Revolutionary approach to modern web design that removes the pain from CSS-based theme designing.

Existing export capabilities and new support for dynamic components make this a must for professional users

Our massive guide to Adobe's huge overhaul of the Creative Suite, including reviews of Photoshop CS4, Illustrator, InDesign and Dreamweaver.

A new focus on animation, better video support and deeper integration, but not the core authoring package it once was.

The new interface plus PDF and AIR export sees Fireworks CS4 fully integrated into the Creative Suite.

A shift of focus to advanced CSS and JavaScript handling, but Dreamweaver is beginning to look old-fashioned

A period of transition as Adobe deals with its Macromedia inheritance and the changing nature of the web.

Advanced long document functionality and screen-based publishing via Flash contribute to another Quark-bashing.

Still heavy going, but a raft of improvements means it’s the most comprehensive drawing package on the market.

Adobe builds on its print strengths to take its rich design mission online. And it has made a success of it, too.

Adobe significantly strengthens its print, web and production workflows – and the integration between them

An excellent release that reworks Photoshop’s core colour-correction capabilities, making them even more powerful

With Flash media handling and integration with Acrobat.com the Acrobat platform embraces the Internet – at last

Improved handling of templates, tracing, text and layers along with new table support, but ultimately X4 disappoints

A new interface, smart albums, guided editing and photo merging keep Photoshop Elements ahead of the pack

With Web Standard/Premium, Design Premium AND Macromedia’s products now absorbed into CS3, choosing the right suite is EASY.

Modern and efficient conversion to WMV with ahead-of-the-curve Silverlight capabilities

Piranesi gets the major overhaul of interface and tools that its extraordinary creative power deserves

Piranesi gets the major overhaul of interface and tools that its extraordinary creative power deserves

Improved interface and drawing capabilities, new photo matching and hand-drawn effects – and it’s still free