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FITC Amsterdam has played host to a program focused on design, technology and cool shit for the last four years, and 2012 is no exception. Featuring the best and brightest in the digital space, FITC Amsterdam showcases work which is shaping the future of the digital interactive industry.

2012 has a line-up featuring the best and brightest in the digital space including Hoogerbrugge, Aram Bartholl, Lee Brimelow, Golan Levin, Andreas Müller and many more.

FITC Amsterdam has a history of selling out and 2012 is on track to as well. The combination of unbelievable international presenters, incredible networking opportunities and the infamous FITC parties, all with the amazing backdrop of the city of Amsterdam, creates a stage for the unexpected.

There are a limited number of tickets which sell out fast, so register early to reserve your spot!

Discount

Use discount code Fuel for 10% off all FITC Amsterdam 2012 tickets until event day. The super early bird deadline ends November 25, so register soon to get the best rate!

For more information visit www.fitc.ca/amsterdam

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Now in its 10th year, FITC Toronto is one of the largest and longest running events of its kind in the world. With some of the most unique and engaging presenters from around the globe, FITC Toronto is a blitz of over 80 presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions, sandwiched between the legendary FITC parties and abundant networking opportunities. Topped off with the FITC Award Show, it’s three days and nights that will leave you inspired, energized and awed. Not to be missed.

Speakers of Note

• Kyle Cooper – Director of 150+ film title sequences, inlcuding Se7en, Across the Universe, Iron Man I / II, and The Incredible Hulk.
• GMUNK – Design Lead for Graphic Design & Animation at Digital Domain creating graphic content for TRON Legacy
• Theo Watson – Co-founder of openFrameworks and member of Graffiti Research Lab. Works include Eyewriter, Laser Tag and Laser Graffiti system.
• Rob Bateman – Co-founder of Away3D
• Andre Michelle – The man behind Audiotools.com
• Chris Allen – President and CEO of Infrared5, and inventor of Brass Monkey
• MK12 – Kansas City based design and filmmaking collective who’s work includes ‘Quantum of Solace’ and ‘Stranger than Fiction’
• Mc Bess – French illustrator currently living in London

Topics presented at the event

Marketing Your Skillz • The Creative Method and Systems • Design IO: Interactive Installations and Experimental Storytelling • Creative Use of Mobile Capabilities •Beyond the Bar Graph: A Visual Narrative with Data • Fresh AIR: New Flash Animation Workflows for TV and Film • Multiplatform 3D Content Development Made Easy • Comparing Web Video Technologies, from Flash to HTML5 to Silverlight • Building a Flash game in under 3kb • Developing Social Games with the PushButton Engine

Pricing

Festival ticket prices range from $499-$699
Festival + Workshop ticket prices range from $649-$899
Student Festival ticket prices range from $149-$199
Super Early Bird prices end on Dec 11th, 2010. Early Bird pricing ends Feb 25th, 2011.
All ticket includes Festival, Coffee, snacks, evening events, and the event grab bag
Full ticket details can be found here.

FuelYourCreativity Discount

There is a fuel discount for 10% off. Enter: Fuel10

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A conference is just a conference right? Not so much. With a stacked speaking line-up, a great location, (who doesn’t love Vancouver) and an emphasis on sharing Interlink should be on your conference schedule for 2011. Interlink is a international web conference that brings designers, developers and strategists together to inspire each other.

An International Web Conference for Online Professionals

Interlink Conference will be a 3-day web event that will appeal to all web professionals. This international web design conference welcomes website architects, usability specialists, project managers, marketing coordinators, web developers, website designers and any other online professional that wants to meet others in the industry and get inspired.

Talk shop with web designer and publisher of 8Faces, Elliot Jay Stocks. Meet up with Ethan Dunham of FontSpring.com. Attend interactive workshops with Meagan Fisher, Dan Rubin, Simon Collison and Patrick Lauke as well as hear from Gavin Elliott, Jonathan Snook, Brian Hoff, Whitney Hess, Frank Chimero, and Sarah Parmenter. Just when you think the day is done, Shawn Johnston is going to throw an after party.

