Designer Heaven: Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection

Santa Claus came today. He was dressed in a DHL uniform.

Good things really do come in small packages. The package (click the image for a larger view) in my photo here is smaller than a typical software box, but it is loaded with goodies. The Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection comes with the full / extended versions of:

• InDesign
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Acrobat
• Flash
• Dreamweaver
• Fireworks
• Contribute
• After Effects
• Premiere
• Soundbooth
• Encore

along with a bunch of other utilities and a 13-hour training DVD.

If you're planning to buy any Adobe applications in the near future, be sure to check out the various suites they offer. In addition to the Master Collection, they have more specialized suites that include a subset of these applications for Web designers, print, etc. They can really save you some money -- or at least give you some additional applications for the same price you'd have paid for the ones you were going to buy a la carte.