Adobe Creative Suite 2 Workflow: Integrating the Tools, Increasing Your Productivity (Paperback)

~ (Author), Shari Nakano (Author), Steve Samson (Author)

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Product Description

Adobe CS2 makes it easy to work smarter.

Why not take advantage of all it has to offer?

Odds are you already use Adobe's Creative Suite. Maybe you use some of its features all of the time, but you know it also includes other powerful tools you have yet to explore, because you just don't have the time. The irony is that the whole design of Creative Suite is intended to save you time--the applications and tools included in the product work together seamlessly, making it possible for designers like you to work incredibly efficiently, from file creation to distribution.

This book can help you quickly learn how to take advantage of all that CS2 has to offer. By following its concise explanations and step-by-step exercises, you'll soon learn core skills and techniques that will enable you to create an integrated workflow that will not only save you lots of time, but will also give you more flexibility to move between applications to make necessary tweaks, try out new ideas, and create portable files for review.

"Adobe Creative Suite 2 Workflow" will help you:

Master Version Cue and Bridge: the hub for Creative Suite 2

Use CS2 more effectively everyday, on all kinds of projects

Know which applications are best to use for specific tasks

Learn how to combine applications for peak efficiency

Answer the top 15 "How Do I?" questions for every CS2 application

With full-color examples and dozens of practical tips and tricks, this book is the working professional's guide to getting the most out of all of your CS2 tools.

About the Author

Ted Alspach, the Illustrator Group Product Manager at Adobe Systems, is the author of more than 25 books on desktop publishing and graphics, as well as hundreds of articles on related topics, including "Illustrator 10 Bible," "Photoshop Complete," and "Illustrator 10 For Dummies,"

Jennifer Alspach has authored many books on computer-related subjects including "Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Visual Quickstart Guide," "Teach Yourself Photoshop 5.0/5.5," "Photoshop and Illustrator Synergy Studio Secrets" (IDG Books). Her illustrations have appeared in various publications, including "Adobe" magazine. In addition, Jennifer regularly speaks at various seminars, Macworld Expos and user groups all over the country.

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About the Author

Shari Nakano is a web and graphics designer who has been in the computer industry for more than 10 years. She is currently the webmaster for a large agricultural firm near Santa Cruz, California, where she lives with her three cats, Kitty Bear, Sparky, and Dorian. When not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and getting together with friends for an evening of Texas hold ' em and computer games. She' s currently taking a correspondence class on ice fishing.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 614 pages
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; illustrated edition edition (December 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0596102364
• ISBN-13: 978-0596102364
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,371,046 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wrong Title for Book, May 17, 2006

By	Geetesh Bajaj (Secunderabad, India) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If I had gone strictly with the title of the book, I might have not given this one 5 stars at all. It's not about creating workflows between Adobe applications and doing projects. More than that, this book is about experiences from the authors about how one can do small tasks more efficiently by using the CS2 applications together. Think of this as a book that's left next to your desk that you can pick up and read when you have 5 minutes to spare. That's the way this book will benefit. So if you think that the term "workflow' in the title means that you're going to do great things, then you got it all wrong. This book is about those little things that make great differences.

Geetesh Bajaj/Indezine.com

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Back to basics, March 6, 2006

By	Halifax Creative User Group "HCUG" (Halifax NS) - See all my reviews

Full of the basics to get any soon-to-be Photoshoper off the ground with CS2. Lots of examples on virtually every page, step you through real-world situations, clearly and quickly.

A few good sections on Bridge, Version Cue and Searching right at the beginning ensure you don't make a mess later on as you wade through all the chapters devoted to Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, GoLive, and Acrobat.

While it does cover Photoshop basics such as removing color casts, red eye, setting up printers and placing text on paths...it also details how it efficiently ties into all the other Adobe applications found in CS2.

And how to make the most of your time - a good general book for beginners but even advanced users may glean new insights if they haven't tried CS2's new features.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical recipes for real world problems, March 8, 2006

By	Jack D. Herrington "engineer and author" (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book presents a set of recipes for using the Adobe product suite. The recipes are well chosen and are described in a terse style that works for this type of content. My only gripe is that the examples could have been a little better. With books that cover products like Photoshop I like to not only learn the techniques, but be inspired by the example material in the book itself. And that's why I rate this book a 4 and not a 5.