Archive: 2009 February

I gave Fireworks CS3 relatively good marks but also had some gripes about its inability to shake off remnants of the tired Macromedia version that came before it. Now we get to see what Adobe can really do with Fireworks.

2009-Feb-18 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Reviews | TOP STORIES | Web Design

Soundbooth is a relatively new addition to the Creative Suite, but it has quickly become a powerful tool for video producers and web designers.

2009-Feb-16 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Reviews | SECTIONS | TOPICS | Web Design

This book reads more like a McDonald's case study, but Larry Light and Joan Kiddon do a good job of relating it to the larger picture.

2009-Feb-16 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Creative Culture | Reviews | TOP STORIES

InDesign CS4 is one of the great upgrades to come out of the CS4 generation of applications, with a variety of new features—and one that's a real game-changer.

2009-Feb-07 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Graphic Design | Reviews | TOP STORIES | Typography

Compared to the other CS4 applications, Illustrator CS4 does not have a lot of upgrades and new features—but one in particular almost answers a decade-old problem. Almost.

2009-Feb-07 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Illustration | Reviews | TOP STORIES

Derrick Story’s The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers is an interesting book, in that it strives to be a slim “companion” book for photographers out in the field but still aims to cram itself with all the information pertinent to a photographer using Photoshop. The end result is something in between, a book I enjoyed for its compact size and portability but ended up questioning whether it simply has too much information.

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2009-Feb-06 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Photoshop | Reviews | TOP STORIES

I was impressed enough with Cyrill Harnischmacher's book Digital Infrared Photography to request two more of his books to review, Closeup Shooting and Low Budget Shooting....

2009-Feb-06 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Creative Culture | Photoshop | Reviews

What do you get when Adobe sends a bunch of photographers and Lightroom team members to Tasmania? You get Photoshop Lightroom 2 Adventure.

2009-Feb-06 | Jeremy Schultz | Filed: Photoshop | Reviews