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Acknowledgements

About AgAinst the CloCk About the Author
Against The Clock, long recognized as one of the nation’s Erika Kendra holds a BA in History and a BA in English
leaders in courseware development, has been publishing Literature from the University of Pittsburgh. She began
high-quality educational materials for the graphic and her career in the graphic communications industry as an
computer arts industries since 1990. The company has de- editor at Graphic Arts Technical Foundation before moving
veloped a solid and widely-respected approach to teaching to Los Angeles in 2000. Erika is the author or co-author
people how to effectively use graphics applications, while of more than thirty books about Adobe graphic design
maintaining a disciplined approach to real-world problems. software. She has also written several books about graphic
design concepts such as color reproduction and preflight-
Having developed the Against The Clock and the Essentials ing, and dozens of articles for industry online and print
for Design series with Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, journals. Working with Against The Clock for more than
ATC drew from years of professional experience and in- fifteen years, Erika was a key partner in developing The Pro-
structor feedback to develop The Professional Portfolio Series, fessional Portfolio Series of software training books.
focusing on the Adobe Creative Suite. These books feature
step-by-step explanations, detailed foundational informa-
tion, and advice and tips from industry professionals that Contributing Authors,
offer practical solutions to technical issues.
Artists, And editors
Against The Clock works closely with all major software A big thank you to the people whose artwork, comments,
developers to create learning solutions that fulfill both and expertise contributed to the success of these books:
the requirements of instructors and the needs of students.
Thousands of graphic arts professionals — designers, illus- • Chris Barnes, Wilson Community College
trators, imaging specialists, prepress experts, and produc- • Greg Williams, Keiser University
tion managers — began their educations with Against The • Frank Traina, Armwood High School
Clock training books. These professionals studied at Baker • Matthew Guancale, Fanboy Photo
College, Nossi College of Art, Virginia Tech, Appalachian
State University, Keiser College, University of South • Tony Cowdrey, Against The Clock, Inc.
Carolina, Gress Graphic Arts Institute, Kean University, • Debbie Davidson, Against The Clock, Inc.
Southern Polytechnic State University, Brenau University, • Charlie Essers, photographer, Lancaster, Calif.
and many other educational institutions.
• Samantha Schmitz, Double D Cupcakes,
Lancaster, Calif.
Finally, thanks to Angelina Kendra, editor, and Liz Bleau,
copy editor, for making sure that we all said what we meant
to say.

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