Product Description

• This is one of the few books to cover integration and workflow in depth between Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive, Acrobat, and Version Cue
• Graphic design firms, ad agencies, and publishing houses typically use a collection of programs to build their designs for print or the Web, and this book shows readers how to effectively manage that workflow among applications
• Provides solutions for issues that working designers or design students face every day, including developing consistent color–managed workflows, moving files among the CS3 applications, preparing files for print or the Web, repurposing documents, using CS3 with Office documents, and more

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #412403 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1296 pages

From the Back Cover

Integrate and manage workflow across Photoshop®, Illustrator®, InDesign®, Dreamweaver®, Acrobat®, and Flash®

Harness all the tools in the Adobe Creative Suite 3 toolbox with this in–depth guide from well–known Creative Suite experts Ted Padova and Kelly L. Murdock. This "Big Picture" book not only covers all the latest features and programs in CS3, it teaches you how to use them in a seamless, integrated workflow, as they were designed. You′ll come away with techniques that keep your projects running smoothly and make you a more productive designer.

• Set up efficient workflows for teams, studios, or freelancers

• Manage color across Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, and Dreamweaver

• Create, transform, and add effects to objects and layers

• Export designs for Web and screen viewing

• Easily revisit earlier versions of files

• Add hyperlinks, animation, and movie and sound clips

• Soft–proof, pre–flight, and prepare files for a variety of outputs

Manage files with Adobe Bridge

Assemble projects with InDesign

Add motion graphics with Flash

About the Author
Ted Padova has taught classes in graphic design and digital prepress at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and at UCLA for more than 16 years. He has written more than 25 books on Adobe software, including Adobe Acrobat PDF Bible and Creating Adobe Acrobat PDF Forms.

Kelly L. Murdock has authored or coauthored more than 20 books on Web design, graphics, and multimedia, including five editions of the 3ds max Bible and two editions of the Illustrator Bible. He is a freelance designer with a background in engineering and computer graphics.

Customer Reviews

Adobe Creative Suite Bible
Although this book doesn't go into great depth on any one program within the suite, it is a remarkably comprehensive introduction to the bewildering number of programs packed into Adobe CS3.