Introduction to Fireworks

Adobe Fireworks is fast, simple, and nimble—designed from the ground up for creating, editing, and optimizing layouts and images for the web. This class covers the basics, including Adobe CS5 Suite integration, unique hybrid bitmap and vector tools, smart guides, symbols, 9-slice scaling, and image export and optimization. It also focuses on creating prototype websites that you can use for design studies, client reviews, and source artwork. Learn to rapidly build multi-page web wireframes and export them as interactive PDFs and then easily turn those wireframes into stunning click-through interactive comps.

Prerequisite: No prior experience with Fireworks is necessary but a basic understanding of the Mac environment and a generally high comfort level with computers is required.

Colin Macdonald instituted the first multimedia courses at the UHM Department of Communication, where he teaches multimedia design and development. Previously, he directed creative services for the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. As an art director for A&M Records in Canada, he gained extensive knowledge of print media. He has conducted traditional media and multimedia training courses in Asia, Hawai‘i, and the U.S. mainland for over 15 years. He is a core faculty member of Pacific New Media.