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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 editor at Graphic Arts Technical Foundation before moving
developed a solid and widely-respected approach to teach- to Los Angeles in 2000. Erika is the author or co-author
ing people how to effectively utilize graphics applications, of more than thirty books about Adobe graphic design
while maintaining a disciplined approach to real-world software. She has also written several books about design
problems. concepts such as color reproduction and preflighting, and
dozens of articles for journals in the graphics industry.
Having developed the Against The Clock and the Essentials Working with Against The Clock for more than fifteen
for Design series with Prentice Hall/Pearson Education, years, Erika was a key partner in developing The Professional
ATC drew from years of professional experience and in- Portfolio Series of software training books.
structor feedback to develop The Professional Portfolio Series,
focusing on the Adobe Creative Suite. These books feature
step-by-step explanations, detailed foundational informa- Contributing Authors,
tion, and advice and tips from industry professionals that Artists, And editors
offer practical solutions to technical issues.
A big thank you to the people whose artwork, comments,
Against The Clock works closely with all major software and expertise contributed to the success of these books:
developers to create learning solutions that fulfill both
the requirements of instructors and the needs of students. • Chris Barnes, Wilson Community College
Thousands of graphic arts professionals — designers, illus- • Steve Bird, Adobe Certified Expert
trators, imaging specialists, prepress experts, and produc- • Colleen Bredahl, United Tribes Technical College
tion managers — began their educations with Against The • Tony Cowdrey, Against The Clock, Inc.
Clock training books. These professionals studied at Baker • Debbie Davidson, Against The Clock, Inc.
College, Nossi College of Art, Virginia Tech, Appalachian
State University, Keiser College, University of South Caro- • Charlie Essers, photographer, Lancaster, Calif.
lina, Gress Graphic Arts Institute, Hagerstown Commu- • Winona Ganey, Against The Clock
nity College, Kean University, Southern Polytechnic State • Matthew Guancale, Fanboy Photo
University, and many other educational institutions.
• Pam Harris, University of North Texas at Dallas
• Beth Rogers, Nossi College Of Art
• Richard Schrand, International Academy of
Design & Technology, Nashville, TN
• Joseph A. Staudenbaur, Dakota State University
• Frank Traina, Armwood High School
• Greg Williams, Keiser University

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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