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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


            About Against The Clock                           About the Author

            Against The Clock, long recognized as one of the nation’s leaders   Erika Kendra holds a BA in History and a BA in English Lit-
            in courseware development, has been publishing educational mate-  erature from the University of Pittsburgh. She began her career
            rials for the graphic and computer arts industries since 1990. The   in the graphic communications industry as an editor at Graphic
            company has developed a solid and widely respected approach to   Arts Technical Foundation, and has been a full-time professional
            teaching people how to effectively use graphics applications while   graphic designer since 1999.
            maintaining a disciplined approach to real-world problems.
                                                              Erika is the author or co-author of more than forty books about
            Having developed the Against The Clock and the Essentials for De-  Adobe graphic design software. She has also written several books
            sign series with Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, ATC drew from   about graphic design concepts such as color reproduction and
            years of professional experience and instructor feedback to develop   preflighting and dozens of articles for graphics and print industry
            The Professional Portfolio Series, focusing on the Adobe Creative   journals. Working with Against The Clock for almost twenty years,
            Suite. These books feature step-by-step explanations, detailed   Erika was a key partner in developing The Professional Portfolio
            foundational information, and advice and tips from professionals   Series of software training books.
            that offer practical solutions to technical issues.

            Contributing Editors and Artists

            A big thank you to the people whose comments and expertise   Project 5:
            contributed to the success of these books:        barrier-reef.tif photo by Frauke+Feind on Goodfreephotos.com
              •  Dan Christensen, technical editor            cave.tif photo by Andrew McMillan on Wikimedia Commons
                                                              clownfish.tif photo by Jan Derk on Wikimedia Commons
              •  Tony Cowdrey, technical editor
                                                              coastline.tif photo by MartinaFotos on goodfreephotos.com
              •  Roger Morrissey, technical editor
                                                              kangaroo.psd photo by Vera Kratochvil on
              •  Matthew Woodring, technical editor              Publicdomainpictures.net
              •  Grace Veach, copy editor                     koala.tif photo by Wikimedia Commons
                                                              opera-house.tif photo by Goodfreephotos.com
            Images used in the projects throughout this book are in the public
            domain unless otherwise noted. Individual artists’ credit follow:  Project 6:
            Project 1:                                        chalk.jpg photo by Tina Floersch on Unsplash.com
            coffee.tif photo by Polymanu on Pixabay.com       charcoal.jpg photo by pixel2013 on Pixalbay.com
            creampuffs.tif photo by la-fontaine on Pixabay.com  clay.jpg photo by Luis Alex Jones on Unsplash.com
            fruit.tif photo by Luke Michael on Unsplash.com   eyes.jpg photo by Chris Barbalis on Unsplash.com
            peppers.tif photo by DXT_91 on Pexels.com         leaves.jpg photo by Glen McCallum on Unsplash.com
            spices.tif photo by Akhil Chandran on Unsplash.com  mural1.jpg photo by Alex Holyoake on Unsplash.com
                                                              mural2.jpg photo by Luis Alfonso Orellana on Unsplash.com
            Project 2:                                        mural3.jpg photo by Sidney Perry on Unsplash.com
            guitar.jpg photo by Suvan Chowdhury on Pexels.com  mural4.jpg photo by Lucas Gallone on Unsplash.com
                                                              mural5.jpg photo by Mec Rawlings on Unsplash.com
            Project 3:                                        mural6.jpg photo by Scott Webb on Pexels.com
            U.S. Navy Blue Angels photos copyright Erika Kendra
            Moon-landing photo is a NASA photo in the public domain.   Project 7:
            Scanning by NASA Johnson and post-processing by Kipp Teague  dirtbike.jpg photo by Joe Neric on Unsplash.com
                                                              jetski.jpg photo by Quino Al on Pixalbay.com
            Aircraft images used in the supplied PDF ad were taken by govern-  sailing.jpg photo by Saad on Pexels.com
            ment employees and as such are in the public domain:  skateboard.jpg photo by Josh Marshall on Unsplash.com
               B-2: U.S. Navy photo/Jordon R. Beesley         skatepark.jpg photo by David Whittaker on Pexels.com
               F-117: Bobbi Zapka                             surfing.jpg photo by meineresterampe on Pixabay.com
               F-22: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Rogers  waterski.jpg photo by Steven Welch on Unsplash.com
               SR-71: U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael Haggerty
                                                              Project 8:
            Project 4:                                        Images used in this project are copyright Against The Clock, Inc.
            All images used in this project are courtesy of the Getty’s Open
            Content Program: getty.edu/about/whatwedo/opencontentfaq.html

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