On May 27th, LAdobe held the finals of its’ fourth annual Photoshop Idol competition at the offices of the Phelps Group in Santa Monica. This year, we did a twist in that we turned it into a logo design competition to come up with the official logo for Mini MAX X on Wednesday, October 27th. We had three excellent finalists, Elvia Hernandex, Olia Vradiy, and Ed Ward. In the end, our first vote was so close, we had to do a first and only eliminate one finalist (Ed Ward) and then it was down to the final two, Elvia and Olia. And in the end, Olia’s entry was judged the best. Olia, only a resident in the LA area for just a year, was ecstatic with her victory. Her prizes includes a series of brand new CS5 books from Peachpit, a DVD from Photoshop Cafe and guest judge Colin Smith, a plugin from Alien Skin and of course, the big prize, one of the first copies of CS5 in Southern California!
Of course, her logo will be used throughout all MiniMAX promotion we do and she will be credited throughout as the logo designer. We at LAdobe congratulates Olia on her win and hopefully a jump-start on her design career as it blossoms all over the Los Angeles area!
You can view videos of the event at our YouTube channel by clicking here.
Photos courtesy of Adam Bell and David Yoon.
Due to the fact we have so much happening in LA this month and after producing an exciting first five months of LAdobe meetings, we decided to hit the beach and take the June meeting off. Not to worry. We’ll be back July 22nd and start some incredible months of presentations heading to Adobe MAX returning to LA in October! We’ll be posting details of July’s meeting later this month.
And if you haven’t signed up for MAX yet, don’t until you learn of LAdobe’s special promotions and discounts coming later this month. You’ll be glad you waited a few extra days.
On Saturday, July 24, the whole world will be walking again with Scott Kelby, president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), in the Third Annual Worldwide Photo Walk.
Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk is the world’s largest global social photography event in the history of photography itself. It takes place on the same day around the world where photographers of all walks of life and skill levels gather together, usually in downtown areas to socialize, learn new tips from each other, and explore their corner of the world through photography.
There is no fee to participate but pre-registration is required. Just go to the Worldwide Photo Walk site, find a walk near you, and join in on the fun. There are already Photo Walk’s stretching out from Santa Monica to La Canada Flintridge. However, if there is no Photo Walk in your area feel free to register to lead a walk of your own.
In addition to enjoying a day of photography you may also be eligible to win prizes from the Worldwide Photo Walk’s sponsors including Adobe, of course.
