Adobe Creative Suite Idea Kit

Adobe's flagship products--Photoshop, Illustrator InDesign, Acrobat, and GoLive--offer a wealth of creative print and Web solutions when used separately. Use them together, and you're ready to conquer the world--at least if you have this guide! In this elegant yet affordable volume, highly regarded graphic designer Katrin Straub uses easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions and a wealth of full-color graphics to show you how to take advantage of Adobe's brand-new Creative Suite to take your design work to new creative heights. As you work through the lessons in this book/CD package you'll learn about print design basics (how to create CD labels, invitations, newsletters, and slide presentations), Web design essentials (roll-over buttons, banners, kiosks), and the various programs' common features. Just because you know one Adobe product doesn't mean you know them all -- or how to leverage their combined power: For the big picture (and the big productivity pay-off), you need this guide! http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

About the Author

Katrin Straub is a graphic designer with more than 15 years experience working as a design director in the United States, Hong Kong, and Japan for companies such as Landor Associates, enVision, and Fontworks International. Her work includes corporate and retail identity, packaging, promotional campaigns, multimedia, and Web site design. She holds degrees from the Fachhochschule in Augsburg, Germany, the Istituto Superiore per le Industrie Artistiche in Urbino, Italy, and The New School University, in New York. http://www.dropshippers.co.za/

Table of Contents

1: The Adobe Creative Suite.

2: Creating a Postcard.

3: Collaborating on a CD Label.

4: Celebrating a Special Event.

5: Designing a Newsletter.

6: Creating Distinctive Packaging.

7: Presenting with Style.

8: Building Rollover Buttons.

9: Creating a Navigation Bar.

10: Animating a Web Banner.

11: Creating an Animation.

12: Designing a Web Site.

13: Setting up a Kiosk.

14: Exploring OpenType.

15: Submitting Your Design for Review.

Index.