Professional Design Techniques with Adobe Creative Suite 3 : Develop Expert Design Skills Through Hands-on Projects Using Indesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Standard brings together under one roof the tools that design professionals use on a daily basis. Designing in an integrated environment results in greater efficiency and streamlines the development of flexible designs. In this book, author and distinguished designer Scott Citron leads designers of all kinds through the ins and outs of working with the components in the suite. With an easy, engaging style, Scott takes a designer's approach to address the complexities of using multiple tools to perform a variety of tasks, and focuses on important principles that can be applied to working in all the programs. Part inspiration and part how-to, each chapter contains a full project to help cement these principles, complete with steps and full-color illustrations. Project files are included on the accompanying Web site so that readers can follow along and recreate each project. Whether an aspiring designer or a practicing professional, anyone who is interested in learning to use good design techniques with Adobe Creative Suite 3 will come away with a solid foundation in this extraordinary suite of creativity tools. Professional Design Techniques with Adobe Creative Suite 3 shows you how to: bull; Choose the right design tool for the job bull; Use automation to cut down your production time bull; Use typefaces effectively and set type like a professional bull; Work smartly with color-critical projects and complement your projects with kuler bull; Create stunning artwork and packages for CDs, letterhead, invitations, and more bull; Give structure to magazine and newspaper layouts with columns, guides, and grids bull; Create interactive PDFs with video, audio, rollover buttons, and links