I had never heard of February Album Writing Month [FAWM] before this year but it seems to have actually been around for quite some time. The idea behind it is that you commit to writing 14 songs in 28 days. Since 2012 is a leap year, it’s going to be 14 1/2 songs over 29 days this time around. So basically 15 songs over the entire month.
The approach I’m taking is one of experimentalism and fun. With all of the ‘serious’ [contractual] work I’m doing on other projects, I have felt a strong desire to just goof around and create something. FAWM provides this opportunity to me.
I want to make it very clear that none of these recordings are “An Early Morning Letter, Displaced” material. I may pull ideas from these tracks for future work – but as of now this all stands on its own as simple, raw, sonic experimentalism…
Also of note; the image I’m using to represent this body of work was created with Photoshop Touch on my Transformer Prime tablet. I’m having a bit of fun with PS Touch and thought this rough sketch would work perfectly along with the raw tracks being recorded.
Hey! The panel recording of Open Screen Project: Views from the Trenches from 360|Flex 2011 in Denver is finally available! Recording and details below!
Title
Open Screen Project: Views from the Trenches
Date and Time
April 12, 2011 07:00 PM – 08:00 PM (GMT-7 Mountain Time US & Canada)
Speakers
Jonathan Campos
Jun Heider – moderator
Antonio Holguin
Joseph Labrecque
Matt Legrand
Ben Stucki
Jeff Tapper
Agenda
It’s the first half of 2011 and Adobe’s Open Screen Project initiative has started to really gather some momentum. From a vision of grandeur to the assimilation of a number of different devices and form factors, the Open Screen Project is well on it’s way to becoming a fully realized reality. From Windows, Mac, Linux, to Android, QNX, iOS, and WebOS Adobe has significantly increased the audience consuming ActionScript-based applications on devices from Desktop, web, tablet, mobile, and TV. Come hear how this initiative looks from the eyes of your peers, fellow ActionScript and Flex developers. Gain some insight on how to ride this multi-screen wave of the future.
I realized this morning that I have yet to write about the various sessions I’ll be doing during Adobe MAX in Los Angeles this year. Normally, I begin advertising these sessions much earlier… ah well. Here they are!
Adobe MAX - "From Desktop to Mobile: Application Functionality for Small Screens"
Adobe MAX 2011 From Desktop to Mobile: Application Functionality for Small Screens
Tuesday, 4:00-5:00
Explore the issues of moving an established RIA experience from desktop to mobile. Join Joseph Labrecque from the University of Denver as he discusses transitioning the viewing experience for a campus resource from desktop to mobile. This session will examine how to take advantage of new workflow considerations across Adobe toolsets and determine what existing functionality is suitable for mobile applications, investigate device restrictions that can impact the general user experience, and describe how to make users aware of a new mobile application and what to expect.
Adobe Education Summit - "From Desktop to Mobile: Application Functionality for Small Screens (condensed)"
Adobe Education Summit From Desktop to Mobile: Application Functionality for Small Screens
Sunday, 2:15-2:50?
(This is a condensed version of my official MAX session)
FITC - "UX Concerns across Mobile Platforms"
FITC Unconference UX Concerns across Mobile Platforms
Tuesday, 12:00-12:30
All three major mobile OS platforms have certain user experience expectations in place. This session will examine existing UX paradigms for Android, iOS, and QNX, the importance of adhering to user expectations through these constructs, and present some circumstances when deviation may be appropriate.
Distilled data feed from the Adobe XML News Aggregator!
Pulls relevant data feeds from the Adobe XML News Aggregator (AXNA) at http://feeds.adobe.com/ – an invaluable community resource. This data is distilled into smart categories and present to the user for easy perusal.
I’ve gotten a lot of great info from AXNA – and I’m sure many other souls have gained great knowledge from this resource as well. in creating a demonstration for an upcoming set of lessons on Flash Builder and Flex, I began to see the benefit of making this application available to the community at large.
I do plan on making the source for this available, and also to distribute the app to other platforms aside from Android. This is beta (a few hours work) – but it is a good start.
