Abstract Conference

06/16/2011

Print shares thoughts on Abstract on their blog: http://imprint.printmag.com/design-thinking/notes-from-the-abstract-conference/

Last week was the much anticipated (in editorial design circles anyway) Abstract Conference, in Portland, ME. Co-sponsored by AIGA Maine, the conference is a new venture by Condé Nast’s Executive Director of Editorial Development, Scott Dadich, and his dream team of creative friends, including Luke

06/15/2011

AIGA Maine uploaded their photos to the ABSTRACT Maine Flickr pool! Join the group and share your photos with us!

Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.

06/14/2011

Greetings - we've heard GREAT feedback about ABSTRACT, IRL. By now you should have received an email with just 3 feedback questions. We'd love to hear from you - what you liked, what could be better...

Thanks!

06/13/2011

Amazing day on Friday. Thanks to all attendees for making the day so vibrant and special. And now a request. If you 'Liked' Abstract, please take a moment to 'Like' AIGA Maine, the local chapter of the largest national professional association for design.

06/12/2011

Resource links from Adobe's noontime presentation: http://bit.ly/ABSTRACTAdobeResources

06/10/2011

Follow http://twitter.com/abstractcon for live tweets from the event!

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06/09/2011

Welcome...

06/09/2011

The presenters are here. The stage is ready. Are you ready for Abstract?

06/09/2011

STILL ONE DAY (today) TO REGISTER! http://abstractconference.eventbrite.com/

Conference website: http://www.abstractconference.com/ Featured Speakers: Florian Bachleda Creative Director, Fast Company Dirk Barnett Creative Director, Newsweek and The Daily Beast Arem Duplessis Design Director, The New York Times Magazine Group Scott Dadich VP, Digital Magazine Developmen

06/09/2011

Arriving in Maine today: The creative forces behind Condé Nast, New York Times Magazine, Fast Company, Newsweek Daily Beast, and Martha Stewart Living. How does that make you feel, Portland?

06/08/2011

You have 5 minutes before walking out the door (in an east coast office that abides by 9-5). Go ask your boss to fund your trip to Abstract.
http://abstractconference.com/

Print. Web. App. Though media and technology are changing rapidly and fundamentally, the essential ingredients of good design are not. Whether you're creating a print, film, motion, or digital experience is irrelevant; taste and editorial judgment are platform-agnostic.

06/08/2011

Dirk Barnett on Abstract. 2 days left to register.
http://abstractconference.com/dirk

From launching magazines for The New York Times to rethinking the Maxim brand, Dirk Barnett employs innovative design strategies that reinvigorate stale titles as well as engage an increasingly distracted and demanding audience. With his latest accomplishment, Barnett will reveal a behind-the-scenes