Hey, thank you ALL for the thoughtful, helpful replies! I'm going to purchase Designer this eve and then revisit this thread to re-read in a couple of days when my schedule clears again. Am definitely feeling better about investing time and $ into the program now, looking forward to learning more. Thanks much for the templates and suggestions; I'll post back after I get a little deeper in. Cheers!
EscapeNote got a reaction from firstdefence in Designing music CD cover - do I need Photoshop after all?