Vincent Hardy, director of the Web Platform Group, explores how today's open-source projects and web standards benefit designers and developers: enhanced expressivity for better effects and interactivity, authoring surfaces, and creating mobile apps with web standards.

Learn about Adobe InDesign, the industry-standard publishing application for print publications, interactive PDF documents, digital magazines, and EPUBs.

This tutorial defines and demonstrates Liquid Layout, and tours the location of Liquid Layout-related commands and dialog boxes.

Learn how the guide-based Liquid Layout rules work, how to create liquid guides and ruler guides, and how to switch between them.

Discover how the object-based Liquid Layout rules work, both on-object and via the Liquid Layout panel.

Everything that is placed into InDesign ends up in a frame. You can create frames from scratch, or if you "place" (import) text or images into a document, InDesign automatically creates the frame for you. We'll explore the use of frames in InDesign in this video.

This movie presents Alternate Layouts for both print and digital publishing. It shows how to create and modify them, create multiple ones and rename them, and print them.

In this movie, you'll learn how to create and update links between objects in the same document and others. The movie explains the distinction between linking objects entirely and linking just their content. It also reviews the settings in the Link Options dialog box.

Learn about the Content Collector and Content Placer tools. See how to use the Conveyor and most of its options, such as navigating and drilling down into groups.

This tutorial discusses the new paragraph style option for splitting a document for EPUB export. It also outlines the new options in the EPUB Export dialog box. Finally, it shows you the improved retention of text frame attributes in the EPUB's CSS and XHTML files.

Learn about the new EPUB 3 option in the Export EPUB dialog box. Anne-Marie Concepción shows how to validate the resulting EPUB with epubcheck 3. She then opens it to show some of the EPUB 3-specific features such as the TOC.xhtml file with its HTML5

Take a tour of the new form field-related buttons, dialog boxes and menu commands in InDesign. Compare the old and new ways of creating interactive forms.

This movie shows how to create a simple form using most of the different types of fields available in InDesign. It explains the options for each type of field in the Buttons & Forms dialog box as the form is created.

Learn how InDesign form fields look in Acrobat or Reader. Then, discover how to continue modifying the interactive fields in Acrobat for additional functionality, and how the form performs in Acrobat.

In this movie, learn about Adobe Illustrator, the software used by artists and graphic designers to create scalable vector artwork for use in projects for both print and web.

There have been many improvements to the user interface in Illustrator CS6. In this video you'll see what's changed and how to customize the interface to suit your own way of working.

The Pen and Pencil tools are very useful but require a little practice to get comfortable with. In this video you'll get a chance to play around with these tools, using the Pen tool to create clouds and the Pencil tool to create hills.

Learn about the Gaussian Blur effect, which provides instant previews and vastly improved render time.

Explore Illustrator's new interface, which defaults to medium dark, similar to some video products, and learn how you can adapt it to meet your personal preferences easily and quickly.

Adding a gradient to a stroke is a new and useful feature. In this movie, you'll learn how to modify the stroke width and create something truly unique.

Letterhead is fundamental for branding, in this video we will build one from scratch, complete with guides, logo, and contact text. When finished, the letterhead will be saved as an InDesign template for reuse.

In this video you'll learn how to set up a new Illustrator document. We'll look at options in the New Document dialog box like Width and Height, Color Mode, and Transparency Grid.

There are lots of different ways to select items in Illustrator, including the Selection and Direct Selection tools, the Select Similar options, and the Layers panel. We'll explore the various options in this video.

One fun way of creating shapes is to use the Blob Brush tool in combination with the Eraser tool. In this video we'll use these tools to create a stylized teddy bear.

In this video we'll explore Illustrator's Appearance panel. This panel not only lets you make changes to properties like opacity, blending mode, stroke, and fill, it also gives you powerful control over the effects you apply to objects.

With the Pattern feature, you can create swatches based on shapes you create, then apply them to selected artwork and edit them any way you want.

Learn about Image Trace, which can automatically turn scanned art into a vector graphic. It replaces the old Live Trace and produces cleaner paths and better color recognition in less time.

Vector-based shape layers now behave very much like vector shapes in Illustrator, InDesign, and other Adobe applications. Learn how to apply fills, including None, as well as solid, gradient, and dashed strokes. Plus, you have stacking and alignment controls, as well as the option to snap the edges to the pixel grid.

This lesson will guide you through a basic workflow for optimizing the overall tone and color in your digital images.

When a photo includes lines that should be perfectly horizontal or vertical, it is important that those lines be true. This lesson will demonstrate how to quickly and easily straighten a crooked photo.

With Illustrator's panels ported over to a completely new system, it is easier than ever to make inline text edits and use keyboard shortcuts, freeing you from the tyranny of the mouse.

The revised interface in Illustrator CS6 includes a new control panel across the top of the screen. It combines stable and context-sensitive options to make your work easier.

