Orlando InDesign User GroupMeeting Notes Archive
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
The Orlando InDesign User Group met July 25, 2006 at the Orlando Sentinel. We had over 78 graphic professionals in attendance. Mark Poulalion, Sr. Art Director for Sport Diver, of World Publications, kicked the night off with our very popular pre-meeting Question and Answer session. An audience member brought to our attention that we should check if we have the latest update to InDesign CS2 on our computers currently 4.0.4.
This month’s special guest was Michael Witherell (mikewitherell@jetsetcom.net), a Washington D.C. area Adobe Certified Expert. Mike’s dry sense of humor (“everyone’s name is Mark tonight”) and his Washingtonian savoir-faire kept members learning with enthusiastic interest until approximately 9:30 p.m.
Session I: Typography and Font Management.
Typography: A quick review from common typesetting errors (no double spaces between each sentence, please!), to an overview of quality control. Be sure to download the detailed notes in PDF or PPT format.
Font Management: Mike’s presentation on font management was extremely thorough--everything from cleaning (look out for dfonts!), organizing (there are about 7 secret folders where fonts hide), and trashing fonts (get rid of fonts dated 1985-1993), as well as an overview of the different font management programs available. Be sure to download the detailed notes in PDF or PPT format.
Session II: Color Management for Digital Publishing
This session covered a wide gamut of color management issues ranging from monitor calibration to how the eye works, to how paper and light affects color.
Big thoughts to take home:
- Mike stressed the importance of having an accurate monitor calibration BEFORE any color management system could be effective. The monitor should be calibrated with a high-quality spectrophotometer.
- Create and use the same color profile in all 4 Adobe programs beginning with Photoshop. From there, synchronize the profiles to match Photoshop’s in InDesign, Illustrator and Acrobat
- If you adopt an RGB workflow the way Mike recommends, make sure you set the InDesign document to also be RGB. Click on Edit > Transparency Blend Space > and choose the RGB color model. That way there is color agreement between color images and the document itself, and any transparency tricks will image the way you expect them to.
To obtain Mike’s detailed presentation of the two sessions (invaluable resources which go into much greater detail), click on the links below. He invites you to e-mail him with any questions.
Mike Witherall Presentation
 Session I: Typography and Font Management
Session II: Color Management for Digital Publishing
Comments From the Survey Sheets
“This was my first time attending this group meeting. It far exceeded my expectations. The organizers were extremely friendly. The venue was nice. I related to the topics and learned a lot. Michael Witherell was knowledgeable and entertaining. He was really easy to listen to.”
– Bonnie
“Very informative and interesting. The speaker was very knowledgeable and the location was very central. The whole experience was beyond expectation -- We were very spoiled with prizes, food, and handouts. Thanks!”
– Jenny
“Very much enjoyed tonights topics and speaker. Learned a lot - including that my frustrations with fonts and color management are shared by the majority! Good info and solutions. Thanks!”
– Maureen
“Excellent program, as always. I personally find the presentations very helpful in helping to understand the needs of my creative clients. As a Mac/Apple technical consultant, other then creative, attending this user group is an essential resource in improving and expanding my professional services. Thank you!”
– Terry
“Enjoyed - looking forward to reading the notes to get deeper into the font stuff. Good info on RGB printers. By the way - there was a simple tip I picked up in the last meeting that the very next day I was heralded around the office for being the only to solve a crucial problem.”
– Robin
“I am a new InDesign user and a first-time User Group attendee. While tonight’s topics were covered very in-depth for experienced users, I feel that I benefited from the questions asked by the more experienced attendees. Their trouble shooting Q&A taught me what to look for before I get into the same trouble. Great Speaker.”
– Emily
“Bravo! Great presentation lots of useful info-”
– Leonore
“A terrific presentation on color management! An excellent summary of an important topic.”
– Daniel
“These meetings are ALWAYS informative and entertaining.”
– Rich
“My first time here and loved it!”
– Carmen
“I am learning greatly at each meeting. The Speaker was very knowledgeable, he presented his materials well with great humor, yet it was clear to understand.”
– K.
“Mike was a wonderful speaker, very easy to listen to and easy to interpret. Great topics covered and really looking forward to future meetings!”
– Aron
“Great Show! May have saved my life! Covered the two most critical areas of computer design.”
– John
“Great presentation very informative. A lot of information was covered. Would like to see a part 2.”
– Liana
“Very good speaker. Good answers to questions. No Bad Stuff. The guest speaker was great. He probably could put on a 3-day seminar. Informative, good info, great presenter!”
– Deb
“Mike was a wonderful speaker and balanced his strong knowledge of subject with a great sense of humor.”
– Kristine
“Mike Witherell’s presentation on font and color management was very informative and detailed.”
– Judy
“I loved it! I can’t wait to put my new knowledge to use.”
– Frank
Raffle: Winning “Tools of the Trade”
As in every InDesign User Group meeting, the giveaways were plentiful, including books, FlightCheck, Total Training DVDs, and the grand prize of Adobe InDesign CS2 to one lucky winner. It could be you next month! Angela Plagmann, our prize diva would like to remind all winners to please write reviews to publishers and for all to support our generous sponsors.
From Total Training / Adobe Solutions Network
Total Training for Adobe InDesign CS2
Hosted by Steve Homes, Adobe Solutions Network.
Everyone in attendance got handouts and demo disks about Total Training programs.
Winner: Virginia
Total Training: www.totaltraining.com
From Adobe
Adobe InDesign CS2 Application software
Winner: Levin
Adobe Systems: www.adobe.com
Adobe Press: www.adobe.com/adobebooks
From O’Reilly Publishing
Photoshop Photo Effects Cookbook
by Tim Shelbourne
O’Reilly, ISBN: 0-59610022-1
Winner: Matt
Adobe Creative Suite 2 Workflow
by Alspach, Nakano & Samson
O’Reilly, ISBN: 0-596-10031-0
Winner: Debrea
Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML
by Elisebeth Freeman
O’Reilly, ISBN: 0-596-10236-4
Winner: Debrea
Adobe InDesign CS2 One-On-One
Deke McClelland
O’Reilly, ISBN: 0-596-10097-3
Winner: Karen
The Art of Raw Conversion
Steinmiller & Gulbins
O’Reilly, ISBN: 1-593-27067-4
Winner: Brad
Visit O’Reilly Publishing at www.oreilly.com.
From Peachpit Press
.Mac Visual Quickstart Guide
by David Reynolds
Peachpit Press, ISBN: 0-321-30473-X
Winner: Mark
Visit Peachpit Press at www.peachpit.com.
From Focal Press
Photoshop Elements 4.0 Maximum Performance Image Editing Techniques for Photographers
by Mark Galer
ISBN: 0-240-52012-2
Winner: Matt
Color Management for Photographers Image Editing Techniques for Photographers Book
by Andrew Rodney
ISBN: 0-240-80649-2
Winner: Robyn
From Markzware
1 - Conversion Tools
Winner: Uriel
1 - FlightCheck Studio
Winner: Mike
1 - FlightCheck Designer
Winner: Jim
Visit www.markzware.com
Thanks again for all your support.
Edward Feldman
Chapter Representative, Orlando InDesign User Group
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