Lisa Fridsma has long loved the process of teaching others to use Adobe products. She has been an illustrator, compositor, and lesson designer for over thirty books in the Classroom in a Book series (including books for Photoshop, After Effects, and Acrobat). Lisa also authored and illustrated the 2022 version of Adobe Illustrator Visual QuickStart Guide.

Brie Gyncild aims to make technical information accessible to those who need it. Over the past two decades, Brie has written or co-written numerous editions of the Classroom in a Book series on Photoshop, After Effects, Flash, and Acrobat; several editions of the How to Wow series; and various other books about Adobe applications.