Adobe Launch Party thoughts and observations

Who’s that strange man in the background, and what’s with those dots? Dust on the lense maybe.

This is Me, Tink, Grant and Bobbi in Waxy O’ Conners fulfilling our appetite before the Adobe Launch Party. Steak for me and Bangers and mash for Grant

We arrived at the launch party at just after nine, by which time the apparently dull keynote had long been forgotten and the drinks were flowing at the free bar. The free bar being the place were us and the rest of the Flash Envoy conveniently located ourselves for the rest of the evening.

I was interested to hear from some of the other attendees that the only mention of Macromedia or Macromedia Products in the whole of the keynote was that the aquisition had closed, which is fair enough i guess considering it was a party for the launch of Adobe Production Studio which doesnt include any of the Macromedia products, but still a little strange since they invited a bunch of Flash dudes.

I felt a little out of place amongst all these presumably photoshop/after effects users and me and Grant were saying it was pretty weird going to an event and not knowing many people. The venue was a gay bar, Rich Leggett came suitably dressed with pinkish stripey shirt and all and the music was along those lines aswell for most of the night (Madonna et al), although it did pick up in the last hour or so, at which point the empty dancefloor became a pit of jeering, swaying half-cut Adobe employees and others, which was hilarious to watch from above in a drunken gaze.

The little Flash Envoy at the party consisted of in no particular order, Grant Skinner, Me, Richard Leggett, Stewart McBride (Temporarily), Aral Balkan (For a little while), Tink, Sean, Dave Williamson, Mike, Daniel Brown and some other guys from AKQA. Was nice to meet Dan and Mike with whom ive never spoken before, both top blokes.

All in all a good night, but the highlight of the night, for me was when the Flash Envoy on leaving the event decided to “borrow” the Adobe Marketing Product Boxes which were left behind on the stage and conveniently re-erect a pyramid structure outside one of the Adult Sex Shops in Soho for a group hug.

Till next time. More piccies here.