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cs5.5 design standard
master deadlines in design and print production
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard software is the essential toolkit for print design and production. Take productivity to the next level with tools that enable the creation of eye-catching digital images and vector graphics, sophisticated page layout, and efficient prepress and production. Work confidently within this tightly integrated creative environment to deliver exceptional print results.
ideal for …
- Graphic Designers
- Print Professionals
top reasons to invest in Adobe® Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard
| Comprehensive toolset for print design and production | Express even your most innovative creative visions in print using tightly integrated software for moving fluidly and confidently from inspiration to output. Accelerate creative reviews with new AdobeCS Live online services* that integrate with Design Standard. CS Live services are complimentary for a limited time. |
| Breakthrough image editing | Create compelling digital images with Photoshop CS5, the industry standard in digital imaging. Use versatile brush tools to paint with realistic strokes, precise selection tools to make exacting refinements, and a wide range of workflow and performance enhancements to accelerate everyday tasks. |
| Sophisticated vector graphics | Craft compelling graphics with Adobe Illustrator® CS5, the vector-drawing environment used by design professionals worldwide. Experiment freely and quickly to achieve the look you want for illustrations, creative effects, typography, and colour. |
| Adobe PDF creation, editing, and delivery | Prepare files for high-end print production with confidence usingAdobe Acrobat® 9 Pro. End-to-end PDF workflows share common technology to generate, preview, and print PDF files, enabling consistently high-quality output |
| Professional page layout | Lay out stunning pages faster and more efficiently in Adobe InDesign® CS5.5 with an intuitive design environment, precise typographic controls, built-in creative tools and effects, robust preflight capabilities, and a host of productivity features. |
| Comprehensive preflight and production | Use robust preflight features in Acrobat 9 Pro to check files for high-end print publishing. Catch production glitches as you lay out pages, avoid colour output surprises in graphics, and apply output presets in order to reliably meet exacting production standards and minimize costly errors. |
| Integration with CS Live online services | Bring creative reviews directly into your design workflow using new Adobe CS Review, part of CS Live online services. Initiate a quick online review from within Adobe Photoshop® CS5,Illustrator CS5, or InDesign CS5.5. Reviewers comment in their browser using simple annotation tools, and you view comments in the context of your work — making it much easier to match each comment to the right design element. |
| Sophisticated typography | Easily compose beautiful type for page layouts, images, and illustrations using robust styles in InDesign CS5.5 and Illustrator CS5, along with a host of advanced typographic controls for creativity and precision. |
| Built-in creative tools and effects | Explore artistic possibilities with built-in Photoshop effects, nondestructive effects, and finer transparency controls inInDesign CS5.5. Create or modify images with brush tools and paint settings in Photoshop CS5. Sketch naturally and draw in accurate perspective in Illustrator CS5. |
top reasons to upgrade to Adobe® Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard
| Complex image selection made easy | Enjoy faster, more precise edge detection in Photoshop CS5, even when selecting tricky image elements such as hair. |
| Innovative painting tools | Revolutionize everyday creative work using tools in Photoshop CS5 and Illustrator CS5 that mimic real brushes and paints. |
| Production and printing tools | Find and place files fast by using the new Adobe Mini Bridge panel accessible from within InDesign CS5.5 and Photoshop CS5. Export large PDF files in the background, and eliminate font-related production problems using document-installed fonts in InDesign. |
| Faster, more precise drawing tools | Draw in accurate perspective, and dynamically finesse the details of strokes, arrowheads, and dashes using few steps in Illustrator CS5. |
| Accelerated creative reviews | Bring creative reviews directly into your design workflow. Initiate reviews and receive comments from within your design software using Adobe CS Review, part of CS Live online services. |
| Simplified object selection and editing | Perform repetitive layout tasks efficiently using new and enhanced tools and on-object controls in InDesign CS5.5. |
| Resolution-independent effects | In Illustrator CS5, apply drop shadows, glows, blurs, and textures that maintain a consistent appearance at different resolutions throughout the design process. |
| Powerful new text features | In InDesign CS5.5, take advantage of efficiencies such as the Track Text Changes feature and paragraphs that span and split columns. |
| Multiple page sizes in a single InDesign file | Include different page sizes in a single InDesign CS5.5 document and apply the same master page to different-sized layouts. |
| Faster performance | Perform day‐to‐day imaging tasks faster and process very large images at least ten times faster in Photoshop CS5. (Requires a 64-bit capable computer with a 64-bit version of Mac OS, Microsoft® Windows® 7, or Windows Vista®. Actual performance increase will vary depending on the drivers you have installed, the feature you're using, and other factors.) |
frequently asked questions
- Why should I upgrade to Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard over an individual product?
- Print designers today need to quickly and reliably deliver eye-catching, high-quality printed material, and a single software application is not enough to complete the job. Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard puts the tools you need for expert print production in one box. The components are built to work smoothly together, so you don’t need to worry about file formats and compatibility, and a common user interface makes it easy to transition between your software tools. Plus, a single installer and single serial number are easier to manage.
- Why do I need all the products in Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard?
- Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard combines industry-leading tools for professional print designers and print production staff. Craft precise page layouts for print with Adobe InDesign CS5.5 and Acrobat 9 Pro, and create stunning images and graphics with Photoshop CS5 and Illustrator CS5. Take advantage of simplified workflows for more efficient prepress and dependable production. And discover new ways to collaborate, share content across Design Standard components, and tap expert resources.
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