Skylarking: The Tech Tip Blog

Adobe provide great tools for creating graphic images for print or for the web. They also provide great tools for touching up and enhancing your digital photos. If you’ve ever need to create a PDF, then Adobe  Acrobat is the best choice — after all, they invented the format in the first place.

An excellent way to get all these tools is to buy Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard, but if you are on a tight or limited budget — perhaps you’re a student or considering a career change — then this package of software can be very pricey.

Fortunately, Adobe offers a subscription plan for this most useful software package. For only $65 per month you can have a completely up to date, and constantly updated versions of:

• Photoshop® CS5 (699)
• Illustrator® CS5 (599)
• InDesign® CS5.5 (699)
• Acrobat® X Pro (449)

Buying new copies of these programs would cost you a total of $2,446, but Adobe’s very affordable subscription program gives them to you for $65 per month (with a one year commitment).

Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard Subscription Edition (one-year)-Subscription Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Design Standard Deliver high-impact print designs using industry-standard software for editing digital images, creating eye-catching vector graphics, and laying out stunning pages that incorporate elegant typography. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Design Standard software combines the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop®, Illustrator®, InDesign®, Acrobat® Pro, and more. This comprehensive toolkit offers many features that let you freely express your wildest ideas without sacrificing quality, precision, or speed. Plus, now you can extend beyond print with dynamic presentations, beautifully designed eBooks, and immersive digital magazines* that marry the appeal of interactivity with the quality of traditional print. *Adobe Digital Publishing Suite requires a separate license and payment of associated fees. Learn more.