Last Updated on Monday, 04 January 2010 16:54 Written by Stefano Virgilli Monday, 04 January 2010 16:43

Written by Stefano Virgilli Saturday, 05 December 2009 04:57

Dear Crew,

Upcoming Creative Crew's meeting will be held at Queenstown Public Library.
Date and Time:
Tuesday 8 December, 2009 from 6:45pm - 8:45pm

Venue:
Queenstown Public Library
53 Margaret Drive
Singapore 149297
How to get there:
Nearest MRT Station : Queenstown
Buses : SBS Transit 32 via Margaret Drive
SBS Transit 51, 111, 145, 186, 195, SMRT 970 via Commonwealth Avenue
Map
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_15113/travel_site_11098/


Programme Details:

7:00pm - Usefulness of Adjustment Layers in Photoshop by William Aung
Explore the usefulness of adjustment layers such as the Black & White Adjustment Layer.
William will demonstrate using the B&W Adjustment Layer for the colour correction techniques like Cross Processing, Polarize effect, etc.

7.25pm - HDR by Lynus Hee
Lynus will demonstrate how to combine multiple exposures to create stunning imageries. He will explore the possiblilities of high dynamic range images and image blending and offer some simple solutions to common exposure problems.

7:50pm - Break Time

8.10pm - Colours of the Sky by Sayanee Basu
Ever wondered how our astronomers and scientists present us with beautiful and breathtaking photos of the outer space? This session will give you a glimpse on the image processing and capturing techniques by the telescope. And finally, some tools that we too can play with and tweak the raw astronomical images.

8.45pm - End

Register at: http://creativecrew8dec.eventbrite.com/


SEE YOU THERE!

Written by Stefano Virgilli Thursday, 05 November 2009 08:46

Dear Crew,

Next Creative Crew's meeting will be held at Bukit Merah Public Library.

Date and Time:

Tuesday 10 November, 2009 from 6:45pm - 8:45pm

Venue:

Bukit Merah Community Library
3779 Jalan Bukit Merah 
Singapore 159462

Map

http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_1028/travel_site_11553/

Free registration here:

http://creativecrew10nov.eventbrite.com/

Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 October 2009 07:48 Written by Stefano Virgilli Tuesday, 06 October 2009 07:41

Date and time:
Oct 13 (Tuesday)
From 6:45 PM to 8:45PM

REGISTRATION HERE:

http://creativecrew13oct.eventbrite.com/

Venue:
Ang Mo Kio Public Library
4300 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6
Singapore 569842

Map: 
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_10532/travel_site_101170/
How To Get There
Nearest MRT Station : Ang Mo Kio
Nearest Bus Interchange : Ang Mo Kio
Buses : SBS Transit 13, 86, 162, 138
SMRT 851, 852, 853

6:45 PM - Registration

7:00 PM - Speaker: Khaniff Lau
Synopsis: Building a website is no straightforward task. Before any
kind of aesthetic designing or coding, you need to plan how your site
is going to be laid out, where the elements are going to be and how
the user is being directed from one page to another. Traditionally,
these are done by scribbling on scraps of paper, and as we all know,
doodling abilities can vary.


7:20 PM - Title: Material Mapping in 3D Max and Photoshop
Speaker: Patrick Lim Director of Finnz.i (Exhibitions and Events)
Synopsis: Patrick will show how mapping is done in Photoshop after rendering a structure in 3D Max and also
creating an image in Photoshop and bring it over to 3D Max to do material mapping.


7:40 PM - Break

8.00PM - Title : Using channels in photoshop as a selection method
Speaker : Leon Lim
Synopsis : We know that there are channels in photoshop. So
what is it and how can we use it in a creative process ? I will show
how we can use channels to create a selection to bring elements from
different images together to form a design.


8:20 PM - Title: Adobe New Extensions Manager and the Extract filter
Speaker Stefano Virgilli (Director of Vox Labs)
Synopsis: Many may have felt lost when in PhotoshopCS4 were looking for
the Filter>Extract. In fact, from version CS4, it does not appears
anymore by default. It has to be downloaded from Adobe website.
To simplify this, Adobe created a useful resource platform called
Extension exchange. So anybody can download directly from the website,
or alternatively use the new application Extension Manager to get
extensions for any Adobe software.Stefano Virgilli, Adobe Certified Instructor, will brief
about the new extension management system in version CS4, and give a
demo on how to outline a person with the Extrac filter and change the
background.

