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| Preface | |
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| Getting Ready For Production | |
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| Welcome to the Land of OS | |
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| The Mac OS X Environment | |
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| The Windows Vista Environment | |
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| Macs and Windows Working Together | |
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| Client Assignment: Test Drive Mac OS X Leopard and Windows Vista | |
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| Managing Files and Folders | |
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| Advanced Users: Creating Electronic Slide Shows of Images | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Burning Music, Photo and Data CDs | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Designing for the Client | |
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| Elements of Design | |
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| Design Principles | |
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| Design Stages: From Concept to Completion | |
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| Typography | |
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| Imagery | |
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| Saving Graphic File Formats | |
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| Understanding the Importance of Color | |
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| Client Assignment: Designing in Color or Black and White Contrasts | |
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| Advanced Users: Identifying Design Elements and Principles in Various Ads | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Internet Resources | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Unit I review: Getting Ready for Production | |
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| Downloading and Installing Acrobat Reader | |
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| Downloading and Installing Photoshop Tryout | |
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| Design Techniques | |
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| Digital Image Editing: Adobe Photoshop CS4 | |
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| Adjusting Images in Photoshop | |
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| The Photoshop Environment | |
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| Basic Image Correction: Saving to Specific File Formats | |
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| Correcting Images for Print | |
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| Using the Image Menu for Adjustments | |
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| Preparing Images for Web Media | |
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| Adjusting Image Size for Web Media | |
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| Advanced Users: Using Histograms for Manual Levels Adjustment | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Using the Adobe Bridge CS4 for Retrieving and Managing Files | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Working with Selections and Channels | |
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| Photoshop's Selection Tools | |
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| Client Assignment: Creating a Multicolor Product Ad | |
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| First Selection: Changing Product Colors | |
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| Saving Selections Permanently Using Channels | |
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| Second Selection: The Entire Kayak for Duplicating | |
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| Advanced Users: Using Quick Mask for Masking Selections | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Make a Better Sky Using Either the Paste Into Command, or the Masks Panel | |
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| Combining Images Using the Paste Into Command | |
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| Selecting by Color Range, and Using the Masks Panel | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Using Layers | |
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| Photoshop's Layers | |
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| Client Assignment: Creating a Multicolor Product Ad (Conclusion) | |
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| Creating the Three Kayak Image Layers | |
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| Adjusting Color Using the Hue/Saturation Command | |
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| Creating the Yellow Kayak Layer | |
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| Layer Style Effect: Drop Shadows | |
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| Recording States Using the Layer Comps Palette | |
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| Creating Type Layers | |
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| Editing Type | |
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| Organizing Layers and Preparing the Ad for Press | |
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| Advanced Users: Prepare Camera RAW Files: Digital Negatives | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Create Photo Business Cards with Picture Package | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Restoring and Coloring a Black and White Photograph | |
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| Tools and Palettes for Editing | |
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| Client Assignment: Retouching and Coloring a Black and White Photograph | |
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| Restoring the Image | |
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| Coloring the Black and White Image | |
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| Create a Custom Brush in the Tool Presets Palette | |
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| Sample and Apply Skin Tones | |
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| Advanced Users: Color Cast Correction by Neutralizing Shadow and Highlight Areas | |
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| Finding Highlight and Shadow Details Using Levels | |
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| Neutralizing Shadow and Highlight Areas Using the Threshold Command | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Special Creations With CS4's New Masks Panel and Adjustments | |
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| Panel | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Unit II review Digital Image Editing: Adobe Photoshop CS4 | |
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| Client Assignment: Creating a Music CD Cover | |
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| Preparing the Tunnel Image | |
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| Preparing the Car Images | |
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| Creating the Titles and Cropping the Covers | |
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| Combining Images and Adding Song Titles | |
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| Digital Illustration: Adobe Illustrator CS4 | |
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| Creating Shapes with Illustrator | |
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| The Illustrator Environment | |
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| Client Assignment: Creating an Electronic Checkerboard Game for E-Mail | |
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| Creating Checkerboard Squares | |
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| Creating the Checkers | |
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| Changing Colors of the Board | |
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| Advanced Users: Create the Crowned Checkers | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Build a Lighthouse | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Working with Brushes, Symbols, and Layers | |
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| Making Digital Illustrations from Drawings | |
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| Client Assignment: Creating a Tourist Map | |
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| Preparing the Map Image for Tracing | |
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| Tracing the Map Outline Using Drawing Tools | |
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| Creating and Applying Brushes | |
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| Creating and Applying Custom Symbols | |
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| Labeling the Map | |
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| Use Symbolism Tools and the Symbol Library | |
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| Advanced Users: Placing Logos Created by the Blob Brush Onto Multiple Artboard | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Use 3-D Effects and Map the Label | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Precision with the Pen Tool | |
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| Pen Tool Basics | |
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| Direct Selection and Lasso Tools | |
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| Path Type Tools | |
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| Client Assignment: Creating a Logo | |
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| Outlining the Template Image | |
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| Creating Type on Paths | |
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| Applying Color in a Separate Layer | |
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| Saving in EPS Format | |
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| Advanced Users: Create Professional Business Cards | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Create a Clock Face | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Integrating Photoshop and Illustrator Files for Web Use | |
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| Combining Illustrator and Photoshop Graphics | |
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| Client Assignment: Creating Web Banners | |
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| Integrating Photoshop Images with Illustrator | |
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| Integrating Illustrator Images into Photoshop | |
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| Creating the Guitar Graphic in Illustrator | |
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| Advanced Users: Understanding PDF and EPS Files | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Convert Bitmap Images to Vector Artwork Using Live Trace and Live Paint | |
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| Create an Illustrative Portrait From a Photo | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Unit III review Digital Illustration: Adobe Illustrator CS4 | |
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| Client Assignment: Making a Promotional Mug Logo | |
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| Creating a 3-D Mug Illustration to Map the Logo | |
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| Digital Publishing: Indesign CS4 | |
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| InDesign Fundamentals | |
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| The InDesign Environment | |
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| Client Assignment: Creating a Coupon Advertisement | |
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| Setting up the Coupon Advertisement | |
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| Saving InDesign Documents | |
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| Advanced Users: Preflight, Packaging, and Preparing for Press | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Create a Photo Calendar with Tables | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Working with Multipage Documents | |
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| Designing Multipage Documents | |
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| Client Assignment: Creating a Multipage Newsletter | |
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| Setting Up the Master Page Template | |
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| Editing the Master Page Objects and Placing the Nameplate or Masthead | |
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| Guides, Graphic Frames, and Placing Graphics | |
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| Typing and Importing Text | |
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| Automating and Applying Special Formatting Techniques | |
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| Advanced Users: Baseline Alignment and Automation with Styles and Object Libraries | |
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| Digital Toolkit Extra: Create an Interactive PDF Document | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Unit IV review Digital Publishing: InDesign CS4 | |
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| Client Assignment: Creating a Tri-Fold Brochure | |
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| Setting Up the Brochure Project | |
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| Designing the Front, Back, and Special Panels (Page 1) | |
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| Creating Character and Paragraph Styles | |
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| Designing the Inside Page for Introduction and Tour Info | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |