Using all of the elements in CS5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign) allows you to create a dynamic functional newsletter.
I find the program Photoshop must useful for clipping images from a background. When I created a field hockey newsletter, I clipped an image of a field hockey stick and ball from a solid white background. I placed the images in the center of the newsletter and wrapped the text around the images. Photoshop is also a useful application for apply filters to photos in a newsletter. By using photoshop you can change a day-time photograph into a night-time photo; completely changing the mood of your piece.
Illustrator would be helpful if you wanted to create a logo for the company's newsletter you are producing. This program allows you to distort shapes to make cool images. Using the pen tool, you can easily replicate images to your liking. Illustrator also allows you to make vector images. This allows the image to be the largest it can be. Therefore, the logo can be applied to anything as big as a billboard to as tiny as a business card. If you wish to increase or decrease its size of the vector image, the quality of the image will remain the same.
InDesign would allow you to layout all panels of your newsletter. You can bring all images/photos created in Illustrator or Photoshop into this program to create your final product. InDesign is my favorite program by far.
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