Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Classroom in a Book
When it comes to digital imaging software, Adobe Photoshop has long set the standard. Thus, when a new version of the popular program appears, designers tend to stand up and take notice--hen get down to the serious business of learning about it! And for that, there's no better place to turn than the book from the people behind the product: Adobe Press' Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Classroom in a Book.
Using the same style of self-paced instruction employed in the best-selling previous edition, this comprehensive set of Photoshop lessons provides everything you need to dive into the world of print, Web, and graphic design with Photoshop 7. Completely revised to cover all of Photoshop 7's new features (including the new Healing Brush, color correction commands, and file management tools), the book starts with an introductory tour of the software and then progresses on through 16 lessons, covering everything from Photoshop's interface to more complex topics like color management, Web graphics, and photo retouching. You'll find step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects (from beginning to advanced) and review questions at the end of each chapter to reinforce what you've learned. Easy-to-use project files on the accompanying CD-ROM complete the package.
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Paperback: 500 pages (June 1, 2002)
Language: English
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co (C); ISBN: 0321115627
Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference
In 1998, Jennifer Niederst wrote the first edition of this very successful book after she found herself spending way too much time chasing down the solutions to HTML problems. From hexadecimal color specs to mouseover scripts, the answers are all out there, but finding the exact one you need can soak up a whole day. "I wrote Web Design in a Nutshell because it was the book I needed--one place to find quick answers to my questions."
With all that's changed in the meantime, an overhaul is welcome. This is the rare book for designers that is almost completely nonvisual. It doesn't show what's hip in navigational bars or what the coolest colors are. Rather, it gives readers the kind of know-how that can make a difference between someone who just whips up pretty pages with WYSIWYG applications like Dreamweaver and someone who can make those pages cross-platform, cross-browser, fast loading, and accessible to all.
The clear organization makes it easy to locate any specific topic. There are six sections. "The Web Environment" discusses the realities of browser compatibility, display-resolution problems, a useful bit of Unix, and tips for print designers looking to move into Web design. "Authoring" shows how to write accurate and up-to-date HTML, cascading style sheets, and Server Side Includes (like putting the current date and time on your homepage).
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Paperback: 618 pages 2 edition (October 1, 2001)
Language: English
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.; ISBN: 0596001967
Homepage and Splashpage
The Web Site Graphics series presents some of the best Web site design work being created today. Selected by designers for designers, each book in the series focuses on an important facet of graphic design online: together the collection is a terrific, affordable resource of Web site design inspiration.
Web Site Graphics: Homepage and Splashpage presents over a hundred Web sites with homepages and splashpages that work. Each design is accompanied by in-depth text examining what works and why, describing colon graphics, typography, and tables, as well as technical and design issues relating specifically to the Web. As well as featuring real Web sites which will inspire both professional and amateur designers, this book provides tricks and techniques from professional Web designers for creating homepages that make a splash.
Focuses on an important and fresh area of interest for Web site designers and an important facet of graphic design on-line. Offers inspiration as well as informative text on the design process and tools used to achieve the final design.
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Rag Book: 96 pages (November 2000)
Language: English
Publisher: Rockport Publishers; ISBN: 1564967239
Adobe Illustrator 9: Advanced Digital Illustration
This two-color, spiral bound book offers users easy reference and access while they work at their computers--no matter what hardware environment they work in. It works for software across hardware platforms--both Mac and Windows, employing project-based instruction to teach users the basics of the software programs while they complete real-world projects. A user-friendly icon system indicates key information, activities, or instruction, and directs readers to these important areas--eliminating the need to pore over entire sections of the book. Chapter openers provide a preview of the chapter goals and objectives, while sidebar comments and a variety of exercises throughout, give learners insights into specific tasks, and strengthens their basic awareness of software functions. Illustrations of completed assignments presents users with a guide for finalizing projects. For graphic arts and computer design professionals, and for use in corporate training environments.
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Spiral-bound: 464 pages 1 edition (December 29, 2000)
Language: English
Publisher: Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0130908266
3Ds Max 4 Media Animation with CDROM
Unlike many books trying to cover all things Max, 3DS Max 4 Media Animation focuses on a specific use of the popular animation system from Discreet: creating opening graphics and logo animation for video.
The book assumes the reader has some experience in using Max, and in creating animation for video. It focuses on the design and production of six different animated openings, and three of those are real-world on-the-air clips from networks such as MSNBC and NBC News.
Four main sections of the book cover the projects step by step. The user doesn't get a tour of the interface, and there is no history of computer graphics. Instead, each chapter methodically describes only the steps involved in creating each particular project. If you've used Max and know the difference between a viewport and a roll-out, this book is for you.
There are plenty of details to absorb, since each project is fairly complex. The "Funhouse" tutorial is more about lighting and texturing, with some emphasis on modelling. The "Voting Machine" project is mostly about modelling, while the "News Open" project is a combination of lighting and effects. Each chapter is liberally illustrated and clearly written.
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Paperback: 570 pages 1 edition (June 12, 2001)
Language: English
Publisher: New Riders Press; ISBN: 0735710597
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