Schedule

Venue

Capilano University of North Vancouver, BC, Canada

Enjoy a 3-day international web conference in a vibrant, culturally diverse metropolis where the Pacific Ocean meets the Coastal Mountains and plenty of tourist attractions.

Capilano University’s Performing Arts Theatre

Theatre seating. 20-foot screen with crystal clear video projection. Plus a beautiful sound system. Soak it up, take notes and enjoy the presentations—or feel free to join in.

The International Web Conference with All the Perks

Full-meal catering. Lots of parking. Free wireless Internet access on all three days. Plus there will be special events during the conference and a not-to-be-missed after party.

Speaking Lineup

More Info

Interlink on Lanyrd.com

Interlink on Twitter

Interlink on Facebook

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Quick! Look at your calendar, now back at me, now back at your calendar, now back at me! What are you doing on July 23rd? You should be at the Front End Design Conference in St. Petersburg Florida. Front End is a single day presentation focused on content, presentation & behavior. Front-End Conf was created for anyone interested in front-end design to spend a day learning and hanging out with a bunch of like-minded peeps. The topics are intended to cover as much of the spectrum of front-end design that we can squeeze into a single day. For our speakers, we look for people that excel in a particular aspect of front-end design. We have seven awesome speakers this year and we’re adding in a few bonus events for anyone looking to “geek out” all weekend.

The Details

Now, we know we said this is a One Day event but, there’s stuff going on over several days that can gain you some awesome one on one time with the presenters as well as other designers which, as we know is awesome.

The Conference:

July 23rd

9:30 a.m.-5:00p.m.

Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m.

Hilton Bayfront
333 1st Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33701

$99 Hotel Special

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After-Party

6:00 – ?
After-Party

We’re working out where we’ll be getting together for some drinks and converstation.

Ignite Session and Meet-up

July 24th

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

This will be bonus time for attendees to get together, meetup and share an Ignite presentation if they’d like. Maybe we’ll find some speakers for next year…

Studio 620
620 1st Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL‎ 33701

Studio 620’s Site

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Photo Walk

July 25th

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

This will be open to anyone that wants to grab their camera and wander around downtown St. Petersburg. We’ll have some sort of contest and prize, too.

Hilton Bayfront
We’ll walk the downtown area, but begin and end at the hotel.

The Presentors

This might possibly be one of the most elite all female line-ups to ever grace the design stage together. This is surely going to be an informative “amazing-fest.”

Personal Site: LarissaMeek.com

Follow Larissa on Twitter: @larissameek

Personal Site: Owltastic

Follow Meagan on Twitter: @meaganfisher

Personal Site: XOX

Follow Lea on Twitter: @lealea

Personal Blog: The Design O’Blog

Follow Niki on Twitter: @nikibrown

Personal Site: Sushi & Robots

Follow Jina on Twitter: @jina

Personal Site: AdelleCharles.com

Follow Adelle on Twitter: @adellecharles

Personal Site: Sazzy.co.uk

Follow Sarah on Twitter: @sazzy

Connect with Front End Conference

Blog: blog.frontenddesignconference.com

On Twitter: @frontendconf

On Facebook: FrontEndDesign

On Flickr: View Pictures

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The kind folks at New Rider have offered FUEL readers a chance at a free pass to their upcoming Voices that Matter: Web Design 2010 conference!

What’s this conference all about? In their own words:

New Riders’ Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference, now in its fourth consecutive year, will take place June 28-29 in San Francisco and the timing couldn’t be better! Web design is undergoing an historic transformation: while the basics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript haven’t changed, the new and evolving functionality in the HTML5 and CSS3 specs, the number of new ways in which people access the Web, and the rise of social media mean that Web designers need to know more than ever.

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet face-to-face with industry greats and discuss Web design’s most critical topics! We’ll open with a keynote address from Jesse James Garrett, author of The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web and close with a keynote address delivered by Steve Krug, author of the well known book Don’t Make Me Think and the brand new book Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems. From start to finish this conference will blow you away.

How to Enter

Enter to win a free pass (a $595 value) to the conference:

• Visit this post on Fuel Your Coding and just leave a comment (just say anything you like!) and we’ll pick one lucky commenter at random this Friday, May 14th!