9:00PM - End.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 September 2009 05:03 Written by Linus Lim Tuesday, 01 September 2009 03:56

Free registration: http://creativecrew08sep.eventbrite.com/

Written by Stefano Virgilli Tuesday, 04 August 2009 00:20

Register for free here

Dear Crew,

Next Creative Crew's meeting will be held at Bedok Public Library

This month we are glad to also have friends from Creative Commons Singapore with us.  Perhaps these questions can help you understand and adopt Creative Commons in your work. So come and find out more with us!!

1. What is the value of Creative Commons to me?
2. How exactly does Creative Commons protect me as a creator? And what does it not do?
3. Would I be able to change a Creative Commons license?
4. Does adopting Creative Commons really make a difference

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Date and time:
Aug 11 (Tuesday)
From 6:45 PM to 8:45PM

Venue:
Bedok Public Library

21 Bedok North St. 1
Singapore 469659

Map:
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_692/travel_site_76158/

How to get there:
Nearest MRT Station: Bedok
Nearest Bus Interchange: Bedok
Buses: SBS Transit 7, 9, 14, 16, 17, 18, 25, 26, 30, 30e, 32, 33, 35, 38, 40, 60, 66, 69, 87, 168, 196, 197, 222, 225W/G, 228, 229, 401
SMRT 854



Program:

6:45 PM Registration

7:00 PM ADD LIVE TO YOUR ART WORK by Stefano Virgilli
Synopsis: Stefano's 3 favorite ways to add live and depth to images and photos. Unsharpen Mask, Bevel and Emboss, Burn-Screen tools. Three
quick technique that will change your Photoshop workflow.

7:20 PM ABSTRACT ON THE FLY by Obhet Cristobal
Manipulating photos and textures to create unrecognizable abstract designs. Exploiting the powers of layer blending, filters and color techniques to transform imaginations to digital artworks.

7:40 PM Break

8:00 PM CREATIVE COMMONS in by Chung Nan, Creative Commons Singapore
Chung Nan from Creative Commons Singapore will give an introduction on what Creative Commons is about and how it can benefit in your creative work.

8:20 PM FLICKR AND ITS USES by Preetam Rai
I have been a paid user of Flickr since 2004. Flickr is the largest image site in the world. In addition to a photo storage and photo album, Flickr has several other features that you might find useful. Let me demonstrate these to you.

8:45 PM End

Last Updated on Thursday, 09 July 2009 04:45 Written by Carlsson Chee Sunday, 05 July 2009 18:52

REGISTRATION HERE > http://creativecrew14jul.eventbrite.com/ 

Tuesday 14 July, 2009 from 6:45pm - 8:45pm
Venue:
Details on Geylang East Public Library 
50, Geylang East Ave 1 
Singapore 389777

How to get there: 
Nearest MRT Station : Aljunied 
Buses : SBS Transit 80, 155 via Geylang East Central 
SBS Transit 40, 62, 63, 80, 100, 158 via Aljunied Road 
SBS Transit 2, 13, 21, 26, 40, 51, SMRT 853 (on weekends) via Sims Avenue

Programme

6.45pm - Welcome address 

6.50pm - 3D STUDIO MAX for the Web by Jeremy from ACA Pacific
Mental Ray Production Shaders & How to Render for Web in Autodesk 3D Studio Max

7.10pm - Third dimension in PHOTOSHOP by Stefano
Discover with Stefano all the new 3D capabilities of Photoshop CS4. Import an OBJ files, change lights, textures and point of view. Use a virtual camera in Photoshop! Learn how to paint directly on the 3D models using your custom brush. 

7.30pm - Break (20min)

7.50pm - 3D Channel Effects in After Effects by Lynus Hee
Export your 3D scenes into AE maintaining its 3D information.  Learn how you can use after effects to exploit 3D information in your 3D scenes and integrate effects and 2D compositing into a 3D environment.

8.10pm - Vanishing point in PHOTOSHOP by  William Aung
Discover this cool feature within Photoshop that allows you impose a 3D framework on top of any 2D image

8:45 PM End

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 June 2009 04:04 Written by Stefano Virgilli Saturday, 20 June 2009 04:02

Follow our event, today, LIVE!

Connect with any browser to http://adobechats.adobe.acrobat.com/intothecode/ and enjoy the show!

Last Updated on Friday, 19 June 2009 02:06 Written by Stefano Virgilli Thursday, 18 June 2009 00:00

Free registration: http://intothecode.eventbrite.com

Date and Time:
Saturday 20 June, 2009 from 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Venue: Bukit Merah Community Library

Address:
3779 Jalan Bukit Merah
Singapore 159462

Description:
If you thought Creative Crew Singapore was just about design, think again!

CC will "borrow" 2 speakers from FUG, and together will deploy a coding sessions. We will not forget design, though.

