The Art Directors Invitational Master Class (ADIM) was born 18 years ago at a pool party hosted by Stanford University executive Della van Heyst for a visiting group of publishers. Albert Chu of Apple arrived at the party with a Macintosh 512K, and gave a demo that inspired a desire for more hands on information. The 3 -day Master Class morphed over time from the Stanford Art Directors Invitational Master (SADIM) Class into the Art Directors Invitational Master (ADIM) Class, but the driving force behind it has always been Della van Heyst, The Van Heyst Group, and Adobe creative director, Russell Preston Brown. The class might be held on the Stanford University campus, in a beach front hotel in California, or in the heart of Manhattan, but the goal has never changed: Bring graphics professionals together to immerse them in new creative techniques using the latest software and hardware. Add props, prizes, and provocative events (often in costume!) and let the creativity flow.
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"ADIM 7 was my first, and I am hooked! As soon as I got back from ADIM, I instigated some new big projects for our group that I would have never attempted beforehand and we are moving along quite successfully. ADIM gave me an incredible boost in my creative energy and self-confidence, which has become contagious when I share my experiences with co-workers.”

--Jake Weien, Creative Director
Northern Arizona University


“A great time and a great learning experience. I always return home refreshed and inspired, with a better understanding of my digital design tools and lots of cool software techniques that I can put to immediate use.”

--Louis Fishauf, Art Director
Louis Fishauf Design, Ltd.


“I thought the conference was totally fantastic. I learned a lot and--more importantly--it left me wanting to learn more.”

--Mr. Garrett Yankou, Senior Art Director
InStyle Magazine (Time Inc.) 		"Designers are like sharks. When they stop learning, they cease to live. I attend ADIM to live... The ADIM show (and it could run on Broadway) refreshes my spirit and rejuvenates my soul. I use it to recharge my creative batteries. Out of all of the event shows in the Universe, ADIM is the one that I don't miss each year. Adobe & Apple pull out all stops with ADIM and is the best deductible junket in the United States. If you work with Adobe tools, you can't miss ADIM. The Russell Brown show at ADIM is the greatest show on Earth! Come for the Adobe tips, come for the talent show, come for the great Hardware and Software, just make sure you come!”

--Dave Gare
CYBERMEDIA


“You have done it again! Another conference that managed to pull off what no one else can: the ultimate learning experience combined with the most outrageous fun, and attended by an amazing cross-section of talented, creative individuals! WOW!”

--Nina Scerbo, President
Nina Scerbo Design Inc.
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