Jennifer Smith is the director of user experience design practice at the American Graphics Institute. She is also a designer, consultant, educator, mentor, and author of over a dozen books on digital imaging and web publishing.Christopher Smith is president of the American Graphics Institute. He is author of more than ten books on digital publishing, including many of the Adobe official training guides.

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• Introduction 1Why Is It Important? 2About This Book 2Foolish Assumptions 4Icons Used in This Book 4Beyond the Book 4Where to Go from Here 5Book 1: Getting Started with the Creative Cloud Suite 7Chapter 1: The Creative Cloud 9Chapter 2: Creative Cloud Application Management 17Chapter 3: Creative Cloud Extras for You 21Chapter 4: Using Common Menus and Commands 39Chapter 5: Exploring Common Panels 51Book 2: Adobe Bridge 57Chapter 1: Organizing and Managing Your Files with Adobe Bridge 59Chapter 2: Taking Advantage of Metadata in Adobe Bridge 71Chapter 3: Using Automation Tools in Adobe Bridge 81Book 3: Photoshop CC 89Chapter 1: Getting into Photoshop CC Basics 91Chapter 2: Messing with Mode Matters 111Chapter 3: Making Selective Changes 121Chapter 4: Using the Photoshop Pen Tool 145Chapter 5: Creating Images in the Right Resolution for Print and the Web 161Chapter 6: Creating a Good Image 169Chapter 7: Working with Painting and Retouching Tools 187Chapter 8: Using Layers 209Chapter 9: Going Beyond the Basics with Layers 225Chapter 10: Saving Photoshop Images for Print and the Web 243Book 4: Indesign CC 257Chapter 1: Introducing InDesign CC 259Chapter 2: Working with Text and Text Frames 281Chapter 3: Understanding Page Layout 309Chapter 4: Drawing in InDesign 329Chapter 5: Understanding Color 351Chapter 6: Clipping Paths, Alignment, and Object Transformation 357Chapter 7: Exporting to PDF and Printing 369Chapter 8: Creating Digital Documents Using EPUB and Publish Online 383Book 5: Illustrator CC 399Chapter 1: Discovering Illustrator CC 401Chapter 2: Using the Selection Tools 423Chapter 3: Creating Basic Shapes and Beyond 437Chapter 4: Using the Pen Tool and Integrating Images 449Chapter 5: Using Type in Illustrator 465Chapter 6: Organizing Your Illustrations 491Chapter 7: Using Layers 505Chapter 8: Livening Up Illustrations with Color 515Chapter 9: Using the Transform and Distortion Tools 543Chapter 10: Working with Transparency and Special Effects Tools 557Chapter 11: Using Filters and Effects 571Chapter 12: Using Your Illustrator Images 587Book 6: Adobe XD 605Chapter 1: Introducing the XD Workspace 607Chapter 2: Working with Artboards 627Chapter 3: Creating Your User Interface (UI) with Shapes, Paths, and Custom Shapes 637Chapter 4: Building Your UI 649Chapter 5: Working with Text in Your XD Project 661Chapter 6: Working with Imagery in XD 673Chapter 7: Creating Design Libraries 681Chapter 8: Adding Interactivity to Your XD Project 691Chapter 9: Sharing Your XD Project 705Index 715

Jennifer Smith is the director of user experience design practice at the American Graphics Institute. She is also a designer, consultant, educator, mentor, and author of over a dozen books on digital imaging and web publishing.Christopher Smith is president of the American Graphics Institute. He is author of more than ten books on digital publishing, including many of the Adobe official training guides.

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• Introduction 1Why Is It Important? 2About This Book 2Foolish Assumptions 4Icons Used in This Book 4Beyond the Book 4Where to Go from Here 5Book 1: Getting Started with the Creative Cloud Suite 7Chapter 1: The Creative Cloud 9Chapter 2: Creative Cloud Application Management 17Chapter 3: Creative Cloud Extras for You 21Chapter 4: Using Common Menus and Commands 39Chapter 5: Exploring Common Panels 51Book 2: Adobe Bridge 57Chapter 1: Organizing and Managing Your Files with Adobe Bridge 59Chapter 2: Taking Advantage of Metadata in Adobe Bridge 71Chapter 3: Using Automation Tools in Adobe Bridge 81Book 3: Photoshop CC 89Chapter 1: Getting into Photoshop CC Basics 91Chapter 2: Messing with Mode Matters 111Chapter 3: Making Selective Changes 121Chapter 4: Using the Photoshop Pen Tool 145Chapter 5: Creating Images in the Right Resolution for Print and the Web 161Chapter 6: Creating a Good Image 169Chapter 7: Working with Painting and Retouching Tools 187Chapter 8: Using Layers 209Chapter 9: Going Beyond the Basics with Layers 225Chapter 10: Saving Photoshop Images for Print and the Web 243Book 4: Indesign CC 257Chapter 1: Introducing InDesign CC 259Chapter 2: Working with Text and Text Frames 281Chapter 3: Understanding Page Layout 309Chapter 4: Drawing in InDesign 329Chapter 5: Understanding Color 351Chapter 6: Clipping Paths, Alignment, and Object Transformation 357Chapter 7: Exporting to PDF and Printing 369Chapter 8: Creating Digital Documents Using EPUB and Publish Online 383Book 5: Illustrator CC 399Chapter 1: Discovering Illustrator CC 401Chapter 2: Using the Selection Tools 423Chapter 3: Creating Basic Shapes and Beyond 437Chapter 4: Using the Pen Tool and Integrating Images 449Chapter 5: Using Type in Illustrator 465Chapter 6: Organizing Your Illustrations 491Chapter 7: Using Layers 505Chapter 8: Livening Up Illustrations with Color 515Chapter 9: Using the Transform and Distortion Tools 543Chapter 10: Working with Transparency and Special Effects Tools 557Chapter 11: Using Filters and Effects 571Chapter 12: Using Your Illustrator Images 587Book 6: Adobe XD 605Chapter 1: Introducing the XD Workspace 607Chapter 2: Working with Artboards 627Chapter 3: Creating Your User Interface (UI) with Shapes, Paths, and Custom Shapes 637Chapter 4: Building Your UI 649Chapter 5: Working with Text in Your XD Project 661Chapter 6: Working with Imagery in XD 673Chapter 7: Creating Design Libraries 681Chapter 8: Adding Interactivity to Your XD Project 691Chapter 9: Sharing Your XD Project 705Index 715