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Adobe InDesign CS2 @work: Projects You Can Use on the Job Review by dementad
InDesign for Dummies for Dummies
This book is a step-by-step, by detailed step, often incoherent, crawl to creating very basic business collateral. "Draw a graphic frame to fit the upper left corner of your text box, just below the headline, to fit the first column with the following coordinates x: .5", y: 3.5". Set the width..." Get the idea?
The author manages to take the design out of InDesign by presenting examples that lack any evidence of a graphic arts background. Take a look at the "poster" for evidence. The short bio on the back of the book states that she consults "with graphic arts professionals". She should have.
If you have to design the company's annual report and have never used InDesign before, then you might be in the wrong job. In any event, this book will not get you there in twenty pages, and the place it does get you is nothing you'd want to send to any shareholders, even your mom.
Though amazon displays "Search this book!", the feature isn't functional for this title. Browse a copy somewhere before you order it, and then look first on Ebay for my one dollar copy if you still want it. (You won't.) I have never had occasion to give one star to a book and it's a very generous star.