At Branson Bond we are delighted to offer you a range of products that will help you and your business thrive in these difficult times. When the going get’s tough, the clever will thrive from accessing more information and staying ahead of the curve. These are the products that we believe are the best on the market to help you do just that.

Web Design Essentials

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Adobe Dreamweaver

Design, develop and deploy standards-based websites and applications

Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5.5 software is a comprehensive professional toolset for designing and deploying compelling websites and mobile applications. Using powerful coding tools or the state-of-the-art visual interface, create advanced sites and applications using HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery support for desktops, phones, and tablets. Build compelling websites for multiple devices simultaneously in a single interface. Design confidently with real-world rendering. Stay on the cutting edge with HTML5 and CSS3.

Create modern, standards-based websites with Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5.5 software. Design confidently using HTML5 and CSS3 with the help of Live View rendering. Adding interactivity is easier with jQuery code hinting. CSS inspection tools allow you to visualise and edit designs swiftly. Deploy quickly and confidently with built-in FTPS, FTPES, and Subversion® software connectivity. Build concurrently for phones, tablets and screens using the Multiscreen Preview panel. Easily parse and style through content management systems like WordPress, Drupal and Joomla! within Dreamweaver.

The industry standard for web design and has been for many years.

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Photoshop

Create images with instant impact with Adobe Photoshop CS5–the industry standard in digital imaging software. Adobe Photoshop CS5 redefines digital imaging with powerful new photography tools and breakthrough capabilities for complex image selections, realistic painting and intelligent retouching. Easily select and mask intricate image content such as hair. Remove any image element and watch the space fill in almost magically. Create stunning high dynamic range (HDR) images. Paint with realistic strokes and colour blends. Remove noise, add grain and create vignettes with state-of-the-art photography tools. Benefit from more memory and experience massive speed gains with native cross-platform 64-bit support, and full optimisation for Windows 7.

• Easy access to core editing power
• Extraordinary creative tools for photographers and designers
• Industry-leading raw image processing
• Efficient media management with Adobe Bridge CS5 software
• Broad file format support
• Tight Adobe Photoshop Lightroom integration

Again, the industry standard for image editing and general manipulation.

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Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Design Standard software combines industry-standard tools for editing digital images, creating vector graphics, and laying out top-quality print documents with elegant typography. Plus, you can extend your ideas beyond print with dynamic presentations, eBooks and digital magazines* that marry the appeal of interactivity with the quality of traditional print. Deliver exceptional print designs, freely expressing your wildest ideas at lightning speed–without ever sacrificing quality or precision.

Deliver high-impact print designs and digital publications 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* created through integration with the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite that marry the appeal of interactivity with the quality of traditional print.

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Fireworks

Rapidly prototype and design for the web with Adobe Fireworks CS5 software. Create expressive screen graphics for virtually any device using both vector and bitmap tools. Import assets from Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator software and export to HTML and CSS, Adobe Flash Catalyst software, or the Adobe AIR runtime. Prototype rich media applications for Adobe Flash Catalyst and Flash Builder software and export FXG files for objects, pages or whole documents. Benefit from improvements to the extensibility API for greater customisation in exporting or batch operations. Fireworks CS5 is more robust, reliable and polished than ever.

My personal preference for web image manipulation, ahead even of Photoshop.

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