With Illustrator CS6, textures and patterns have never been easier to create. In this tutorial, learn how add a repeating pattern to the background of your artwork.

In images of subjects like buildings, there are often perspective issues that you will want to resolve, and this lesson will show you how to do so.

A newsletter is one of the easiest, most inexpensive ways to reach customers and colleagues or connect with family. In this video we will start a newsletter with a template, auto-flow and semi auto-flow some text, and place images to create a clean, elegant newsletter.

In this video you'll see how to use Illustrator's shape tools to create primitive shapes that you can use as the basis for objects. You'll also learn how to use the Shape Builder tool to combine shapes.

In this lesson you'll see how you can use a selection as the basis of a targeted adjustment.

Discover how to apply None, Scale, and Recenter rules when resizing a layout. Also learn the meaning behind "Based on Master."

64-bit support means that Illustrator can leverage more than 3 GB of RAM, which can double its speed. Applying effects to large files or working on multiple files becomes a lot more efficient.

This movie introduces Adobe Photoshop CS6, the application photographers, graphic designers, web designers, videographers, and 3D artists use to enhance and manipulate photos and create original digital art.

Adobe Design Evangelist, Terry White, shows you just a few of the new time-saving features in Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6 and Adobe InDesign CS6.

Edit images and create vector graphics more quickly thanks to new performance engines in Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Adobe Illustrator CS6.

Adobe Design Evangelist, Terry White provides a quick overview of what’s new in CS6 Design Standard.

CS6 Design Standard offers you the ability to create new types of content without needing to learn new software. See how you can edit video with Adobe Photoshop CS6, or design iPad publications with Adobe InDesign CS6.

Evangelist Paul Trani shares new workflows for Designers made possible with Creative Cloud.

Adobe Design Evangelist, Terry White, shows new users the types of things you can create using CS6 Design Standard

With Adobe Dreamweaver CS6, Adobe Fireworks CS6, Adobe Flash Professional CS6 on your side, you have everything you need to unleash the full potential of the latest HTML5/CSS3 standards and frameworks, including jQuery Mobile, PhoneGap, and WebKit. Discover how easy it is to create adaptive layouts that adjust to different screen aspect ratios, create HTML5 animations and interactions or build apps for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, webOS and Symbian. More than just breakthrough features, Adobe InDesign CS6, Adobe Illustrator CS6 and Adobe Photoshop CS6 unleashes the latest workflows for designers looking to pushing the boundaries be it publishing, print, tablet, iPad or interactive.

Get the scoop on Adobe Edge, a new motion and interaction design tool for HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. Adobe Fellow Mark Anders will demonstrate how to build beautiful, interactive HTML that incorporates rich design and motion. He'll also show you the standards-based code that Edge generates and how to enhance it. Get an edge on expanding your expertise as a next-generation designer for the web.

Learn to use CS5.5 Design Standard to deliver high-impact print designs, moving fluidly and confidently from inspiration to output without compromising quality. Plus, create digital documents like eBooks, digital magazines, interactive PDFs and more.

In this video, Terry White shows you all the new features in InDesign CS5.5 - including linked text, articles panel, and the ability to embed audio and video – that will help you design more engaging eBooks than ever before.

In this video, Terry White shows you all the new features in InDesign CS5.5 - including linked text, articles panel, and the ability to embed audio and video – that will help you design more engaging eBooks than ever before.

In this video, Terry White shows you how to create immersive digital magazines for tablet devices using InDesign CS5.5. He will show you some of the incredible interactivity you can add to your publications, such as an image sequence and the ability to pan and zoom on content, and show you how you can preview on your desktop using the content viewer for desktop.

Showcasing new features of Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium to prepare students for future success in graphic and print design. CS5 is industry-standard software that teaches design, communications, and project management.

Select soft edges and areas of fine detail by using the improved Refine Edge and Refine Mask dialog boxes. View underlying layers to create realistic composites, and finesse selections by using refinement brushes.

Learn about three components in a complete photo-editing and management workflow. Use Photoshop CS5, the dedicated photo-editing application for editing, enhancing, and manipulating photos, along with Adobe Bridge CS5 and Adobe Camera Raw.

Change the number and location of visible panels by using workspaces in Photoshop CS5. Instantly resize, dock, and group panels by switching between Photoshop's prebuilt workspaces, or edit and save a custom workspace.

Crop and straighten an image in one fluid step by using the Ruler tool in Photoshop CS5.

Straighten an image shot from an angle with the Crop tool’s perspective option. Independently move anchor points of a crop bounding box to correct non-square shapes.

Make rectangular and elliptical selections with the marquee tools or freeform selections with the Lasso tool. Constrain, add or subtract from, and move selections. Use modifier keys to change the tools' behavior.

Apply adjustment layers to manipulate the color, tone, contrast, and other aspects of images. Apply adjustments non-destructively, monitor levels in the panel's histogram, and paint away adjustments with the built-in layer mask.

