Adobe Creative Suite Idea Kit : Design by Example

by Straub, Katrin

• ISBN13: 9780321245793
• ISBN10: 0321245792
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

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!

Author Biography

Katrin Straub is a graphic designer with more than 15 years experience

Table of Contents

The Adobe Creative Suite	p. 3
An Overview	p. 5
What this Book Is--and Isn't	p. 6
The Applications	p. 7
Adobe Photoshop CS	p. 7
Adobe Illustrator CS	p. 7
Adobe InDesign CS	p. 8
Adobe GoLive CS	p. 8
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional	p. 9
Version Cue	p. 9
What's New: Features and Benefits	p. 10
Adobe Photoshop CS	p. 10
Adobe Illustrator CS	p. 10
Adobe InDesign CS	p. 11
Adobe GoLive CS	p. 11
Acrobat 6.0 Professional	p. 12
Creating a Postcard	p. 15
Creating with Templates in Illustrator	p. 16
Checking the Dimensions of Your Postcard	p. 19
Exporting Artwork from Photoshop	p. 21
Assembling in Illustrator	p. 22
Placing Your Image in Illustrator	p. 23
Sending Your Fonts and Files to a Service Bureau	p. 25
Collaborating on a CD Label	p. 27
Setting up a Version Cue Workspace	p. 29
Enabling the Version Cue User Interface	p. 31
Creating a New Version Cue Project	p. 32
Accessing Your Project from a Different Computer	p. 36
Keeping Track of Different Versions of Files	p. 42
Celebrating a Special Event	p. 45
Setting up a New Document in InDesign	p. 46
Preparing a Background Image in Photoshop	p. 48
Placing Your Photo in InDesign	p. 53
Creating the Title	p. 55
Designing a Newsletter	p. 61
Creating a Basic Layout	p. 62
Placing and Fitting Files in Frames	p. 63
Working with Your Layout and Choosing Typefaces	p. 64
Importing Text Files into InDesign	p. 66
Defining Paragraph Styles	p. 67
Creating a Border for an Advertisement	p. 70
Importing a File from Illustrator	p. 71
Creating Distinctive Packaging	p. 73
Designing a Basic Layout	p. 74
Refining Illustrator Elements in Photoshop	p. 78
Creating a 3D Comprehensive	p. 81
Mapping Art on a 3D Object	p. 82
Presenting with Style	p. 87
Using InDesign for Your Presentation	p. 88
Setting up Your Document	p. 89
Setting up Type Styles	p. 92
Setting up Levels	p. 93
Completing Your Presentation	p. 95
Building Rollover Buttons	p. 97
How a Rollover Button Works	p. 98
Creating a Simple Rollover Button in GoLive	p. 99
Using Photoshop SmartObjects	p. 104
Using Existing Illustrator Symbols	p. 108
Creating a Navigation Bar	p. 111
Setting up in Photoshop	p. 113
Creating the Normal State Buttons	p. 113
Organizing Your Layers into Sets	p. 116
Creating the Over State Buttons	p. 117
Jumping to ImageReady	p. 119
Creating Layer-Based Rollover Buttons	p. 119
Ready to be Used in GoLive	p. 122
Assembling the Navigation Bar and the Image in GoLive	p. 123
Importing the File as a Smart Object	p. 125
Making a few Final Changes	p. 127
Animating a Web Banner	p. 129
Creating a Three-Layered Photoshop File	p. 131
Animating with ImageReady	p. 134
Importing Your GIF Animation into GoLive	p. 137
Creating an Animation	p. 143
Creating a Background Pattern in ImageReady	p. 145
Applying a Background Pattern to a Page in GoLive	p. 146
Animating with Layers in GoLive	p. 149
Using the Timeline Editor	p. 151
Adding a Keyframe	p. 154
Previewing the Animation	p. 156
Animating the Rabbit	p. 157
Designing a Web Site	p. 161
Slicing a Design Layout in Illustrator	p. 164
Using Components in GoLive	p. 168
Creating Stationery Files in GoLive	p. 171
Working with Site Diagrams in GoLive	p. 173
Loading the HTML Pages	p. 175
Using the File Browser in Photoshop	p. 178
Setting up a Kiosk	p. 183
Creating Hyperlinks in InDesign	p. 184
Exporting Hyperlinks and Interactive Elements to PDF	p. 187
Creating and Applying Master Pages	p. 188
Designing Individual Pages	p. 190
Embedding QuickTime Movies	p. 191
Adding Sound to Your Kiosk	p. 192
Exploring OpenType	p. 195
A Brief Overview of OpenType	p. 196
Some OpenType Layout Features Explained	p. 198
Swash Characters	p. 200
All Caps	p. 200
Small Caps	p. 200
Ligatures	p. 201
Fractions	p. 201
Ordinals	p. 201
Contextual Alternates	p. 201
Figure Styles	p. 202
Submitting Your Design for Review	p. 205
Using Acrobat for Your Design Review	p. 206
Saving as a PDF File for Onscreen Review	p. 206
Choosing the Right Compression	p. 206
Sending out Your Files for Review	p. 208
Adding Comments in Acrobat	p. 209
Making the Finishing Touches	p. 210
Making Changes in Illustrator and Saving as a PDF File for Printing	p. 210
Last Minute Touch-up in Acrobat	p. 211
Index	p. 213
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