Non-designer needs design help!

June 28, 2009 3:15 PM

What are some tried and true resources for someone who needs to become more familiar and efficient with Photoshop and InDesign?

I have never considered myself to be a "computer person", but I'm finding that my job is requiring me to be much more well versed in Adobe Photoshop and InDesign CS3 than I currently am. I'm looking into taking a class or two--but until I can get the logistics of that figured out, what are some great, basic, yet thorough books that you've had success with that I could use to help me along? Trust me--I would not consider any recommendations to be "too basic"!

posted by bookmammal to computers & internet (3 answers total)

Adobe makes a series of books called Classroom in a Book. These are really good.
posted by Houstonian at 3:25 PM on June 28, 2009

There's the Adobe Video Workshop and the Help & Support Section of the Adobe Design Center. There's a whole section of videos for CS4 linked off that page.

Another site that's been around for a while and has great tutorial content it Lynda.com. Tons of Photoshop tutorials here.
posted by foooooogasm at 3:36 PM on June 28, 2009

I've heard good things about The InDesigner.
posted by transporter accident amy at 12:18 AM on June 29, 2009 [1 favorite]