Uncategorized

I Support Creativity in Education

I support creativity in education. I believe that schools must spark passion, ignite innovation, cultivate curiousity, embrace failure, and foster creativity in students, teachers, institutions—everybody. Sign the pledge now and show the world that creativity matters: http://edex.adobe.com/pledge

360|Stack 2013 – Session Videos

Looks like all of the session videos from 360|Stack this year are FREE. Check them out over at the video site. My session on Starling and Feathers is embedded, below: JOSEPH LABRECQUE – BUILDING GPU-ACCELERATED MOBILE APPLICATION INTERFACES WITH STARLING AND FEATHERS Apache Flex is great for application UI… but it isn’t GPU-accelerated :( New …

360|Stack 2013 – Session Videos Read More »

2012 Retrospective

I was very tempted to forgo my usual end-of-the-year rundown with just a big middle finger to end 2012 off… this year was terrible on a number of levels; industry uncertainties around Flash and related tech, growing pains with new technologies and products, a lot of bad news from the community both in people’s personal …

2012 Retrospective Read More »

Adobe Education Leader Institute 2012

I’m gearing up in preparation for the Adobe Education Leader Institute [JULY 23-26, 2012] at Adobe’s San Jose offices. That’s two weeks from today! Always a great opportunity to connect with Adobe and others working in both higher education and K-12. This will be my fourth institute and I’ll be presenting a talk on the …

Adobe Education Leader Institute 2012 Read More »

Adobe Edge Preview 6 released!

A new version of Adobe Edge is out at Adobe Labs! Adobe Edge Preview 6 includes a number of new features including: Welcome Screen redesign Lessons Panel Instant Transition Mode Full code mode in Code Editor Edge Symbol file format Google Chrome Frame support for down level browsers Auto-Keyframe mode changes Editable Time Codes Context …

Adobe Edge Preview 6 released! Read More »

The Flashy Side of Adobe Edge at D2W

The D2W conference in Kansas City, MO is coming up fast! This will be my second year at D2W and I’m getting pretty amped up for it. For those not in the know; D2W is the Designer/Developer/Mobile Workflow Conference and includes just a stunning amount of great people speaking, organizing, and attending: tons of Adobe …

The Flashy Side of Adobe Edge at D2W Read More »

Big day for Adobe releases; Lightroom, SWF Investigator, Adobe Gaming, and SHADOW

So Adobe has gone kinda nuts over the past 24 hours. Here’s all the new goodies: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® 4 software provides a comprehensive set of digital photography tools, from powerfully simple one-click adjustments to cutting-edge advanced controls. Create images that inspire, inform, and delight. http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom.html Adobe SWF Investigator Adobe® SWF …

Big day for Adobe releases; Lightroom, SWF Investigator, Adobe Gaming, and SHADOW Read More »

Adobe Design Achievement Awards: Finalists

I strongly suggest that if you are interested in digital artistry (including; installations, app development, browser-based design, mobile, animation, game design, print, et cetera) you head over and check out the Adobe Design Achievement Awards finalists for 2011. You can read about each finalist, view team members, see samples of the work, and even comment …

Adobe Design Achievement Awards: Finalists Read More »

Capturing a Domain

After 4 long years, I am once again the owner of JOSEPHLABRECQUE.COM. Let’s rewind to about 5 years ago. I’d been running my weblog for a while at http://josephlabrecque.com/ and things were going well. I was getting good traffic and this actually contributed to my nomination for the Adobe Education Leader program. In 2008, I …

Capturing a Domain Read More »