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Blackberry App Raffle: Design an app, win prizes!

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tablet image2b Blackberry App Raffle: Design an app, win prizes!As many of you know, Adobe and Research in Motion (RIM) are collaborating together to produce what should be incredible applications for the upcoming BlackBerry Playbook, to be released in the first quarter of 2011. This campaign is so aggressive that anyone who develops an AIR-based Blackberry App that is accepted into AppWorld receive a free Playbook (once it is released) as a special reward.

But now Adobe wants to take this one step further. In order to sweeten the pot, Adobe is offering a special series of prizes for the Adobe User Group who gets the most apps accepted into AppWorld between now and February 1. Here’s how it works:

1) ALL user groups who have at least one app submitted get an extra software raffle in 2011. This means we can raffle off another copy of Creative Suite 5 to our members!
2) TEN individual user group members drawn at random from all entries get a copy of Flash Builder 4 Premium.
3) THREE Grand Prize winning user groups get a new mobile device to raffle off at an upcoming user group meeting.

In order to enter the promotion, you need to have submitted an AIR app to Blackberry’s App World and you need to fill out the following form here. Any member of any Adobe User Group can enter. Multiple entries from one user group increase your chances to win.

Needless to say, LAdobe wants to get involved so at the very least we can give away CS5 three times in 2011! Help us out by creating killer BlackBerry apps, fill out this form and then let us at LAdobe know about it and we’ll promote it on our site and preview the app at a future meeting in 2011. Get your thinking caps on and help the LAdobe community win!

January 27: From Concept to Creation in Photoshop

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Join LAdobe on Thursday night, January 27th at 7pm at Border Stylo at 729 Seward St. in Hollywood. Parking is available on the street for free after 6pm and the agency also has a private lot they may open for members to park as well. Remember, all LAdobe events and meetings are always free to attend with no RSVP required.

steveburns January 27: From Concept to Creation in PhotoshopFor our first presentation of the new year, we’re pleased to be bringing back one of our best speakers, Stephen Burns, the president of the San Diego Photoshop Users Group and most recent instructor to the Light Photo Workshops. He has written the books, Photoshop CS5 Trickery & FX, The Art Of Poser 8  Pro & Photoshop CS5, The Art Of Poser & Photoshop, Author of Advanced Photoshop CS4 Trickery & FX, Author of “Advanced Photoshop CS3 Trickery & FX, Author of “Advanced Photoshop CS2 Trickery & FX and also Photoshop CS Trickery & FX for Charles River Media.

One of the blessings and sometimes curses of being an artist is that we have a innate drive to create. It is our belief that for artists it is a true need. Our minds are unique in that way because we are always trying to find some concept to visually share with the world. Every artist has their preferred medium so why do we chose digital as our platform to create? I believe it’s because the computer gives us the capability to create using all creative traditions like Photography, Painting, Compositing and 3D to name a few.

In Stephen’s presentation he is going to continue the venture of being artists by learning how to blend Photography, Painting, and 3D into a single unique vision. Although he will address technique, this presentation will go beyond the technical toward the creative spirit.