Technical Resources

This website focuses on improving your knowledge of design theory and the application of theory to improve your work. Along with the theory, there is a significant amount of technical skills a designer should acquire in the different programs of the trades. At a minimum, all designers should have a working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. The resources below will help you develop your skills further in these programs as well as other programs designers utilize in their specialties.

Podcasts

All Things Adobe

Episode 1: How to reset preferences in Adobe

 

Textbooks

Adobe Learn Series

These books are a good overview of the skills necessary to use the program successfully. While they cover most of the essential topics, they do not go in depth into all the tools and skills.

Learn Adobe InDesign for Print and Digital Media Publication
Learn Adobe Photoshop for Visual Communication
Learn Adobe Illustrator for Graphic Design and Illustration
Adobe Classroom in a Book Series

If you want to go more in-depth into the programs, these books will deepen your knowledge of the skills and tools.

InDesign Classroom in a Book
Photoshop Classroom in a Book
Illustrator Classroom in a Book

Notes:
Book cover images are from adobepress.com