I know most of  will probably chuckle at the the “news” that the new adobe cs4 is out, because you might have downloaded it a while back and probably gotten bored of it. But truth be told, i knew that adobe had released a new line of products and i wasnt enthusiastic about it at all!!Mainly because i had just gotten my hand down and dirty with CS3 and i thought anything else was a bother. It was hard to let go, but i painfully made the transition. I was a bit dissapointed by the installation process, i though it took quite a while, but my dissapointments are nothing but fear of the new and unknown. This is what the suite contained.

CS4 Suite Packages

The CS4 Suite is available in four different packages, namely

• Design Premium
• Web Premium
• Production Premium
• Master Collection  <—must have for any serious developer

Each of these packages contains a collection of CS4 software, with the Master Collection Package being the complete package, as the name already suggests. Details of the packages can be found on the official  website

Top New Features

• Essential design tools enhanced and extended
• Everyday tasks made even simpler
• Streamlined delivery across media
• Easy-to-do animation and video using Flash CS4
• Mobile designs for millions using Device Central
• Innovative collaboration and presentations
• Quality testing as you work (Live Preflight Indesign CS4)
• Convenient new common interface

Complete Comparison Chart

Taken from Adobes Official website, the chart shows the contents of each package, as well as the prices of individual parts as well. follow this link for a larger image

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The Adobe CS4 Logo

This is an interesting concept of the logo developed by the Adobe team, and as you can see below, it kind of looks a bit unprofessional. I mean it doesn’t look right as the logo of the Premier Design product for design and development. And apparently, I am not the only one who dislikes the logo. It is creative, simple and very photoshop-ed!which is what i really want to see in the first place

Verdict

Simple! A must have for designers, because apart from the logo, I do expect the Adobe Team to deliver fantastic products.