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Books about Graphics Design, Web Design and Video
for the Web
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Graphics Design
- Software and techniques
Web Design
Video for the Web
Adobe
Photoshop and Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe Photoshop Elements
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Digital Photography Top 100
Simplified Tips and Tricks is
designed for digital camera users
who want to improve their skills
with some great shortcuts, tricks,
and tips that let them work smarter
and faster. It provides clear,
illustrated instructions for 100
tasks that reveal cool secrets,
teach timesaving tricks, and explain
great tips.
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Minimal text and maximum
illustrations
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Task-oriented, step-by-step
approach
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Navigational aids connect
instructions to illustrations
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Self-contained, two-page lessons
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Uniform layout makes it easy to
read less, learn more
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Do you
want to create designs that look
like paintings, -check out Corel
Painter. If you are already using
Corel Painter, or are planning
to start using it, this is an
excellent guidebook to get you
started, as well as to provide
excellent tips and tricks to make
you proficient. The included CD
includes unique custom brushes and
art materials not supplied with
Corel Painter IX as well as plus
tutorial images for all projects It
is written by John Derry, pioneer of
digital painting and an original
author of Corel Painter
The book covers the basics of using
Painter to create original works,
paintings, creating painterly
animations, manipulating and
transforming photographic images,
and constructing evocative
photo-collages. The projects include
advanced techniques and creative
strategies. It teaches the
animator how to add painterly
effects to their work, whether for
video, TV, or the web. IT explains
how photographers can transform and
collage their images with
natural-media tools. |
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This a
beautiful book to be treasured and
shared. Digital Art Masters
introduces you to many of the finest
digital 2D and 3D artists working in
the industry today, from Patrick
Beaulieu, Philip Straub, Benita
Winckler, Alessandro Baldasseroni to
Khalid Al Muharraqi, Marcel Baumann
and Marek Denko and see how they
work. More than just a gallery book
- in Digital Arts Masters each
artist has written a breakdown
overview, with supporting imagery of
how they made there piece of work.
With Digital Arts Masters you'll
understand the artists' thought
process and discover the tips,
tricks and techniques which really
work.
Key Features:
* 50+ artists and 900 stunning color
images show the best in today's
digital art
* More than just a gallery - each
artist offers insight into how their
image was created
* From the team at 3Dtotal.com -
cutting edge imagery and techniques |
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If you
are designing web sites - you need
to know CSS - the best way to design
a web site for easy maintenance and
updating.
The Art & Science of
CSS brings
together a talented collection of
designers who will show you how to
take the building blocks of your web
site's design (such as headings,
navigation, forms, and more) and
bring them to life with fully
standards-compliant CSS. This full
color book helps you to design web
sites that not only work well across
all browsers, are easy to maintain,
and are highly accessible, but are
also visually stunning.
Create truly attention-grabbing
headings.
Discover multiple ways to present
images effectively.
Use background images to give your
site zest.
Build usable and attractive
navigation.
Design forms that are stylish and
functional.
Create funky tables.
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Do you want to
learn how to do wild and crazy stuff
with Photoshop? How to liven
up your videos and create cool
looking graphics
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"Photoshop Elements 5
for Dummies" is packed with tips and tricks for
creating dazzling images. It will teach you how to use
layers to create exciting new images, as well as to
change backgrounds, fix flaws, and artistically enhance
photos
The Photoshop Elements 5 program is a powerhouse, and
this book is the fast and easy way to get up to speed on
all the coolest features. Whether you're new to digital
photography or an old pro, you'll find out how to make
quick fixes, fine-tune exposure, brush away flaws, and
print and share photos.
Discover how to
* Organize and manage your photos
* Correct contrast, color, and clarity
* Perform simple image makeovers
* Obtain accurate color from your desktop color printer
* Get artsy with the pencil and brush tools
* Produce the family photo album |
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If you want to take your digital
photography skills to the next level, definitely check
out "Color Management for Digital Photographers for
Dummies".
It demonstrates how you can get
perfect color in your digital images. Learn to fine-tune
brightness, contrast, and tone with Photoshop®
Elements.
Shooting great photos is only half the
battle—tweaking the details in your digital darkroom
makes the difference between so-so images and
spectacular ones. This book is packed with examples to
guide you through understanding color basics, correcting
brightness and contrast, getting the exact tone and hue,
and creating perfect prints—in full color, of course!
