08.18.09

A great turnout for the August meeting!

Posted in August 2009, General Announcement, Meeting Wrap-Up

We had a great IDUG Denver meeting on Tuesday, August 4th. Considering this seems to be the month of vacations, our turnout was really good…about 25 people. And there’s something to be said for quality over quantity!

Jeff Gamet talked about “The Secret Lives of Fonts.” He gaves us a brief history of fonts on the computer, discussed font management and where fonts “live” on your computer, and gave us links to some little font goodies. The Font Location chart he showed is on the last page of the Meeting Wrap Up Notes. After that, we had our “Panel of InDesign Experts,” which consisted of Jeff Gamet, Barb Binder, and Erica Gamet. We ended up talking about what we like about InDesign, cool tips, favorite new features, and what advice to give someone just starting out in InDesign. It was a fun, casual exchange between the panel and the group. If you liked this format, please let us know and we will do more of them (maybe even with different people!).

We changed up the items auction a little this time and raffled off InDesign and a few other prizes in our “Economy Busting Raffle.” In the end, the copy of InDesign went for a mere $2 raffle ticket (now referred to as the “Golden Ticket”). We’re pleased so many people were able to participate.

Please download the meeting wrap-up notes, or view them on the Adobe site. Also, items that were not auctioned are up for online bidding at the IDUG Denver auction site.

Please join us on October 6th for the next IDUG Denver meeting. We also hope to have some news about our next “Off Month” training session. Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting and we’ll see you in October!