Design Collection Revealed: Adobe InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3 & Illustrator CS3 (Revealed (Thomson)) [Paperback]

Chris Botello (Author), Elizabeth Eisner Reding (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 2007 | ISBN-10: 142831962X | ISBN-13: 978-1428319622 | Edition: 001

Adobe Creative Suite 3, the most popular design suite on the market today, now has the perfect companion resource to guide readers through Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator CS3. The Design Collection Revealed offers comprehensive step-by-step instruction as well as in-depth conceptual information about the features of the latest release of these three programs- all in one book! With clear, straightforward descriptions, end-of-chapter learning projects, and step-by-step tutorials, readers will acquire the skills needed to master the software and create strong design pieces. The full-color, vibrant illustrations and user-friendly design make this an ideal book for staying up-to-date on the very latest features of this popular design suite.

Product Details

• Paperback: 696 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 001 edition (August 31, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142831962X
• ISBN-13: 978-1428319622
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #690,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #47 in Books > Computers & Technology > Graphic Design > Adobe InDesign

More About the Author

Chris Botello is a Photoshop artist and graphic designer living in Los Angeles, where he works as a retoucher and finisher on movie posters and marketing campaigns for the motion picture industry. He began his career as a production manager for Premiere magazine. Chris has designed movie posters for Miramax Films and served as the art director for Microsoft's launch of sidewalk.com/boston. He is the author of the Revealed Series books on Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator as well as InDesign and is the co-author of YouTube for Dummies. When not working, Chris loves to travel and gets the opportunity to do so as a guest instructor for Crystal Cruises. Visit www.cengage.com/community/mediaarts&design for more information.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Someone should have told the author it would print in b&w, November 6, 2005

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Sarah - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe InDesign CS2, Photoshop CS2, and Illustrator CS2, Revealed, Deluxe Education Edition (Paperback)

Apparently no one told Chris Botello his book would be printed in black and white. In chapter 8 it says, "When this book was printed, the CMYK image was printed using all four process inks; the grayscale image was printed using only black ink." Sadly, both images were printed using only black. This isn't a huge problem except in illustrations where he refers to a certain color guide or box. I never had too much trouble figuring out what he was refering to because it's written in a very comprehendible way. The only other problem I had with the book may be related to the color/b&w issue as well. There is nothing differentiating tool names from the rest of the text in a sentence. Perhaps the tools were originally a different color from the rest of the text. We'll never know. This wasn't too much of problem except in sentences like, "Simply float the Type on a Path Tool pointer over the path until a plus sign appears beside the pointer, then click the path." I spent several minutes searching the menus for a Path Tool pointer to float my type over before I realized "Type on a Path Tool" is the full name of the tool. These issues haven't been too much of a problem. I still feel I'm learning the program sufficiently. It justs slows me down a little.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works fine for a class, December 14, 2007

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Janel (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Design Collection Revealed: Adobe InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3 & Illustrator CS3 (Revealed (Thomson)) (Paperback)

I took a community college class online that used this for the textbook. I read the negative reviews (this and other editions), but for what it was supposed to do, it did it perfectly. I had a positive experience and I learned the three programs. What's to complain about? Yes, there were a few mistakes, minor ones, like in one example the book forgot to tell us to add the fourth line, and then told us to manipulate it. Well, that's not the end of the world. Between the text and the examples, it explained everything adequately. It's not that bad.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There are Two versions BEWARE, September 1, 2006

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J. Vincent - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe InDesign CS2, Photoshop CS2, and Illustrator CS2, Revealed, Deluxe Education Edition (Paperback)

So I bought this book for a class, only to find out that I had purchased the black and white version, that does not come with a disk.

I guess thats why I only paid $ 20.00 for the book. Un benknownst to me the actual version that I needed was the deluxe Education edition. Who Knew?

As far as a text book...its really no different than any other written aide, which is why I do whatever I can to avoid text book.

If you really want to learn a software program use something like Total Traing DVD packages. I can say from exprience you will not be sorry. Its like being in an actual class and what they teach is not just how the software works but actual applications for the real world.

Its a digital age...dont read it, watch it.