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Advanced Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 -
Once you have mastered the fundamentals, this
easy-to-follow, advanced guide takes you to new levels
of expertise. Advance your skills and artistry far
beyond the basics with expert guidance from the top
industry insider to achieve professional-level results.
Find innovative ways to exploit the new features of
Elements 5.0 to achieve outstanding digital images. You
learn how to stretch your digital photos and Elements to
their limits and master all the insider tricks, tips,
and techniques that guarantee outstanding results.
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Introducing Microsoft
Expression Graphic Designer provides comprehensive
coverage of all Expression Graphic Designer's features
and capabilities for graphic artists, print designers,
web developers, and casual home and business users.
Users will learn everything from the basics of the
application to how to work with and edit vectors, apply
image filters, and prepare images for the web and for
print. Skills are taught using clear, step-by-step
instructions and real-world examples and projects
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Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for
Animators If you are a
graphic artist, an animator, comic book artist,
illustrator or fine arts' student, you are sure to pick
up some good tips and techniques from Mike Mattesis's
new book.
With simple to understand lessons and lots of
illustrations, you will learn to:
* Bring your work to life with rhythmic drawing
techniques
* Create appealing and dynamic poses in your drawings
* Experience the figure's energy in three dimensional
space
* Use the asymmetry of straight and curved lines to
clarify the direction of force in the body
* Build on your foundational anatomy and figure drawing
skills to animate your drawings
*Apply the theory of force to your on-location and
animal drawing observations
Audience level: Intermediate to advanced
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"GIMP 2 for
Photographers" by Klaus Goelker is designed to
facilitate your entry into the world of digital
image editing with the help of the GIMP.
The most important
editing functions are presented in individual,easy-to-follow
workshops.
In "GIMP 2 for
Photographers" you will learn:- - - The basics of
image editing
- The many functions and tools of the GIMP
- How to make simple adjustments
- Working with advanced techniques
- How to work with layers and masks
- Stitching of panoramic images
- Preparation of high-quality black and white images
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This is a great book if
you are just starting out in digital photography and
graphic design. Based around Adobe's Photoshop Elements,
it walks you through many of the tasks and challenges
that digital photographers face as they master the
technology. It starts with basic cameras tips and tricks
and then seques into the use of Adobe Elements. It
describes the process and demonstrates how to do it in
Adobe Elements. However, most of the exercises can
be implemented using other digital imaging and editing
programs.
The book's step-by-step
instructions, illustrated with full-color "before" and
"after" examples, show you how to turn disappointing
photos into super shots. Some help you fix images you
can't re-take, while others demonstrate how to adjust
settings, lighting, and other factors so what you get is
what you want.
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"Photoshop Elements 5: The Missing
Manual" - (O'Reilly, US $39.99),
"If you have an earlier version of Elements, you'll find
a fair number of
similarities in the basic editing functions, but
Elements 5 gives you a lot of new ways to tackle old
projects," says Brundage. Her new book clearly and
concisely explains how all the new tools and commands
work and when to use them. "With so many appealing new
features, Photoshop Elements 5 is definitely a welcome,
even essential update, no matter which version of
Elements you might have used before."
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Learn how to use Adobe
Photoshop with RAW files from digital still cameras.
The Art of RAW
Conversion shows digital photographers how to work
with the RAW files generated by a digital camera to
produce the best possible image quality in finished
photos. The authors (both experts in digital
photography, file processing, printing, and color
management) describe the conversion tools used to
enhance RAW files and maximize photo quality. All
techniques covered are based on practical experience and
explained with step-by-step instructions, so that
readers will be able to apply what they learn and create
their own fine art-quality photographs. Covers Adobe
Photoshop CS and other leading RAW converters.
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Adobe's Creative Suite offers a powerful
unified design environment that includes Photoshop CS2,
Illustrator CS 2, InDesign CS2, GoLive CS2 and Acrobat
7.0. Problem is, you've still got to learn the thing,
and learn it well: Your job, after all, depends on it.
No one understands that better than the authors of this
book, who draw on their own real-world professional
knowledge to deliver all the industrial-strength
production techniques and timesaving tips you need to
start creating print and web projects with the Creative
Suite 2 in record time. You'll find everything you need
here to successfully master its advanced tools; working
with the Adobe Bridge file browser, Stock Photos and
more.