Bonus: Special Savings

All FUEL readers can save $150 off the conference fee by providing priority code WBNBLGA when registering. Register before May 14th and save $250 as this $100 discount is combined with the early bird pricing!

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There are two business and creative development conferences coming up in the South East U.S., LessConf and the Front-End Design Conference. This is the second run for both events and they represent a new breed of creative conferences sprouting up around the community.

The best part is that we are giving away entries to both events! By commenting on this post, you will have the chance at winning your choice of 1 LessConf ticket or 1 of 3 Front-End Design Conference tickets! There is a catch, though: We want to know why you attend events like these.

So, check out the information on each conference and leave a comment using the guidelines at the bottom of the post. We will draw the winners on Friday, May 7th.

LessConf 3010

May 21st-May 22nd, Atlanta, GA - www.lessconf.com

LessConf is a conference with talks ranging from startups to design tomarketing to business. It’s a casual two-day event in Atlanta Georgia with awesome speakers to inspire you. It’s for people creating “things”, communities, followings, businesses offline & online.

Do you LOVE design, user experience, marketing, entrepreneurship or social media? Then you should attend this conference! The awesomeness includes amazing speakers like Jason Fried, Cameron Moll, Saul Colt, David Heinemeier Hansson and bacon filled pancakes for breakfast, don’t forget the bacon filled pancakes!
- @lessallan

You can follow the event at @lessconf or Register Now while there are still seats available.

Front-End Design Conference

July 23rd, St. Petersburg, FL - www.frontendconf.com

Front-End is a single-day web design conference focused on content, presentation and behavior.

Front-End Conf was created for anyone interested in front-end design to spend a day learning and hanging out with a bunch of like-minded peeps. The topics are intended to cover as much of the spectrum of front-end design that we can squeeze into a single day.

FUEL has supported this event from its beginning and attendees will actually get to see FUEL’s co-founder, Adelle Charles, speak this year!

You can follow the event at @frontendconf or Register Now!

How to Win

Comment below with:

• Which conference you would like to attend
• Why you attend conferences
• Your Twitter Name (Optional, of course)

We will draw the winners on Friday, May 7th. Good luck!

We used random.org and put the names and requests into a list. Thank you to @kragit for tweeting back the random number of 6, which we used to randomize the list 6 times.

So, here are the winners:

LessConf: Brian McDaniel
Front-End Design Conference: Jeff Bridgforth, Estelle and Natalia

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Now in its 9th year, FITC Toronto is one of the largest and longest running events of its kind in the world. With some of the most unique and engaging presenters from around the globe, FITC Toronto is an information blitz of presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions, sandwiched between our legendary FITC parties and abundant networking opportunities. Topped off with the FITC Award Show, it’s three days and nights that will leave you inspired, energized and awed.

Here’s the skinny

• April 25-27, 2010 Toronto, ON Canada
• Three full days and nights of events, plus one day of optional pre-festival workshops
• Over 70 presentations and panels covering the Creative, Technical, and Business aspects of Flash and digital media
• Over 1000 attendees from around the globe
• Over 70 internationally renowned design and technology presenters
• Includes the annual FITC Awards Show
• Includes four FITC evening events
• Includes the ‘FITC Get a Job’ event on Saturday, April 24, a free-to-attend job fair for the Interactive industry

Ticket Information

If you would like to purchase tickets, enter coupon code “fuel” for a 10% discount.

FUEL is an official sponsor of the event.

Will you be there?

We will. Let us know!

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Cleveland’s progressive design firm, Go Media, is pleased to announce the first annual Weapons of Mass Creation Festival. On May 22 and 23 this two-day art, film, and music event will highlight work from both local and national talent, a celebration of creative visionaries who defy the hand they’re dealt. Much akin to Austin’s popular South By Southwest, this festival will host film screenings, musical performances, art and design showings, and various panel discussions at the Go Media Headquarters, a three-story warehouse located in Ohio City.

