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2 weeks ago, Aug 26 at 9:00pm | 0 comments


Fireworks Bokeh Style

A nice little collection of 10 prefab 'bokeh' styles to use in website backgrounds or header graphics, created by Mikko Vartio.

Stylish and dynamic! For details and download visit Mikkos' blog here.

Apr 12 | 4 comments
Adobe Fireworks CS5Aside from the major performance, stability, install and memory enhancements here is my little list of most liked Adobe Fireworks CS5 items (new or updated).
  1. FXG 2.0 Specification Update: It may be an update, but imagine for a moment every Adobe application offerring full round-tripping capability (like Illustrator CS5 offers) with this graphic format. Sure could eliminate the Import/Export file format juggling! Fireworks CS5 FXG  export fidelity does a great job better and faster than in previous years of export to .psd or .eps.
  2. New Templates Workflow: Simplify document preset management according to the specification standard that best depicts your workflow. Use the pre-fab available templates or add to the list with your own, it's sure to speed up design implementation.
  3. Property Inspector Workflow Enhancements: This one actually contains a handful of useful additions (enhancements) into one group - found under the Property Inspector 'hood' workflow. Items like Lock Constraint Proportions, direct Stroke Options accessibility, the new Compound Shapes tools workflow and more. 
  4. Text Engine Updates: Tons of little enhancements give the Fireworks CS5 Text Engine a spark of power over previous versions. Be sure to check out the list below. 
  5. Layers, Pages, States Panel Improvements: Another group of enhancements I 'bulked' into a category mainly because they are tied into the Layers, Pages and States workflow. The best one here for me would be the Export Options Page/State (Selected, All, Current) available options.
Click here for details.
 

Apr 06 | 0 comments
On Tuesday April 20th (6:30 pm) Bruce Bowman, Firework's PM will be presenting Fireworks CS5 expect new features and improvements all around!

Also this will be Fire On The Bay's First meeting in Adobe Town Hall ! So please tell all your friends to come see the first user group presentation of Fireworks CS5.

Due to meeting in Town Hall it may not be broadcast via connect, stay tune for an update on that! Also since it is in the Town Hall the attendance cap has been removed, so if your a Fireworks fan you don't want to miss this night as we celebrate CS5 and thank the Fireworks team for all their hard work!

A copy of Creative Suite will be raffled away, as well as books, T-Shirts and other prizes.
 

Mar 14 at 6:15am | 1 comments
Bruce Bowman, Adobe Fireworks Product Manager, has announced that an updater is in the works for CS4. 'This Updater will fix the Snow Leopard crash on quit bug, as well as other high priority crash and data loss bugs that we're aware of'.
 
The Updater is expected to be available later in Q2 2010.
 
Details here.

Nov 25 | 0 comments
A free Android template for all you Fireworks users, thanks to UNITiD.
 
Fireworks Android Template

Nov 16 | 0 comments
It's that time of the month again and Fire On The Bay meetup with guest speaker (and host) Luke Kilpatrick.
 
Topic: Choosing the right tool for the Job - Why you should be using Fireworks
 
This session will cover many of the key advantages Fireworks excels at when you are designing pixels for the screen more than any other software on the market.
 
If you are wondering why you should be using Fireworks to do your design work over Photoshop, or Illustrator then this is a don't miss session for you.
 
Date and Time: Nov 17 Tue 6:30 PM

Location:
Adobe SF Offices
601 Townsend
San Francisco, CA 94103
To RSVP click here.

Oct 25 at 12:40am | 0 comments
Fireworks Zone Wallpaper Contest
 
Fireworks Zone is holding a wallpaper design contest. Use your imagination and design/illustration to create wallpapers using Adobe Fireworks. Size: 1280x960. The theme is open with one wallpaper per contestant.
 
1st Prize
$200,00 (payable through Paypal) + 1 copy of Web Premium CS4 + T-shirt. Additionally, Adobe we will invite the winner of the contest to work with the Adobe Developer Connection (Fireworks Developer Center) to write an article highlighting his/her inspiration and steps for creating the winning art. If the winner declines this opportunity, the invitation would be extended to the runners up.
 
2nd Prize
$100,00 (payable through Paypal) + Fireworks book + T-shirt
 
3rd Prize
$50,00 (payable through Paypal) + Fireworks book + T-shirt
 
Closing Date: December 1, 2009
 
For complete contest details, visit FireworksZone.


Oct 13 at 1:13pm | 0 comments
Fireworks CS4 + Text Tool on Snow Leopard = Hang?
Are you facing hangs, beach balls, wheel of death while working with Text tool on Fireworks CS4?
The issue has been investigated by the Fireworks engineer team and has posted a solution here.
 
Max 2009 Session: From Sketch to clickthrough html prototype
Host David Hogue does a fantastic job at demonstrating a straightforward process for developing prototypes. One hour session is live on Adobe Tv.
 
A similar Max 2009 `Sneak Peak` recording (presented by David Hogue, as well) and demonstration files is also available at Fire on the Bay website.
 
Next Fire On The Bay Usergroup Meeting: October 20th
For complete details, location and rsvp, please visit Fire on the Bay website. Also avaialable via Adobe Connect so if you can't make it to the meeting in person, there is still the opportunity to attend remotely.
 
Adobe Exchange Recent Extension: Export All States In All Pages
A handy script command, by bhargav S,  that allows you export all states in all pages as PNG/JPG/GIF. Details and download on Adobe Fireworks Exchange here.
 
John Dunning updates Custom Nudge, Keyboard Resize and Smart Punch Commands
For complete details and download visit johndunning.com
 
 

Sep 12 at 6:05pm | 0 comments
A set of most commonly used browser cursor icons, by Eugene Jude, which can be used in your mockups by just dragging and dropping them from the common library panel in Adobe Fireworks .
 
Download cursor pack from Adobe Fireworks Exchange.
 
Common Library - Browser Cursors
 

Sep 09 at 12:30pm | 0 comments
David Hogue, of Fluid Inc, does a great job at demonstrating 'churning' a static design to a working, full-functional, html webpage, complete with CSS.
 
Before following along and exporting CSS and HTML from Adobe Fireworks CS4, download the latest version of the CSS export script and the enhanced HTML component symbols in the Common Library.
 
 
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