Current Issue: November/December 2009

Cover Story
30
Plug in to the Creative Suite

It's a given these days that, to succeed, you need to work smarter and faster, which means that the software you depend on to make a living needs to be smarter and faster, as well. And that's why we have plug-ins. I'm sure you know that there are a ton of plug-ins available for Photoshop, but did you know that Illustrator and InDesign have their own treasure trove of plug-ins? Take a look at this Layers resource guide to see what plug-ins are out there that could streamline your workflow.—Chris Main
Columns
20
Design Makeover — Jake Widman
24
Artistic Expressions — Bert Monroy
60
The Art of Type — James Felici
Departments
8
Letter from the Editor
12
Layers News
16
Designer Spotlight
18
The Digital Canvas
90
Tips & Tricks
92
Creative Suite Q&A
110
Design Contest
Tutorials
44
Digital Photography:

Create Compelling Photographs—Chris Orwig
50
Adobe Photoshop CS4:

Automate Green-Screen Layouts—Dave Cross
56
Adobe Illustrator CS4:

Meshing Around with Warning Signs—Corey Barker
62
Adobe InDesign CS4:

Make the Most of a Two-Color Job—Jeff Witchel
68
Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional:

Everybody Loves Shortcuts—Taz Tally
72
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4:

Make Your Site Search-Engine Friendly—Janine Warner
78
Adobe Flash CS4 Professional:

Countdown Timer—Lee Brimelow
Reviews
82
GridIron Flow—Jay Nelson
83
CoreMelt ImageFlow FX V2.2–100—Marcus Geduld
84
MAPublisher 8.1—David Creamer
84
Prezi—Cyndy Cashman
85
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS—Mike Mackenzie
86
Olympus E-620—Steve Baczewski
88
Digieffects FreeForm AE—Jason Scrivner
88
Swift 3D 6—Marcus Geduld
89
Adobe Director 11.5—Tami Fry-Pietsch
89
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 for Mac—Erik Kuna