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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements

About AgAinst the CloCk Contributing editors And Artists
Against The Clock, long recognized as one of the nation’s leaders A big thank you to the people whose comments and expertise
in courseware development, has been publishing high-quality contributed to the success of these books:
educational materials for the graphic and computer arts industries • Tony Cowdrey, technical editor
since 1990. The company has developed a solid and widely- • Dan Cristensen, technical editor
respected approach to teaching people how to effectively use
graphics applications, while maintaining a disciplined approach • Debbie Davidson, technical editor
to real-world problems. • Roger Morrissey, technical editor
• Susan Chiellini, copy editor
Having developed the Against The Clock and the Essentials for
Design series with Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, ATC drew
from years of professional experience and instructor feedback to Images used in the projects throughout this book are in the public
develop The Professional Portfolio Series, focusing on the Adobe domain unless otherwise noted. Individual artists’ credit follow:
Creative Suite. These books feature step-by-step explanations, Project 5:
detailed foundational information, and advice and tips from pro- Einstein mural photo by Sidney Perry on Unsplash.com
fessionals that offer practical solutions to technical issues. DNA image by vitstudio on Publicdomainpictures.net

Project 7:
About the Author Artwork by Chance Hoffman
Erika Kendra holds a BA in History and a BA in English Litera- Project 8:
ture from the University of Pittsburgh. She began her career in Guitar photo used to create the header background illustration by
the graphic communications industry as an editor at Graphic Arts Dark Rider on Unsplash.com
Technical Foundation before moving to Los Angeles in 2000.
Erika is the author or co-author of more than thirty books about
Adobe graphic design software. She has also written several books
about graphic design concepts such as color reproduction and
preflighting, and dozens of articles for industry online and print
journals. Working with Against The Clock for more than fifteen
years, Erika was a key partner in developing The Professional Port-
folio Series of software training books.

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