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There are lots of
different programs that people use for graphic design
and cleaning up and editing their images and digital
photos. One of the classics in Paint Shop Pro. If you
are using the latest version of this program, you ought
to check out this manual.
With lots of
illustrations, projects and easy to follow instructions
and procedures, this is an excellent intro to Corel's
Paint Shop Pro X .
It covers the new features such as the Learning Center,
Browser Palette, Smart Photo Fix, Makeover Tools, Object
Remover, Perspective Correction Tool, Straighten Tool,
Special Effects for Black & White Photos, the Corel
Photo Album 6 and much more.
You will also learn how to create a website from
scratch, how to get the best from your scans and digital
photographs and vital retouching techniques to improve
your images and create outstanding results.
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Hacking Photoshop CS2,
written by an Adobe Certified professional photographer
and designer, teaches the Photoshop pro all about
customizing appearance, optimizing performance,
customizing tools and offering total control over
Photoshop like never before. Includes over 300 hacks,
- Faster Photoshop
startup
- Customizing the
Photoshop interface
- Hacking
Photoshop’s Tools
- Access hidden
dialog buttons
- Hacks for Masks,
Layers, Paths, Curves and Selections
- Camera Raw tricks
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Do you want to learn how
to use PhotoShop to imitate the styles of classical
artists? Check out Photoshop Fine Arts Cookbook - If you
are looking to maximize your Photoshop skills, without
taking a special seminar, or cracking open a tome full
of technical terms, this is the book for you. With lots
of images, screen grabs and diagrams, it demonstrates
how to use Photoshop to create a wide range of
effects, including how to imitate the styles of many
famous artists. Truly fascinating! . It includes
Shooting for digital
manipulation, working non-destructively, making your own
brushes and patterns
Creating Daguerrotypes,
cyanotypes, stop-motion photographs, cross-processed
images, Polaroid transfers, and infrared effects
Mimicking photographic
styles from the pre-Raphaelites and the Naturalists to
Jerry Uelsmann and David Hockney as well as painting and
printmaking techniques from Rembrandt to Warhol: Dutch
portraits, 18th century landscape painting, Japanese
woodblocks, Impressionism, Pointillism, Fauvism, Art
Nouveau, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, and Pop Art
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If you are just
starting out with a good, high quality digital
single lens reflex camera and Photoshop CS2, this is the
book for you!. Billing itself as five books in one, it
covers everything from the basics of how to use a
digital camera to the essentials of using Photoshop to
clean up and correct your images, as well as how to do
some basic effects and other cool stuff.
If you are looking to
make the next step up in digital photography from
snapshots and removing red eye, you should definitely
take a look at Digital SLR Photography with Photoshop
CS2 - all in one for dummies
For example, it covers
how to:
- Set your camera
for the right exposure
- Select the right
lens for the job
- Choose the better
format—JPEG or RAW
- Tweak exposure and
white balance images in Photoshop
- Use layer masks in
retouching and special color effects
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Digital Art Photography For Dummies
by Matthew Bamberg, 0-7645-9801-5, $34.99 - This For
Dummies digital imaging title is in FULL COLOR and
includes high quality art shots from the author and
other contributors. It covers the steps and techniques
needed to take and print gallery-quality photos with
digital equipment, including sections on: selecting and
using high-end photo equipment, shooting in a variety of
artistic styles including landscape and portrait
photography, and working with special effects while
shooting, using Photoshop to enhance a photo. |
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Digital SLR Photography with Photoshop CS2
All-In-One For Dummies
by Kevin Ames, 0-7645-9577-6, $34.99 - The
Digital Photography with Photoshop CS2 All-in-One
Desk Reference For Dummies is a comprehensive
FULL COLOR guide to digital photography and
Photoshop. Eight self-contained minibooks answer
readers’ questions about digital cameras and
hardware, lighting for digital, and integrating
Photoshop into digital photography.
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If you want to be a master of video
design and web video, you also have to master graphic
design. You don't need to be genius or an incredible
artist - you just need to understand how the various
tools work. One of the most popular set of tools for
graphics and web design is Adobe's new Creative Suite 2.
If you master this, you can do almost anything.
Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Creative
Suite 2 All in One has all the
answers to your Adobe Creative Suite questions in one
easy-to-use book. You will learn all of the products and
technologies in a logical, well-integrated fashion. It
covers the basics of:
- Adobe Photoshop CS2
- Adobe Illustrator CS2
- Adobe GoLive CS2
- Adobe InDesign CS2
- Adobe Version Cue CS2
- Adobe Bridge
- Adobe Stock Photos
- Adobe Acrobat 7.0
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Paint Shop Pro X for Photographers
is a clear and beautifully illustrated introduction
to Corel's Paint Shop Pro X ideal for anyone working
with digital images and web graphics. With the stamp
of approval from Corel, this guide provides coverage
of all the tools and features needed for editing and
enhancing digital photographs. It contains full
information on how to achieve professional-looking
results, a wide variety of real life examples that
demonstrate how to broaden image making skills, with
step-by-step tutorials, eye-catching visuals and
numerous tips and tricks.
All the new features of Paint Shop Pro X are
covered: The Paint Shop Pro X Learning Center,
Browser Palette, Smart Photo Fix, Makeover Tools,
Object Remover, Perspective Correction Tool,
Straighten Tool, Special Effects for Black & White
Photos, the Corel Photo Album 6 and much more.
Ken
McMahon runs Pelican Graphics, a digital design
consultancy specializing in design and artwork
production for print media and the web. He currently
writes for Personal Computer World, Mac User and PC
Pro in the UK.
Robin
Nichols is Editor/Publisher of Better Digital
Magazine, Australia and www.betterdigitalonline.com.
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Photoshop CS2
Visual Encyclopedia
by Stephen Romaniello, 0-7645-9860-0, $39.99 - The new Visual
Encyclopedia series, from Wiley’s bestselling Visual brand, does
more than define tools and techniques used in a particular technology;
it shows visual learners what the tools look like and illustrates how to
use them. The first book in this series, Photoshop CS2 Visual
Encyclopedia, is packed with essential explanations and color graphics
illustrating everything from color modes, concepts, file formats, file
saving, filters, history, and icons to menu items, palettes,
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If you are a
professional photographer who wants to build their
knowledge of how to use PhotoShop with RAW files, or
a talented amateur who wants to improve their
technique and expertise, you
should read Rob Sheppard's Adobe
Camera Raw in Photoshop
CS and CS2. A talented digital
photographer, in this book, he shares the
information in an easy to understand way,
illustrated in full color with his own images.
- Demystify the
different Raw formats
- Discover what
Raw can fix, and what it can't
- Learn to read
a histogram and use it to improve tonality and
contrast
- See how double
processing can actually save you time and
frustration
- Learn to
achieve maximum quality when processing Raw
images
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Master Visually
Photoshop Elements 3 demonstrates everything
intermediate users need to know about the latest
release of Adobe Photoshop Elements, the world's
most popular consumer photo-editing product. It
includes more than 190 illustrated step-by-step
tasks cover topics such as how to import photos from
digital cameras and scanners; retouch, repair, and
enhance digital images and blend multiple images.
The book is packed with step-by-step instructions so
visual learners also gain knowledge of how to
optimize images for posting on the Web, create a Web
photo gallery, incorporate graphics into flyers,
brochures, and presentations, and more
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"Photoshop
Elements 3: The Missing Manual" delivers
beginning-to-advanced tools, tricks, and tips for improving
photos, keeping them organized, and making top-notch prints
and other creative projects. The book covers both Windows
and Mac versions. Photoshop Elements is basically a light
version of Photoshop that makes it much simpler to manage
and master Photoshop's power without having to endure a
complicated learning curve.
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Adobe Photoshop CS One-On-One -
Deke
McClelland, (Deke Press/O'Reilly, US
$39.95). - Adobe Photoshop CS
One-on-One" is designed to make the
enormous task of mastering
Photoshop pleasant, manageable, and
rewarding. It's the first in
a series of highly visual, full-color titles
that combine step-by-step lessons
with two hours of video instruction. The
book contains twelve to six exercises,
illustrated with more than
600 photos, diagrams, and screen shots. Each
book-based lesson comes with
a corresponding video lesson, included on a
companion CD. more
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Photoshop CS2 Before & After Makeovers
by Taz Tally, 0-471-74901-X, $29.99 - Turn blah “befores” into amazing
“afters” with step-by-step instructions for fixing photo tears and
scratches, painting on an image, replacing the background, adding motion
to images, and removing distracting elements. |
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