Our goal is to reduce the barriers between designers and developers.

REFRESHMENT WILL BE OFFERED TO THE GUESTS DURING THE BREAK 

Speakers:

Stefano Virgilli, Adobe Certified Instructor 

Linus Lim, Creative Crew Vice President  

Arul Kumaran, Flex developer

Arul Prasad, Flex developer

Program:

Code and Video in After Effects, by Stefano Virgilli (20 minutes)

Animating without keyframes? Yes we can! It is the power of expressions in After Effects.

Some simple interpolation, if/then condition and a bit of math can create extremely controllable movements.

Stefano Virgilli defines himself as a designer who loves to code. He will demo how quick and affective is to do some code in video animation.

Bio > Stefano Virgilli has 30 Adobe Certifications as Expert and Instructor. He is the owner of an Adobe Authorized Training Centre, and User Group Manager of Creative Crew. 

Prototyping in Adobe FireWorks, by Linus Lim (20 minutes)

Adobe Fireworks is all about rapid prototyping. As the complexity and scope of web sites and applications grew, there became a clear need to prototype and share designs and interaction concepts with clients or developers. Linus will talk about some of these tools and also do a short demo on how to skin your interface design from Adobe Fireworks over to Adobe Flex for coding.

Bio > Linus is a web designer for many years specialise in user interface and usability. He is also an experienced trainer, Fireworks evangelist and the Vice President of Creative Crew. 

Thinking in Flex for Designers, by Arul Kumaran (20 minutes)

Clearly communicating design goals and purpose to the developers is always a challenge for designers. In this session Arul Kumaran  will be introducing flex to designers and how they can take advantage of CS4 tools like fireworks to prototype, design, and skin flex applications

Bio > Arul Kumaran is a freelance Flash Platform consultant who is passionate about rich Internet application development. As an Adobe Community Expert for Flash and Flex he speaks in various community events and tweets the flash platform happenings using his twitter id "ArulKumaran"

"The future of Designer-Developer workflow - an introduction", by Arul Prasad (20 mins)

This talk would introduce designers to the upcoming designer-developer workflow improvements, thanks to the introduction of Adobe 'Flash Catalyst'. The current work flow puzzle has a missing block, which FC is trying to solve. Arul Prasad will demo the Flash Catalyst tool and will discuss the improved workflow, and help set expectations from a developer's perspective.

Bio > Arul Prasad is a software developer, specializing on the Flash Platform. He's been developing applications for the Flash platform using Adobe Flex, Flash and other open source tools.  

Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 June 2009 01:58 Written by Linus Lim Tuesday, 02 June 2009 01:46

Free registration: http://geylangeast0609.eventbrite.com/

Venue:
Details on Geylang East Public Library
50, Geylang East Ave 1
Singapore 389777

How to get there:
Nearest MRT Station : Aljunied
Buses : SBS Transit 80, 155 via Geylang East Central
SBS Transit 40, 62, 63, 80, 100, 158 via Aljunied Road
SBS Transit 2, 13, 21, 26, 40, 51, SMRT 853 (on weekends) via Sims Avenue

Date and time:
June 9 (Tuesday)
From 6:45 PM to 8:45PM

Program:

6:45 PM - Registration

7:00 PM - Fundamentals of PHP by Michael Cheng (President and Founder of Ph.P Society)
Synopsis: The President and founder of Ph.P Society will take you to a journey through the fundamentals of PHP Programming. Ideal for people who want to understand the basics of PHP before taking it to the next level.

7:20 PM - Obama Campaign Illustration Technique by Chris Yee (Director of Sauce Media and Senior Lecturer at ISDT)
This demonstration is inspired by the famous political poster series for the Obama campaign in the US. He will be showing you how to create this style of design with basic image editing techniques in Photoshop to get our guide layers setup, and then jump into Illustrator to complete the poster. You don't need any fancy equipment to do this just patience and determination.

7:40 PM Break

8:00 PM - iMovie by Daniel Tsou (Tech65)
Tech65.org is Singapore's very own tech podcast team and they produce two weekly shows: 65bits, a talk show, and Gear65, a gadget hands-on show. They will be showing us a few tricks and tips on using Apple's iMovie 09 by demonstrating on how Gear65, the video podcast on gadgets, is produced using iMovie 09.

8:20 PM - Blend it! by Sayanee
Blend modes have been used in digital imaging to make 2 layers of pictures interact with each other. In this session, we will peak into the types of blend modes and finally explore some ways to create effects to enhance our photographs using these blending mode techniques. So let’s blend the layers!

8:45 PM End