Adobe InDesign CS2 Classroom in a Book
593094
This book is extremely helpful with the Adobe InDesign program I wish I would have had it a year ago!!
1259781
I purchased the ebook for my class and could not find the Student Consult code until going to the LAST PAGE of the book.  Then using your order number and the ISBN you will be granted access to everything you need. There is no broken up chapters in the table of contents, which I wish there was for easier navigation but I just created bookmarks where I needed to.
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This is a great introduction to Photoshop Elements 7. The book presents the fundamentals of Elements 7 as a series of lesson, that are written in easy to understand language. Each of the many lessons covers one subject and covers it very ably. I found the book to be both very informative and also enjoyable. Their is included with the book a CD with video tutorials covering many of the lessons which will further enhance your understanding of the material. This is an exceptional introduction to Elements 7, a very capable image editing program. By the time you finish this digital classroom you will will have a great foundation on which to build your image editing skills. For those who think that Elements is simply a scaled down version of Photoshop, let me remind you that 90% of the capabilities of Photoshop are included in Elements and the remaining 10% relates mostly to professional printng and proofing abilities that most photographers never need. I know many photographers that happily do all their image editing with Elements. I am one who uses both because their are capabilities included in Elements that I don't have in my CS3 Photoshop, and of course their are capabilities that I use in CS3 that are not in Elements. (Mostly those have to do with Actions and a few of the layer functions not yet included with Elements.) I could very happily do 90% of my editing in Elements 7. This book is a very good traing manual to become proficient in Elements 7!
1734591
Very helpful!! I'm actually using it for my class called Interactive Design. I truly recommend it to those who would like to design their own webpage using CSS and HTML. Easy to follow and learn.
3212648
The best text for designing with cascading style sheets.
4518199
The Adobe Classroom in a Book series is an excellent training series that I have used to learn the Adobe software for many years. I was introduced to this series by another graphics student and have since relied on it to give me the initial training I need to become familiar with the basics of the excellent programs published by Adobe. This training series is the best way I know, and continually use, to learn a new Adobe software program or an upgrade to the program, and it gives many references to other avenues of continual learning that Adobe offers.
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The Classroom in a Book series is awesome! If you want to learn the Adobe suite ground up, these books are the way to go.

Each chapter hosts a step-by-step project working toward a common theme, introducing new tools and short cuts along the way. The writer assumes only that you know how to turn your computer on, everything else has a very simple and easy to follow description of steps. It builds on the past chapter's knowledge in the same way an instructor would design a college course. Each of the 15 projects take about 45 minutes - 1 1/2 hours.

DO NOT GET A USED VERSION! The books have unique codes used to download outside images that you use to follow along with each project. A used version may be fine if the previous user never actually used the book, but I always go new just in case.
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As a fashion professional who specializes in technical design, I find that this book is very useful in creating fashion flats. Mr Tallon's method is simple and it takes you through each step in the begining. As you progress through the book, he makes quick references to previous steps so that the user can get used to repeating or memorizing the foundation for setting up the artboard and then developing more complex and detailed flat sketches.

I have just started using Adobe Illustrator for Mac this year and I took a class at a local technical school in New York to increase my skills and marketability in the industry. I found that the teachers seem to whiz through the lesson and I would have to depend on my badly written notes and memory to try and practice making sketches. I also had to deal with teachers that had their own way of creating sketches. While their techniques were good, I like to be presented with more than one way to achieve a result so that I can develop my own technique or style and that's why I like this book. It gives you various ways to achieve the desired result and you can pick the technique that best suits you.

I gave this book 4 stars based on the pros and cons listed below.

Pros:

1. Good beginner book. One of the few books that focuses on creating flat sketches using Adobe Illustrator.

2. Clear text and photos. Easy to follow instructions and not overly wordy with tech talk or long drawn out explanations. Not phone book or Bible thick. Just the right amount of info contained within and easy to bring along with you to the office or to school.

3. Good price. Currently on Amazon for around $12.00 including shipping for a new copy. Nice to have on the shelf as a reference guide.

4. The book is suitable for both Mac and PC users. There are references made to each system.

Cons:

1. The book is based on Adobe Illustrator CS2 and CS3. I am using Adobe Illustrator CS5. I have been able to replicate most of the lessons without a problem but I would like to see an updated version of the book as it applies to CS5.

2. A previous reviewer mentioned that the book instructs you to set your artboard dimension and settings in centimeters as opposed to inches. Since Mr. Tallon is from the UK, I understand why he does this. You just have to remember to change your settings before you design, save, and print your work. Not a big deal breaker for me but definitely something to take notice of.

This would be a 5 star review if they had an updated version of this book. I hope this review was helpful. I say get a copy if you're a beginner or a seasoned professional. At the current price, it's a steal for a lot of good information.
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This 8 5/8 inch square 144-page perfect bound softcover book displays full-page images of each of the 124 marbled paper designs.  The book begins with a 2-page history of marbled papers and image rights information, in nine languages (18 pages), followed by 121 marbled paper designs nicely printed in color on heavy paper.  The other three designs appear as the title page and the page immediately following.  A CD with the images is affixed inside the back cover in a plastic envelope.

The designs include examples of comb, "French curl," and stone marbling styles, some variations of those, and a few with decorative elements.  All are interesting, intricate, and colorful.  Each image in the book is numbered (the page number), the number being the file name on the CD.  Although the printed images are square, the CD images are of varying rectangular proportions.  Images on the CD are JPG in both high and low resolution.  The high resolution images are saved in the CMYK color space with 300 ppi resolution.  The long dimension of most of the high resolution images is 1772 pixels, but some are slightly smaller.  The low resolution images are saved in the RGB color space with 72 ppi resolution.  The long dimension of these images is roughly one-third of the high resolution images, but the size reduction is not consistent.  The irregularity of the designs precludes creating repeatable patterns without borders.

