what's the difference between Illustrator and Indesign??

Illustrator lets you draw, but wow does it let you draw. Here is a nice sample of what you can do http://veerle.duoh.com/design/article/interlocking_rings_wallpaper_design (ok it uses Photoshop too but you have access to that too - and it is not just for touching up photos). And here is an Adobe showcase of more things you can do with Illustrator http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/showcase.html.

InDesign lets you work with text (and images). Do you have a physical newspaper or magazine nearby. That is what you can do with InDesign. Here is an Adobe showcase of what you can do with InDesign http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/showcase.html.

Diving in and trying things out is great, and there are lots of free tutorials available. But sometimes you get stuck and frustrated. My favorite learning resource hands down is lynda.com http://www.lynda.com/.

If you like video tutorials from great trainers like Lynda.com, you can view free excerpts on the Learn shows on Adobe TV.  Each Learn show has getting started and new feature episodes.  You'll find shows for most Creative Suite products as well as one for Creative Cloud.

Links to related shows:

Learn Illustrator CS6:  http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-illustrator-cs6/

Learn InDesign CS6:  http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-indesign-cs6/

Learn Creative Cloud:  http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-creative-cloud/

You can find all Learn shows on the How To channel on Adobe TV.

http://tv.adobe.com/channel/how-to/