Who Should Read This Book

If you are a designer or a production artist who would like a better understanding of the pitfalls you encounter in using popular software, you’ll find lots of pointers in this book to help you avoid problems. Almost all software provides options that are tempting to choose, but are dangerous under some circumstances. It’s good to know which buttons not to push. And it’s valuable to know why those buttons shouldn’t be pushed.

As graphics software gives us increasingly powerful tools, it’s also important to realize that each application is part of an ecosystem. Choices you make in Photoshop can limit your options when you place the image in InDesign. Options you choose in InDesign can affect the quality of the PDF you ...

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