The Pepin Press image rights declaration includes the following, "For non-professional applications, single images can be used free of charge.  The images cannot be used for any type of commercial or otherwise professional application - including all types of printed or digital publications - without prior permission...."  Also noted is that "...larger and/or vectorized files are available for most images and can be ordered...."  For a commercial graphic artist requiring large, high fidelity images, Pepin Press volumes are essentially catalogs.
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C++ book, you're probably not buying this unless for a class. It's a book. Has book features: pages and such.
2284973
I have this very that you cannot get enough books for Adobe Photoshop. This is one of the best books and interestingly uses the do it yourself method.  This works well. I would recommend it.
4587258
I t works great for creating college course work assignments in digital sketching.  The price beat everything offered at the college bookstore as well.
2225308
My adminstration requires a graphic organizer with each guided reading lesson.  This book has tons of idea for use with primary or intermediate students.
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I thought it would be helpful to warn other customers that if you buy the Kindle edition of an Adobe Classroom in a Book which deals with software versions older than CS5 (the current version at the time of this review), you may not be able to obtain the project files that are supposed to come with the book. I discovered this when I bought the CS4 Flash book and one of my co-workers told me he had the same problem with other CS4 Kindle editions (we still use CS4 versions of some Adobe products where we work). After some searching online, it appears there's no way to obtain the older project files without buying the paper edition (which comes with the files on a CD). CS5 Kindle editions do contain links to downloadable project files, but the older books appear to have their links stripped out, which probably means the project files for those versions have been removed from the publisher's server. It's likely that at least some of the CS5 project files are different enough that they won't be useful to users of the CS4 or CS3 books. I haven't checked all of the CS4 and CS3 books out personally, but I'm posting this warning so that other buyers will be aware of the risk.
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I really enjoyed using this textbook for my java class. I love the colored sample images and the step by step process.
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Flash CS3 is the most significant release from Adobe so far and this book by Andy Anderson and Steve Johnson is a quick reference guide that covers the new Flash CS3. The book's format makes it a great how-to source. Each task, from drawing with the Pen tool to working with Flash components, is presented on two-page spreads containing step-by-step instructions and screenshots. New CS3 features, indicated by a "What's New" icon, are easy to find.

For those readers who need more in-depth coverage, extra information is presented in the sidebars and there are several workshops at the end of the book that pull together individual tasks into projects such as a customized cursor, cursor chaser, user defined button and analog clock.

The book begins with the very basic tasks such as starting, opening and saving a new project. Next the authors examine the new workspace and give how-tos for the new tools. Creating graphics is the next topic which includes the improvements to the Pen tool as well as other drawing and painting tools. Once you learn how to create graphics, the authors introduce the basics for creating Flash magic such as the Library Panel, symbols, instances and the many built-in components.

Next, you learn how to add text into your Flash movie. The authors teach you how to set font characteristics, how to embed fonts into your movie and how to use CSS and HTML to display dynamic text. Using graphics from other Adobe software such as Photoshop and Illustrator is much easier with the improved CS3 integration and the authors discuss several ways to use these improvements to increase your workflow.

Animation is the backbone of Flash and the authors cover several types of animation that you can easily create in Flash. They start with the basics for creating manual animation within the Timeline which includes keyframes, frame-by-frame animation and onion skinning. Next, they cover automated animation such as tweening, special effects such as masking and filters such as blur and drop shadow. Video is becoming more popular on the web now that more readers have broadband access. The authors discuss how to use the Video Import Wizard and the Media Controller to add video to your Flash movie.

Now it's time to introduce a little ActionScript. The authors begin with easy tasks such as loading graphics and movie clips. They also cover basic OOP, which is more important with the upgrade to ActionScript 3 in this new Flash release. You will learn about dot syntax, methods, conditionals, functions, event handlers and more. But if you are going to code your own ActionScript you will also need to know how to test and debug your code with the ActionScript Editor or Debugger.

Publishing your Flash movie is much easier with this new release. The authors discuss publishing options, export formats and how to test your movie with the Bandwidth Profiler.

This book meets the objectives for the Adobe Certified Expert Program. Andy Anderson is an author, graphics designer, illustrator and instructor. Steve Johnson is an author and founded Perspection Inc., a software training company. You can download support files for this book from the Perspection website.
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This is a great book for the beginner in Photoshop.  You will however, need the photoshop program prior to being able to navigate through this book.  You can't get the book and then the program.  You need to go through the book with the aid of the program at the same time.

These are the lessons in the book:
Lesson 1.  Navigating Photoshop CC:  Workspace, Tools and Panels
Lesson 2.  Introduction to Photoshop CC
Lesson 3.  Organizing and Managing Your Files with Adobe Bridge
Lesson 4.  Making Selective Changes in Photoshop CC
Lesson 5.  Painting and Retouching
Lesson 6.  Color Correcting an Image
Lesson 7.  Using Content-Aware Tools in Photoshop
Lesson 8.  Introduction to Photoshop Layers
Lesson 9.  Removing Backgrounds to Create Layered Compositions
Lesson 10. Using Layer Styles and Adjustment Layers
Lesson 11. Working with Pen Tool
Lesson 12. Using Smart Objects in Photoshop
Lesson 13. Creating Images for Web, Video and Interactive Use
Lesson 14. New features in Photoshop