George Ryan, President, Printing Association of Florida and host of the 2009 annual Graphics of the Americas Exposition and Conference joins Inside Digital Design TV at the opening ceremonies.

Welcome to Inside Digital Design’s special report and live show coverage of the 2009 Graphics of the Americas Exposition and Conference, owned and operated by the Printing Association of Florida, the premier trade show for the printing and publishing industry for North, Central and South America and the Caribbean held February 26-28, 2009 in Miami Beach, FL.

Join us each week as we deliver exclusive interviews with conference speakers and luminaries who share some details, highlights, and tips on making the most of this year’s conference.
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	DownloadClick Play to Load Audio and Listen NOW 01/05/09 - Graphics of the Americas 2009 Sneek Peek: George Ryan, President, PAF
	DownloadClick Play to Load Audio and Listen NOW 01/07/09 - Creative Design & Prepress Sessions by Aquent: Christopher Smith, President, Aquent Graphics Institute Learn more at: http://www.aquent.com
	DownloadClick Play to Load Audio and Listen NOW 01/09/09 - Print Buyers International Panel at GOA: Margie Dana, President – Print Buyers International & Boston Print Buyers Learn more at: http://www.printbuyersinternational.com
	DownloadClick Play to Load Audio and Listen NOW 01/12/09 - Future Vision & Workshops at GOA: Frank Romano, Professor Emeritus, Rochester Institute of Technology See his weekly video column at: http://www.whattheythink.com
	DownloadClick Play to Load Audio and Listen NOW 01/14/09 - PDF for Designers & Understanding Standards: David Zwang, Principal Consultant of Zwang & Company and Chairman of the Ghent PDF Workgroup Find out more at: http://www.zwang.com or http://www.gwg.org/
	DownloadClick Play to Load Audio and Listen NOW 01/16/09 - GOA’s Brand Protection Conference: Chris Lyons – Group Publisher, Package Design Magazine and RFID Product News Find out more at: http://www.packagedesignmag.com/

Inside Digital Design provided full video coverage for this year’s event. Check out our interviews with key products and topics of interest for Designers!

For more information about Graphics of the Americas visit: http://www.graphicsoftheamericas.com

Chris Allen, Leading Open Source Flash Developer and Program Developer of this year’s Flash on Tap Conference joins hosts Scott Sheppard and Gene Gable for an in-depth look at their unique event featuring the best of Flash tools and design and a Flash focused beer tasting festival. The Flash on Tap conference combines world-class sessions with the best developers and networking opportunities built around casual locales offering fine brews and barbeques.

Chris explains the highlights, topics, and their all-star speaker lineup which includes sessions on Adobe AIR, red5, Flex, case studies, animation, actionscript, and inspiration. The speakers represent experienced visionaries of Flash development including; Dr. Woohoo!, tink (Steven Downs), Joe Berkovitz, Aldo Bucci, Trevor Burton, and of course, Chris Allen.

This year’s event is being held May 28-30, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts at The Castle and Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers. Tickets are on-sale for $595 through April 28th, and several package, party, and session bundles are available. To sign up visit: http://flashontap.eventbrite.com/

For more information, details, and complete registration pricing visit: http://www.flashontap.com. Check out Chris’ blog at: http://blog.ff9900.org/

Design News of the Week with Jay Nelson

Jay joins us this week with some tips and reviews on font management tools. He recently completed some hands-on reviews including Monotype’s Font Explorer X, Extensis Suitcase Fusion 2, and Insider Software’s FontAgent Pro 4. Jay describes some of the unique features of these applications including floating font previews, and enhanced interfaces. Are font management tools critical to your workflow? Jay explains why using a font manager keeps you organized and your system running more efficiently.

For more on Jay Nelson and his Design Tools topics visit: http://www.design-tools.com