Flash Catalyst

Adobe Flash Catalyst is a new professional interaction design tool for rapidly creating application interfaces and interactive content - without coding. In this session, Mark will show you how you can use Flash Catalyst to transform static artwork into a functioning interface, and how you can then optionally add additional functionality using Flash Builder. In addition, Mark will show you what's happening behind the scenes, providing an overview of the technologies leveraged by Flash Catalyst. These include the new XML-based graphics format called FXG, and the Flex 4 Framework, which introduces a number of new features to make it easier to build more highly customized and unique applications with a greater focus on design.

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Mark Anders is Senior Principal Scientist at Adobe Systems where he is focused on making Flash a great platform for building the next generation internet user experiences. Prior to Adobe\'s acquisition of Macromedia, Mark co-founded and led the Flex Builder Team as Vice President of Engineering.

Mark has devoted his career to helping developers realize their vision. He is best known for his work at Microsoft, where, during his decade long career, he led the creation of ASP.NET from its inception in 1998 until 2003.