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Ted Padova is the author of more than a dozen computer books, the most recent include: Adobe Acrobat PDF Bible (John Wiley & Sons) versions 4, 5, & 6; Adobe Acrobat 6 Complete Course; Creating Adobe Acrobat Forms; and Teach Yourself Visually Acrobat 5. He is the host for Total Training Systems Total Acrobat 6 series of seven videos on Acrobat Standard and Acrobat Professional.
Ted has been involved in PostScript imaging for over a decade and started a computer service bureau in 1990 in Ventura, California. He is the CEO and managing partner of The Image Source Digital Imaging and Photo Finishing Centers of Thousand Oaks and Ventura California.
For sixteen years, he has been a university instructor, teaching classes in Adobe Photoshop; Adobe InDesign; Adobe Illustrator; Adobe PageMaker; QuarkXPress; HTML and Web page design, Scanning and Calibrations; and Adobe Acrobat at the University of California, Santa Barbara and UCLA. He is an internationally recognized expert on Adobe Acrobat, PDF, and digital imaging, speaking nationally and abroad at many computer conferences.
Kelly Murdock has been authoring computer books for several years now and still gets immense enjoyment from the completed work. His book credits include various Web, graphics, and multimedia titles, including four previous editions of the book, 3ds max 6 Bible. Other major accomplishments include Master VISUALLY HTML and XHTML, JavaScript Visual Blueprint, Adobe Atmosphere Bible, and co-authoring duties on two editions of the Illustrator Bible (for versions 9 and 10).
With a background in engineering and computer graphics, Kelly has had many opportunities to flex his design muscles from Web site creation and design to freelance 3D design projects. In his spare time, Kelly enjoys the outdoors and loves rock climbing, mountain biking or skiing. He has recently formed a design company with his brother, Chris, called Logical Paradox Design.
Wendy Halderman is an award-winning typographer, graphic designer, and fine artist. As both a staff and freelance designer, she has produced a wide variety of marketing communication materials for clients in the financial, retail, IT, media, educational, and non-profit industries. Her 14-year-old company, Halderman Graphic Design, is based in Ventura, California, and serves clients nationwide.