Master Class in London 24-26 October

[Albert Harum-Alvarez]

Design Master Class in London 24-26 October: Albert Harum-Alvarez AND Chris Manton!

Two FileMaker Gurus for the Price of One, courtesy of FileMaker

International:

The 3 day long Design Master Class will be offered in London 24-26 October

by Albert Harum-Alvarez, with special guest instructor and interface genius

Christopher Manton. See why FileMaker Inc. has turned to these two designers

more than once for their own database projects.

It is just two days since the master class was announced to the FSA in

London, and almost half the seats are already spoken for by some of the

world’s very best. Contact FileMaker International today to reserve your

spot!

E Mail Wendy Channing with “Masterclass” in the

subject line for a course application form.

"I'm planning to learn a great deal myself," said Harum-Alvarez. "Chris'

energy and talent will add a great deal to the class." Visibly reddening,

Manton said, “ I’m honoured to share Albert’s stage. Everyone there,

including me, is going to come away from this class buzzing. I’m really

looking forward to it.”

WHAT IS THE DESIGN MASTER CLASS?

At a music conservatory, the Master Class is for advanced students, whose

own projects become the class curriculum. That's the way it works with the

Design Master Class, taught by Albert Harum-Alvarez and special guest

Christopher Manton. Admission is by interview only, and requires that each

student bring a database -- a 'master piece' -- to the class. That database

will evolve and advance over three days, based on the principles discussed

in class.

Albert is principal of SmallCo.net, the firm that designed the starter

databases that ship in the box with FileMaker Pro 6 and 7. SmallCo's clients

include FileMaker, Inc., Time, Inc., Harvard University, Fidelity

Investments, The New York Public Library, San Francisco Museum of Modern

Art, and other small and large companies across North America and Europe. He

has been a featured speaker at six FileMaker Developer Conferences.

Chris has forgotten more about FileMaker graphic techniques than most of us

ever knew. He's created integrated solutions in the USA and Europe for

diverse businesses ranging from photography, dentistry, medical insurance

repricing, a racetrack, movie truckers, an international aid organisation

and even worked for an intelligence firm. At his company, BabelFix, he also

consults directly to other developers, helping with interfaces and

specialist feature sets. Chris has been a speaker at FileMaker DevCon, has

trained for FileMaker International, and has presented at MacWorld and FSA

meetings in the UK.

Albert and Chris will present lectures in their inimitable but quite

different styles, on design patterns, interaction principles and FileMaker

design techniques. Topics include:

FileMaker Habits to Break: Globals and More

Single Schema File, Multiple Presentation Files

FileMaker Gotchas: Yes, Even in 8!

Interface Design Principles: A Short History

BEFORE & AFTER: Extreme Makeovers, FileMaker-Style

Every student presents their work to the class at least twice, on the first

day and then again on the final afternoon. You will be amazed at the Extreme

Makeovers! Each morning and afternoon contains a presentation tuned to the

needs of the class at that point. The remainder of class time - and often

the evenings, for students who can't stop - is devoted to the transformation

of students' databases.

Teams of developers often enjoy attending the class together, and can

usually take their solutions much farther over the three days. Discounts may

be available for multiple attendees from the same organization.

WHY ATTEND THE MASTER CLASS?

Here's a short list of reasons why you, the developer, may be a candidate

for the design master class:

The opportunities created by FileMaker Pro 8 are inspiring, but

mind-boggling. You're wondering how to overhaul your tried-and-true

approaches to database design.

The interfaces you're designing aren't all you want them to be, and you'd

like to know how to create the more professional look of a Windows,

Macintosh or web app.

You'd like to learn the principles of interface and interaction design, and

see how they apply to web or desktop interfaces.

Support and help desk issues are a worry for your application, and you'd

like to see how good interaction design can reduce your support burden.

You've realized that the efficiency gains that drive the adoption of

technology come from good design more than from faster processors and hard

drives. You want to see examples of interfaces that offer time savings as

well as increased perspective on business processes.

Elegance, in the design sense, is important to you, and you'd like to infuse

that sense of elegance in your solutions, from the data structures all the

way to the layout of screens.

More on the Design Master Class:

http://smallco.net/classes

SIGNUP INFO

E Mail Wendy Channing with “Masterclass” in the

subject line for a course application form.