(ATS SOS) Online tutorials for Adobe InDesign and Illustrator

Hello,

I start a new job as a Production Editor for a publishing company in a few weeks and two of the tools I will use mostly are Adobe's InDesign and Illustrator. InDesign for laying books out and Illustrator for the graphics. I won't be creating the graphics, but resizing and all that jazz. Could anyone recommend some good basic tutorials online? I am very familiar with other Adobe products and have had brief exposure to the two I will be using in the job, and although full training will be provided, I wanted to get ahead of myself a bit before I start.

reply to post by LarryLove


hey larry

ahhh my subject

1st ask what ever question you have
i will hopefully able to teach you


2nd some tutorials
indesign:
desktoppub.about.com...

videos at youtube
www.youtube.com...
browse it a bit - there are even more

vimeo.com...

www.youtube.com...

do you already know which version you will be using?

even if adobe always advertize the tremendous changes - usually those are marginal - so easy to star e.g. with CS2 and switch over to CS4

here is the helpdesk of adobe for version CS4
help.adobe.com...


illustrator:
www.ndesign-studio.com...

www.tutorialized.com...


videos
www.spike.com...

www.youtube.com...



3rd i strongly recommend the dvds of video2brain to you

www.video2brain.com...

www.video2brain.com...

www.video2brain.com...


ebay might purchase it cheaper or your local library as a dvd to lend


4th books

the "in a classroom" series is good, but i don.t mind the "for dummies" series as well, gives you a brief overview
the best is training training training

indesign
www.amazon.co.uk...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287159105&sr=8-1

www.amazon.co.uk...=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1287159105&sr=8-3

www.amazon.co.uk...=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1287159105&sr=8-5

illustrator
www.amazon.co.uk...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287159325&sr=8-1

www.amazon.co.uk...=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1287159325&sr=8-7

www.amazon.co.uk...=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1287159325&sr=8-6

again check the local library for copies

5th prepress tutorials
you need that aswell - if you don.t know already (if so no offense please)

books:
www.amazon.co.uk...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1287159384&sr=8-1

www.amazon.co.uk...=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1287159384&sr=8-2

www.amazon.co.uk...=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1287159384&sr=8-3

tutorial
www.dtp-aus.com...

6th
some forums
forums.adobe.com...

forums.adobe.com...

www.illustratorworld.com...

www.devppl.com...

reply to post by orange-light


Hey you,

Thank you very, very much. This is perfect and will help me a great deal.

I might have to ask you a question or two on some bits of the software.

reply to post by LarryLove


feel free to ask anytime
it is a pleasure to help you with that subject
and you will figure out that it is much much fun

Congrats on the job.

I'm available for any questions too.

www.drewjaniszyn.com if you would like to see some of the stuff I have done.

reply to post by The_Zomar


btw nice stuff zomar
you have been very productive so far


all done with illustrator?

reply to post by The_Zomar


Thank you and thanks in advance for offering to take my questions when they come up.

Very impressed with your work. Got some great skills there.