: What are the different applications in Adobe Creative Suite for? So, I have never really been into design beyond a few wireframes and paper-pen sketches and have now now bought David Kadavy's

@Nimeshi706

Head over to Adobe.com and do a bit of reading regarding features.

In general:


Photoshop = raster image editing (photographs) or digital painting (Illustration)
Photoshop Extended = Same as Photoshop + ability to use some 3D tools and basic video editing
Illustrator = Vector artwork (Logos, illustrations, etc.)
Indesign = Page layout (books, manuals, brochures, etc.)
Premier = Video editing
Fireworks = Web editing and prototyping (will do both raster and vector but not geared for print work)
Dreamweaver = HTML and web code layout and editing
Audition = Sound editing
Encore = DVD authoring
Acrobat = PDF editing
Flash = Dynamic web content (generally interactive video and audio)
SpeedGrade = Video composite editing
Prelude = File production logging tool
After Effects = Video special effects and titling


What you use depends entirely on what any given project requires.

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@Goswami567

Call me old school, different or just plain wrong but Photoshop should be used just for that: photo editing and retouching. Fireworks should be used for web design (the CSS exporting ability alone in Fireworks is heavily underrated much like Fireworks itself). Illustrator for, yep you guessed it: illustration work and logo's. InDesign for magazine/newspaper layouts or any print work. And lastly Premier Pro for video editing and nothing more.

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