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The Against the Clock team has been dedicated to graphic arts education since 1990. Use the links below to learn about The Portfolio Series — our new innovative approach to learning the industry's most popular graphics software.

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The ATC Project Portfolio Design Awards are your chance to gain recognition for your creative and technical design skills. Submit your Portfolio Builder projects from any of the Professional Portfolio Series books for your chance to win.

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Learn Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, and Dreamweaver entirely within the context of real-world graphic design projects.

Each book in The Portfolio Series includes eight projects that take you step-by-step through the skills you need to build your professional graphic design portfolio.

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Why Against The Clock?

Against The Clock software training books walk you step-by-step through the tools and techniques used by graphic designers, including the Adobe CS3 (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Dreamweaver) and QuarkXPress.