Co-owner of Go Media, Jeff Finley, dreamt WMC Fest into existence after a sleepless night wondering why none of the popular festivals seemed to be held in his hometown. Tired of Cleveland’s reputation as a miserable city, he put his head together with like- minded community members and decided to form an event that would not only gather the artistic community of Northeast Ohio, but the nation. By dipping into his vast network created over the years as an acclaimed designer, Jeff managed to collect an inspiring and diverse group to display their work in May.

Five filmmakers are set to screen their projects as well as participate in question and answer sessions. Among them are Lena Dunham of Tribeca, New York, the fresh-faced writer and director behind ‘Tiny Furniture’, a film that was honored by the Jury Award for Narrative Feature after its premiere at the South By Southwest Festival earlier this month. Of the nine independent folk and punk bands set to take the newly constructed stage, four are native to Northeast Ohio. David Dondero, an Omaha folk singer who is listed as an influence for national acts such as Conor Oberst, will not only perform but record a live music video being filmed during festival hours on Sunday. Strategist, Designer, and Entrepreneur Dave Gensler, well known for his founding of the creative network, the KDU, will deliver the keynote address.

Like most independently run events, Weapons of Mass Creation Fest needs the help of the Cleveland community in order to guarantee its success. Fest organizers are looking for volunteers to help out and local businesses willing to sponsor. Finley is running a fundraiser on the popular crowd sourcing site, Kickstarter, trading giveaways and benefits for funding. None of the funds raised so far will be taken unless the $2,500 goal is reached by April 15. Other fundraising efforts include a limited edition poster currently on sale at Imagekind.com, as well as a mixer being held at a to be determined local establishment in upcoming weeks.

Tickets

Tickets for Weapons of Mass Creation Fest can be purchased online, single-day passes are available individually for $15 or a full weekend pass can be purchased for $25.

Notables

Check out the site: WMCFest.com

Fan them on Facebook

Follow Them on Twitter

Grab the Press Info

Make  a pledge on KickStarter

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What drove DIBI conference to become a reality instead of just a dream in someones head?

Gavin Elliott is the creative mind behind DIBI conference. What exactly is this magical DIBI conference? We will get to that in a minute along with a promo code for the conference and a wicked competition to win a free ticket. But, first we are going behind the scenes with Gavin Elliott- you can also follow him on twitter.

The Skinny on Gavin

Gavin has some notable facts to bring him into the role that he is in today. He worked as a civil servant, a soldier in the Royal Corps of Engineers & ran his own business.

He now works at Codeworks as the Marketing & Creative Executive where he primarily works on looking after the Thinking Digital Conference and other projects within Codeworks.

What is your typical daily routine?

Typical doesn’t happen for me that often. Every day is usually different. I’ll generally get up at approximately 6.30am get things sorted and make myself a coffee (Starbucks ground coffee FTW) for the trip into the office. I’ll arrive around 7:40am and look over Twitter, I still don’t use an RSS feed and Twitter seems to work well for me. I like to get my emails sorted as soon as I sit down, so the music goes on and before 9am and I can usually have all of my replies done. I’ll check my diary to see if I have any meetings but my work pretty much is around the creative and ‘social’ side of Thinking Digital, DIBI then working with the other teams within Codeworks. I get up to alsorts whether it’s designing or writing. I’m pretty much busy all day. Head back home approximately 5pm before getting in to other projects or more writing. I love what I do so I probably seem like a workaholic.

What are the three things you could not live without?

1. My macbook and macbook pro (we’ll count those as one)

2. Basecamp (For managing my daily life and all the project I’m involved with).

3. My notebook where I draw or make notes. (I carry this pretty much everywhere these days.)

Do you find time to devote to all of your creative endeavors?

I do, I often think of ideas on the fly and quickly have to tell someone. I’ve set up various blogs over the years but am starting to tailor these back. I write quite often about design on my personal blog and have just had an article published in .net (Practical Web Design in the US). I enjoy writing and joining the Project 52 I’ll be publishing a specific post every week. Working out the time between design and writing can be somewhat cumbersome. I’ll be working on a small personal project over the next few months which the design community can use which I’m definitely looking forward to getting started on.

What do you think we will see in the design community in 2010?

