Foundation Adobe Edge Animate
Copyright 2012 by Tom Green, Michael Clawson
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To another 35 years with the main passion in my life... my wife, Keltie.
Tom Green
To the three people in my life that mean more to me with each passing daymy wife, Patty, my daughter, Tessa, and my son, Nicholas. Thanks for putting up with me during the course of this book.
Michael Clawson
Contents at a Glance
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About the Authors
Tom Green is currently a professor of interactive media in the School of Media Studies at the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, Canada. He has written 12 previous books on Adobe technologies and many articles for numerous magazines and web sites, including Layers magazine, .
Michael Clawson is the Chief Fish at Big Fish Creations, an advertising and digital media company in the Sierra town of Graeagle. His background began in Silicon Valley when Apple Computer and Adobe Systems first made their mark in desktop publishing. He was introduced to interactive media early in his career, transitioned to production artist, and later, creator and lead principal of an interactive department at a major Nevada advertising agency. Specializing in branding across multiple media platforms, his diverse repertoire includes a hybrid combination of designer and developer with emphasis on graphic design, branding, photography, and communication. As a speaker, Michael has presented at several industry-specific conferences, including Adobe Max and MacWorld. You can contact Michael at .
About the Technical Reviewer(s)
shaRon sachse is a front-end web animation geek and Adobe-certified expert who creates art and expressions for the digital canvas, motion, and Web using a suite of Adobe tools + open source. She does front-end web development incorporating video, HTML 5, Web Fonts, animation, and rich interactive experiences on multiple screens. shaRon also builds apps, extending creativity to the new handheld devices. Clients include AMC Siggraph-LA chapter, Santa Monica College, Charles Drew University, Friends of Yad Sarah, King of Queens, Time Warner Cable, and Rainbow Book Mobile. You can see her work at http://sharon-folio.com
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An Edge Animate enthusiast, shaRon continually focuses on the cutting edge and beyond, concentrating on new technologies to stay at the forefront of the industry. She started working with Edge Animate close to its conception and has seen multiple preview releases and enjoys working with this technology everyday. You can find her Edge Animate blog at http://edgeanimate101.wordpress.com
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shaRon loves to share technology and design with her community. She is the organizer of HTML5LA (a Los Angeles group focusing on open source technologies: HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript, and other web and mobile technologies) (http://www.html5la.org/
). She is also the manager of DDLA, the first Adobe Edge Animate user group (http://ddla.groups.adobe.com
), the organizer of the LA Tech event, MobileCampLa, and a speaker at conferences and user group meetings.
When she is not animating or bringing a vision to life on the web, she can be found pursuing her other passions; she is an avid bicyclist, foodie, Drupaler, and creator of education apps.