Design Essentials: Professional Studio Techniques
by By Cohen, Luanne Seymour
Category: Computers , Programming , Games

New edition of a manual that shows how to produce traditional graphic and photographic effects using Adobe software for Macintosh and Windows (Photoshop 5.0, Illustrator 8.0, and ImageReady). Cohen (former creative director at Adobe Systems) organizes the information around two-page color spreads that focus on particular techniques and combine simple instructions with pictures of the steps involved. In sections on drawing, painting, patterns and textures, text and special effects, and web techniques, she discusses aspects of classic design such as perspective grids, neon graphics, Illustrator pattern tiles in Photoshop, rainbow scratchboard type, posterized photographs, and animation along a path.  Distributed by Peachpit. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)