Recommended Utilities, Plug-ins, and other Products
I have read, used, and/or reviewed products from the links listed below and can recommend them.
PUBLICATIONS
- Layers Magazine
Adobe-centric publication
- Photoshop User
Available via membership to National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). - Design Tools Monthly
Very useful compliation of information from multiple Macintosh-based publications.
Although Mac-centric, this magazine is useful for both Mac and Windows users.
SOFTWARE and HARDWARE COMPANIES
Adobe Certified Expert Exam Aids
- Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Exam Aids
Use these Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, and Illustrator programs to test yourself before taking the ACE test.
Publishing Software
- Adobe (InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, etc.)
- QuarkXPress
For those on a budget, here are some capable, but less expensive publishing software.
Classes for these products are only offered as private classes.
- Stone Design (Mac only)
- Serif PagePlus X2 (Windows only)
- Microsoft Publisher (Windows only; included in some Microsoft Office installs)
Pre-Flight Software
Color Management
Font-Management Software
- Font Agent Pro, FontAgent Pro Server, and Smasher
- Extensis Suitcase Fusion and Universal Type Server
- Font Doctor
Database Programs
- FileMaker Pro (the most powerful of the database programs listed here)
- Bento (Macintosh only)
- Microsoft Access (Windows only; included in many Microsoft Office installs)
Specialty Utilities
InDesign
- Markzware
InDesign conversion plug-ins (ID2Q, PUB2ID) - WoodWing Software (Advanced formatting and layout plug-ins)
- Em Software (plug-ins for database publishing)
- MathMagic (advanced equation editor plug-in/application)
- Teacup Software (production plug-ins)
- Badia Software (very useful plug-ins)
- Triple Triangle (production-oriented plug-ins)
- Recosoft PDF2ID (PDF-to-InDesign converter)
- Zevrix Solutions (Useful production utilities for Macintosh InDesign)
- FOLDRite Template Master (powerful brochure-creation plug-in for complex jobs)
- DTP Tools (very useful plug-ins)
QuarkXPress
- Markzware
Conversion plug-ins (ID2Q) - Em Software (plug-ins for database publishing)
- Badia Software (very useful plug-ins)
- MathMagic (advanced equation editor plug-in/application)
Acrobat
- Enfocus PitStop Pro
- Quite Software (Very useful and easy-to-use Acrobat plug-ins)
- Ovis/UNIVERSE Software GmbH (PDF-oriented sotware)
- Callas (PDF-oriented software for QuarkXPress and InDesign)
Photoshop
- Andromeda Software
- OnOneSoftware
- AlienSkin Software
- Artlandia SymmetryShop (pattern creation plug-in)
Illustrator
- Hotdoor Software (Very useful Illustrator plug-ins)
- Baby Universe (Useful Illustrator plug-ins)
- Zevrix Solutions (Useful production utility for Macintosh Illustrator)
- MAPublisher
- Artlandia SymmetryWorks LP (pattern creation plug-in)
FrameMaker
FileMaker
