The Design Standard CS3 Software Suite for Mac from Adobe is a software bundle that is aimed at graphic designers who need to do a nominal amount of work for the web.
The bundle includes Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS3, and Acrobat 9. Also included are the components common to CS3 applications. The include Bridge CS3, Version Cue CS3, Device Central CS3, Stock Photos, and Acrobat Connect.
The applications included in this suite are Universal Binary applications that run at native speeds on both PowerPC and Intel Macs.
Bridge CS3
Bridge is a file browser and organization tool for the Creative Suite. It allows you to group Photoshop images into stacks, rate files on a star basis and view metadata. It is an essential tool for anyone who works with a large amount of media.
Photoshop CS3
Photoshop is the industry-standard image editing suite for photographers, graphic designers and web designers. The software is used to edit images using a powerful layer-based approach. It also features smart filters to add artistic effects, powerful color and curve controls, digital camera raw image support and text tools.
Illustrator CS3
Illustrator is a powerful vector graphics creation application. The software features standard drawing tools as well as flexible color and typography features. The software features integration with Adobe Flash and support for Pantone color swatches. Illustrator is often used by graphic designers, web content creators and visual effects specialists in creative projects.
InDesign CS3
InDesign is a powerful graphic design application. It features advanced page layout tools that can be used to make striking visual designs for magazine, print advertising and other applications. InDesign integrates with other applications in the Adobe Creative Suite, allowing designers to easily integrate it into a professional workflow. The software is an excellent choice for print design and page layout tasks.
Acrobat 9 Professional
Acrobat is a powerful application that allows you to create and edit documents in the popular Portable Document Format (PDF) file format. PDF files appear the same when they are displayed on any computer screen or printed, so they are an ideal way to electronically distribute media where proper page layout and presentation are imperative. This is a great way to create electronic user manuals, brochures, forms or memos.
Device Central CS3
Device Central is designed to help developers create applications for display on mobile phones, PDAs and other portable devices. Device emulators will show you exactly what your project will look like on a specific mobile device, going so far as to emulate its processing power and memory. You'll be able to control the application using a clickable interface that reproduces buttons and controls on emulated device. The included library of devices is limited to those that support Flash Lite.