Sizing and scaling images, unlike vector graphics, can result in a loss of image quality. Make your transformations non-destructive in Photoshop by converting layers to Smart Objects prior to making changes.

Extend from standard Photoshop transformations such as scaling or flipping to Warp distortions. Edit Warp transformations by dragging handles on the bounding box. Apply layer styles for a finishing touch.

Use lens profiles to quickly fix distortion and color problems. Adjust manual options for fine-tuning or special effects.

Learn about Illustrator CS5, a versatile, out-of-the-box solution for creating vector graphics. Illustrator supports cross-media design and multiple graphics formats, and provides endless options to create lifelike designs and artwork.

Choose the Selection tool to select an object or group of objects or the Direct Selection tool to select individual paths or anchor points. Choose the Group Selection tool to select nested groups. Use modifier keys to add or subtract from selections.

Navigate the stacking order in an Illustrator document by using the Selection tool. Select and isolate grouped objects and go into Outline Mode to view them more clearly. Learn how to select objects beneath the selected layer.

Establishing an intent for artwork, considering the audience and destination, before beginning a project makes it easier to repurpose artwork later. Use New Document Profile settings to define size, artboards, bleed, and color mode for the document.

Understand the benefits of using modifier keys in combination with the drawing tools in Illustrator CS5.

The Blob Brush and Eraser tools perform pathfinder operations behind the scenes as you draw. Draw over existing brush strokes with the Blob Brush to merge the strokes. Select objects before drawing with the Eraser tool to erase only selected areas.

Learn about InDesign CS5, a professional design and layout tool for producing high quality documents for print and on-screen delivery.

Learn the components and features of the application window, including the application bar and control panel, to navigate the parts of a file and to set up a page correctly from scratch or find important information about a file.

Build a new InDesign document from the very beginning. Learn the basic ingredients of a document and why understanding the intent of a document can make a difference. Understand how to change the document setup of a previously built document.

Use a master page to add and style page numbers throughout a document, whether they are numeric or alphabetical.

Understand the relationship between text and text frames and how to use the Type tool or any other shape to add new text to an InDesign document.

Learn how to add images to an InDesign document by using the Place function. Use the pasteboard as a holding location for images before final placement.

Use the Selection tool to grab objects or even objects within objects, such as text in a text frame or images within an image frame. Learn how to click through a grouped object to an object behind.

Apply consistent formatting to multiple paragraphs by using paragraph styles. Edit style definitions to update formatting throughout a document. Convert local formatting to a paragraph style, break links to styles, and override local formatting.

Paint lifelike brush strokes with the new bristle tips in Photoshop CS5. Customize bristle qualities ranging from shape and length to thickness and stiffness.

Realistically mix paint, blending brush and canvas colors with the new Mixer Brush in Photoshop CS5. Create a painting from scratch or add painterly effects to a photograph.

Walk through essential adjustments to color, exposure, and detail that you’ll apply to many RAW images.

Set up spanning heads over any number of columns or split a group of columns into additional columns to save vertical space. A great tool for magazine or newsletter layouts.

Create complete brochures and book covers along with text with the new ability to mix page sizes within a single file. Never again lose a component of a project because a single file is lost.

Edit and customize motion path presets, which allow you to animate images or text in InDesign CS5. Adjust the direction and speed of the animation, as well as edit the beginning and end points of the motion path.

Using the Media panel, the Preview panel, and the Timing panel to determine what happens when, it is now possible to review all of the assigned animations directly in InDesign.

Create artwork of a specific size that is aligned, scaled, and positioned properly by using rulers and guides. Toggle the rulers on and off, change the units of measurement, add and lock guides, and use the x and y coordinates to navigate a document.

Adobe Photoshop software is the tool of choice for designers and web professionals. Now with Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended, you can continue to push the boundaries of traditional digital imaging. Realistically blend colors on canvas with the new Mixer Brush. Create superior composites for print or web layouts with new technology that makes it easy to select even the trickiest image elements, like hair. Remove an image element, and let Content‐Aware Fill intelligently replace the missing pixels. Easily create 3D logos and artwork from any text layer, selection, or layer mask using new Adobe Repoussé technology. Use new Exposure Merge technology to create photo realistic or wildly surreal 32-bit HDR images with unprecedented speed, control, and accuracy. And import animated GIFs. Plus so much more.

Jump-start your standards-based website design with updated and simplified CSS starter layouts in Dreamweaver CS5. Regardless of your experience, CSS starter layouts speed your development time by providing a variety of solid structures upon which to build your designs. For print designers and others just making the move to web design, CSS starter layouts can dramatically speed up the learning process.

Learn how you can design beautiful, standards compliant websites using Business Catalyst, and see how BC provides you with full creative freedom over your web design. We'll also demonstrate the Adobe Dreamweaver Extension for BC.

Join Alan Musselman as he shows us that by using CSS export from Fireworks CS4 and the new CSS editing and Live View features in Dreamweaver CS4, designers and web developers can collaborate in new ways that were not possible before.