The Designer's Desktop Manual Author:Jason Simmons The Designer's Desktop Manual, Second Edition is still a top-notch exploration of the essential aspects of key areas of print and screen based design-type and typography--now updated and revised to reflect changes in Adobe CS5. It offers insight into current technological issues and the skills needed to bring design to a professional standard, a... more »ddressing imaging, layout, and printing--from the most basic, introductory techniques and principles, to more advanced practices. Historical background on key topics is offered, putting the techniques into context with the evolution of design.« less