Events

AEC proposals are built under pressure, and most InDesign workflows are not designed to survive it. These sessions are practical, example-driven, and built around the real conditions of AEC proposal production. This is not a feature tour or a theoretical design exercise. Every concept, tool, and technique is tied directly to common proposal scenarios: tight […]

Advanced AEC proposal work is not about knowing more tools. It is about designing systems that hold up under pressure. This workshop is built for experienced InDesign users who want to move beyond manual fixes and into structured, resilient workflows. Participants will learn how to harness advanced styles, automation-friendly features, and document architecture techniques that […]

How much time does your team waste every week fixing inconsistent branding across proposals, SOQs, and presentations? For small AEC firms, operational inefficiency caused by fragmented branding is a hidden profit killer. In this session, Kelle and Julie will share a powerful case study demonstrating how a peer firm transformed their process through the small, […]

Are you tired of wrestling with data tables in your design projects? Join us for an illuminating presentation that unravels the mysteries of InDesign’s tables and transforms your relationship with data-driven design. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned designer, this session offers invaluable insights that will streamline your workflow.

AEC marketers wear many hats, and design shouldn’t slow you down.  Julie Shaffer returns for the next session in our Adobe marketing tools series. Building on our March workshop that focused on Adobe InDesign, this session will dive deeper into Adobe Express and how it can help you quickly create polished social graphics, presentations, and marketing visuals while staying on […]

Morning - Session 1: InDesign Essentials for AEC Marketers Let's be honest — your InDesign files look great as PDFs, but they're a hot mess under the proverbial layout hood. You'll figure out the right way later, right? Well, later is today. This hands-on morning session is your no-judgment, finally-get-it introduction to InDesign, built specifically […]

Styles are often treated as basic text formatting—fonts, sizes, spacing, alignment—but they can do far more. Built into styles are powerful design features like borders, shading, rules, and corner effects that let you create callouts, highlights, dividers, and branded design elements directly inside your layouts. This session shows how to design with styles to create […]