Adobe Acrobat 5 Master Class [With Accompanying]

by Sandee Cohen and Pattie Belle Hastings

Book Overview

Going beyond the basics of using Acrobat for digital communications, this text attempts to capture the artistic potential of Acrobat for Web developers and graphic designers. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: CD-ROM
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201748835
• ISBN13: 9780201748833
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Adobe Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!

When you see this book you'll first marvel at how great it looks, the design is superb. But design doesn't make a book, in this case it simply enhances the expert teaching provided by the authors. The authors have managed to impart the power of Acrobat 5 to the reader. I'm relatively new to using Acrobat and had no idea it was full featured as it is. This book walks you through real world layouts, scenarios and examples that keep you in awe. It's very easy to understand and it's very through. Adobe should give these authors thanks since I'm sure this book will help promote sales of Adobe Acrobat 5! If you haven't delved into Acrobat yet, grab this book and be prepared to be amazed and impressed.

Truly sitting at the feet of the Masters

This book is exceptional on many levels.From the very first moment you pick it up and open it, you know you are dealing with the best of graphic design. The pages are laid out with great taste. All the elements work together on the page. You can read the body copy with no pictures jumping up in the way of your thoughts. Then you can look at the bottom of the pages to follow the step by step instruction. Mr. Akselsen and Ms. Hastings deserve an award for their ground-breaking design.Reading the book copy is like inviting three friends over for dinner to discuss everything from interactive design to using Acrobat's tool. Each chapter starts with background material that is so much deeper than just Acrobat. It's the kind of discussion that makes you think hard about the purpose of your project. Anyone can tell you how to create a link. These authors talk about why and when you should or should not.Finally, there are beautiful pages that feature the work of accomplished designers who are using Acrobat in ways I would have never expected. Acrobat files that look like Flash pages. Acrobat files that are like interactive Director documents. Acrobat files that are games, puzzles, interactive maps. It made my head spin.Oh, and did I mention the incredible CD that comes with the book???? You don't just look at the examples and lessons in the book. You can open the actual documents and follow along, take them apart, and see how they were put together. This is better than any Classroom in a Book. And way beyond what anyone else has written about Acrobat.This book isn't just the best of the bunch for learning Acrobat, it's the book that all other computer books should be aspiring to be like.

Adobe Acrobat 5!

I've used Adobe Acrobat at work, but was not remotely aware of all the capabilities of the software till I opened this "Master Class." I found the book easy to use, inviting to read, and full of helpful examples. The design is beautiful. I like the fact that you can choose your own level, use the "quick guide" or go more in depth, if you choose. I highly recommend this book, both for beginners and more advanced users.

Adobe Acrobat 5 Master Class

If you are a graphic designer and the design of this book does not blow you off your feel, change professions.This book is an example of the best work being done today in information design. The authors lavish exquisite graphic design on this thoughtful, well-organized book that covers virtually every nuance of the subject. Think of your best book in the Adobe Master Class series and multiply it by ten.Buy it, own it, and spread the word.

Never need PowerPoint again!

After hearing about this book, I realized that Acrobat was the perfect tool for creating my presentation for Macworld Expo. Without exception, every single question I had, and every creative technique that I wanted to achieve, was perfectly explained in the book. My presentation was a very sophisticated blend of print quality images, sounds, movies, and even Java Script commands. To design the "look" we were able to work in the programs we were familiar with (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator), then just finish it up in Acrobat. Thank GOODNESS I'll never need PowerPoint again. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone creative who wants to produce interactive documents.Author of "Creative Thinking in Photoshop: A New Approach to Digital Art" (New Riders Publishing)