announced today the availability of Quark Interactive Designer, which enables creative professionals to leverage their skills to create rich, interactive content such as interactive tours, online ads, and design-driven presentations using QuarkXPress 7.

“Quark Interactive Designer creates the opportunity to take the intricate, heavily designed printed work we’ve created for our clients and make it dynamic effortlessly,” said Steve Whittier, partner, vice president, and creative director of Factory Design Labs. “This easy-to-use software tool has single-handedly given us the power to offer more to our clients, all while saving us significant time and money. It’s always cool to find a new program that you can make something with — and then to have fun putting it to use. For us, this software is a big deal. It’s the only one of its kind, and we are already using it on projects.”

Quark Interactive Designer puts added power in the hands of designers by allowing them to design precise and compelling Flash layouts for the Web without needing to know complicated code. That means creative professionals can utilize dedicated features for interactive buttons, animations, movies, and dozens of predefined actions for transitioning pages, playing sounds, sliding objects, and creating interactive menus. Read more

Creating a site using Flash is great for making web sites interesting, informative, and fun to explore. But you may be hesitant to use Flash out of the concern that the Google, MSN, Yahoo! will not be able to find your site­ after all, what good is a well crafted web site if nobody can find it? Read more

Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) today announced the winners of the 2006 MAX Awards. Selected from hundreds of submissions from leading businesses and developers worldwide, the eight winners demonstrate the most innovative, groundbreaking customer projects built with Adobe solutions in the past year. Adobe is highlighting the winners at its annual customer conference, MAX 2006, where attendees also selected a people’s choice winner.

“The breadth and quality of the MAX 2006 Award nominations were astounding,” said Bruce Chizen, Adobe CEO. “Our customers continue to demonstrate the unique capabilities of Adobe solutions to bring new power and flexibility to business processes and greater richness to online experiences. It’s inspiring for Adobe to work with so many industry innovators.”

One winner was selected in each of the eight 2006 MAX Award categories. For more information on 2006 MAX Awards winners and finalists, visit www.adobe.com/events/max/max_awards. For a full listing of the winners Read more

The graphic design business is a people business, it is who you know that will make you successful. Going to networking events should not be painful, although, sometimes, you do have to step out of your comfort zone. Once you have accepted that you are at the event to meet people, and make successful connections you should be able to make some great connections.
If you have a hard time making successful business connections, don’t despair. Anyone can be good at meeting people-if they use the right technique. The whole secret to making a positive connection is knowing how to attract people and inspire them to want to give you a chance.

Here are seven proven strategies to help you make successful business connections:

1. Carry yourself well and look professional. If people don’t know you at ALL, they are going to completely judge you by the way you look. It’s unfortunate, but it’s true. So, make sure you dress appropriately and your hair is well groomed. And be sure to look people straight in the eye and firmly shake their hand when meeting them.Also, make a special effort to have a clear, professional speaking voice-particularly if your first encounter is over the phone. Practice what you’re going to say in your head or out loud, so you don’t stumble on your words. Read more