Rating: 

I'm not a pro designer but the book is pitched at the right level and the book reads like a conversation, rather than a lesson. I can pace since though each chapter covers a lot everything is in managable chunks.

The sample lessons are reaalistic but more importantly fun and as said give you confidence that "hey I can do this". The text and I really do mean the type is readable and the screen shots are detailed and clear.

This is the first software book that I am learning from and yes I will be buying Photoshop CS2 1:1 when I finish this book on In-Design.