I’m hoping there will be a lot more collaboration between designers. I think we’re now finally starting to see the community coming together and learning from each other. In past years there have been a select few who’ve been fortunate to build strong bonds with others but now with all of the social apps we’re seeing more communication with the community as a whole. I would say that the financial climate doesn’t seem to have hit the design/development community so bad over the past year or so however a lot of companies and freelancers have upped their game to hone their skills and decide what is exactly for them and then price themselves accordingly for being a professional in that particular field. 2010 could bring some very specialised designers in to the public spotlight. On top of that we’ll definitely see a surge in mobile design.

What drove DIBI conference to become a reality instead of just a dream in someones head?

We have a lot of web conferences in the UK including the likes of dConstruct, FOWA, FOWD, UX London and Build. Generally though, the conferences never reach further than Leeds/Manchester. Build took place in Northern Ireland last year so when you look at it, conferences have never been taken further North to the likes of Newcastle upon Tyne/Gateshead where DIBI will be taking place. We have a vibrant web community in the North East of England and it is an ideal place for people to travel to. With an international airport, train and ferry links it is an ideal location.

DIBI has a unique cast of characters speaking. Most of which are very prevalent in the web design community, how is it important to make sure you get people to present who are on top of their game?

We thought long and hard about what we wanted to achieve with the conference. It’s highly prevalent that you must reach out to speakers which are either doing something new or leading various areas of the industry to new places. It’s all well and good saying that you want to set a conference up but when looking at the finer details you want to create longevity and a good sense of hype and communication with the people who will be attending. Codeworks have a long standing commitment with the digital agencies in the North East of England and regularly hold ‘Think and a Drink’ evening events on a monthly basis.

What are you trying to make your audience aware of? Is it more of a conference where you talk about current trends and happenings or something that will educate them as a whole?

Definitely education. Whilst we’re expecting lots of attendees who are on top of their game, there is always the opportunity for people to learn more. Making sure that the topics are correct for the audience is paramount, attendees expect something different which is what we’re hoping to achieve with DIBI.

Will the success of DIBI determine the if the conference will be around next year or do you already have ideas of doing another?

Codeworks have had major success with other conferences such as Thinking Digital and GameHorizon and we’ll be looking to achieve the same with DIBI. Definitely look out for DIBI being around again next year.

How does DIBI set itself apart from other conferences? It seems the age of the speakers at DIBI is less than others. What else?

DIBI is one of the first two-track web conferences that we know of. The tickets are limited to 350 and we’re hoping for an equal amount of designers and developers attending. They will then form the DIBI 350, a unique set of professionals taking part in the first North East of England Web Conference. It’s unusual to bring both designers and developers together at the same time, we hope that whilst they’re in the same place as each other, relationships can be made and collaborations can happen. With regards to the speakers, we looked around to see who was available so that we could provide a good amount of variation from other conferences. The DIBI Conference itself will be running from 9am till approx 5pm then we’ll be moving on to a Think and a Drink/After Party in Newcastle upon Tyne.

THE GIVEAWAY

Here’s where you get a chance to win a free ticket to DIBI! Now, all you need to do is put the most creative reason why you want to go to DIBI (and a valid email in the comment box) and we will handle the rest. Do you want to go to learn? Network? See long lost friends? Tell us and you have a chance to get a free ticket!

Need More DIBI?

Site: dibiconference.com

Twitter: twitter.com/dibiconf

Discount for being a reader: Promo Code: “DIBI_hohoho”

*Winner Update**

This is quite possibly the hardest choice I have ever had to make on who wins based on a comment. There were so many good ones to pick from that I couldn’t make up my mind. So, I went to a proven system to help me pick. “The hat method”. I printed everyones name out, put it in a hat and stirred them all around. The winner came out to be Paddy Donnelly.

Thank you all for entering and I hope you all get to go to the DIBI Conference!

Thank you all for participating

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Updated from Core Industries: Due to circumstances beyond our control, The Good Web conference has been postponed. Please sign up for our mailing list for details about the next conference. Thank you!

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The Good Web brings together marketers, brands, and causes to share their secret ingredients of success for building awareness and participation around movements they believe in. thegoodweb.org is presented by Core Industries.

