Provides a good perspective on the Adobe Suite, but could be better

Adobe Creative Suite 2 Workflow falls short in what I feel could have been a major instructional title for using all of the Adobe Suite programs together. From the title of the book, I was expecting a more in depth "how to" examples and creative ways for cross program utilization. Instead Workflow reads more like an expanded help document. Examples are few and descriptions of tools are short and to the point. It does a good job on providing overall tool awareness for major features and capabilities of the programs, but does little to empower anyone other than a beginning user. Don't get me wrong, the content is good, but is presented visually in what seems to be an moderate to advanced user title, but would be better positioned as a beginners guide. Some of the insets and "tips" seemed redundant to the content previously explained, particularly in the InDesign chapters.

Most cookbook/recipe/tip guides offer new insights into how tools can be used together for a new, creative outcome. You do not find that in this title. You do get an introduction to the different CS programs and how they are even more powerful when used together. Perhaps my view is a bit tainted because I was expecting a more advanced insight. I would recommend this title for computer savvy yet beginners with the Adobe Suite, just not for users already well into their use of Adobe applications.

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