See how industry leaders are building campaigns that benefit the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit. Learn practical steps that can be started immediately, not 6 months from now, to gain a groundswell of awareness & participation that you’ve always wanted.

The Vision

Attendees will learn how industry leaders are using online marketing, social media, games, and mobile to build robust advocacy programs that benefit people, planet and profit. They’ll learn practical steps that can be taken today, not 6 months from now, to build a groundswell for their campaigns.

Topics Include

• Online Marketing
• Mobile Campaigns
• Social Media
• Gaming
• Email Marketing
• Fundraising
• Campaign Management
• Strategic Partnerships
• Cause Marketing
• Micro-blogging
• Good Design
• ROI Tactics

September 25th, Visual Arts Theatre, NYC

To see a list of speakers and more, click here.

FUEL will be there, will you?

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Kyle Steed has put together an amazing way to bridge the gap between other designers & creatives called Chat Creative. The Fuel Brand Network fully supports Kyle on this endeavor to help grow the community & bring everyone together. Check out the design panel below and find out how to get involved.

The Design Panel

In our efforts to provide quality over quantity, we want to make sure we’re starting off on the right foot. So for each design panel we do we will be focusing on a single topic of discussion. We feel that this way you, the community, will know what to expect from us, and we can better provide you with meaningful content without blabbering on with nonsense.

So for our first design panel this Wednesday we will be focused on discussing the best ways to get started in web/graphic design (both freelancing and in-house). Basically anything is open for discussion; from schooling, websites, best/worst practices, programs, books and more. And don’t think this is just for noobs either, you never know what good tips, tricks or resources you could pick up from us. (-Kyle Steed)

Now what we’d like to do is open up the floor for you all to begin sending in your questions now. That way by Wednesday we should have a pretty good idea of where the discussion will lead. Not that we want to script the whole thing out, but think of it as more of an outline (with room for some impromptu conversations). So please either leave your comment below or send them to chatcreative (at) gmail (dot) com.

Thanks again for all your wonderful support and we look forward to seeing you all there on Wednesday, July 8 at 6 pm (CST). If you’re not already, please follow us on twitter @chatcreative and join us on Facebook.

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The 2009 HOW Design Conference will be held June 24-27 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. This annual creativity, business and technology conference for graphic designers will feature 50 speakers, 60+ sessions and eight three-hour workshops.   Several registration options, including daily and individual session packages, are available at www.HOWconference.com.

Will you be there?

Austin’s thriving artistic community and general devotion to weirdness make it a natural destination for the HOW Design Conference. With sessions on overcoming creative roadblocks, group brainstorming, living a creatively curious life and “craftivism,” the HOW Conference offers multiple opportunities for exploring and expanding creativity. And seven of Austin’s studios will be opening their doors to give attendees a peek at the chaos and deadlines of someone else’s creative firm.

Many industry experts will present at this year’s Conference, including Michael Osborne of Michael Osborne Design, John Bredenfoerder of Landor Associates, Adobe’sRussell Brown and more.

Attendees can choose from sessions in seven tracks: Creativity & Inspiration, Design Disciplines, Business & Management, Career Development, In-House Issues,Technology & Production and HOW Learning Center. Eight Pre-Conference Workshops will focus on using QuarkXpress® 8 with Adobe’s Creative Suite®, group brainstorming and developing your presentation skills, plus in-depth explorations of Photoshop® CS4, Flash® and InDesign®. Attendees can also take guided tours of six local design studios on the Austin Studio Tours.

The Conference will feature a Design Resource Center—with exhibits on paper, stock photography, computer hardware and software, and other resources for designers—a Portfolio Review for both students and working designers, and a Stock Photography Expo, a day-long mini resource center devoted solely to stock photography.

New for 2009, the Conference will also present the Designer’s Marketplace, a forum for the sale of stationery, paper, jewelry and other products handmade by HOW Conference attendees.

Thousands of graphic designers, art directors, creative directors, illustrators and other design professionals are expected to participate in this year’s Conference.  A variety of registration options are available to fit any budget and any program need.

The 2009 HOW Design Conference is presented by HOW, the creativity, business and technology magazine for graphic designers. HOW is published by F+W Media, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH. For registration information, call (800) 436-8700.