Architecture Design Notebook, Second Edition /by A Peter Fawcett BA. (Arch.) (Manc.) RIBA Hon. ARUA. (Author).Architecture Design Notebook focuses on the process of design as pragmatic and non-theoretical. Dealing systematically with the core design curriculum, it clearly demonstrates the skills required for designing at undergraduate level. Providing students with fundamental maxims of design, and a framework within which they can approach their work, this book supports undergraduates as they learn to produce solutions to design challenges.

Adobe Illustrator CS2 @work: Projects You Can Use on the Job /by Pariah S. Burke (Author). There are plenty of books available to teach you how to use the different tools that are a part of Adobe Illustrator CS2. But how many will actually show you how to work with the tools and techniques and apply them to real-world, relevant projects that you encounter every day at work? This one will. Adobe Illustrator CS2 @ Work: Projects You Can Use on the Job is a project-based guide that will help you complete workplace projects while you learn how to use Illustrator CS2. Detailed, well-explained instructions will help you accomplish job-related tasks, including:
* Designing and working with logos.
* Designing corporate identity materials.
* Illustrating a poster.
* Designing product packaging.
* Designing a trifold brochure.
* Designing a magazine advertisement.
* Designing a DVD package, label and menu.
* Designing a website.
Tips, tricks and notes will provide you with the information that you need to apply what you learn through these projects to projects you encounter every day at work. Learn by doing rather than reading with Adobe Illustrator CS2 @ Work: Projects You Can Use on the Job.

Breaking into Graphic Design: Tips from the Pros on Finding the Right Position for You / Michael Jefferson (Author) . Packed with information on every step of the job search from writing a cover letter to assembling a portfolio, Breaking into Graphic Design is the definitive book on creating a professional, employable image.

Interviews with more than forty award-winning designers, career counselors, and business owners demystify rituals and expectations. Job search strategies, presentation ideas, interview tips, and how-tos on evaluating and accepting offers, plus a résumé gallery, make this book a n invaluable resource for anyone looking for work in the design field.
• Interviews with dozens of design professionals reveal what they’re looking for
• Employment tips you didn’t learn in art schools

 

 

After Effects CS4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide / by Antony Bolante (Author).Here to get filmmakers, Web designers, broadcasters, and digital artists of all kinds up to speed on After Effects CS4—and in time to meet their next deadline—is everyone's favorite task-based guide. Through step-by-step instructions, enhanced by tips, sidebars, and plenty of visual aids, veteran video editor Antony Bolante shows readers how to effectively and efficiently import and manage footage, view and edit layers, apply effects, animate type, and more.

They'll learn about key features with real world examples of how and when features should be used, including what's new in After Effects CS4: the addition of Imagineer System’s Mocha for Adobe After Effects, which allows users to do motion tracking for difficult shots; the ability to export rich media compositions from After Effects to Adobe Flash; searchable timelines and projects, plus easier composition navigation; the ability to import Photoshop 3D layers; independent keyframing of X, Y, and Z axis positions; the new Cartoon effect for creating an animated look to live footage; and many more enhancements.

 

TITLE : Photoshop CS4 For Dummies
AUTHOR : Peter Bauer - PUBLISHER : For Dummies - ISBN : 0470327251
PAGES : 416 Pages - EDITION : October 6, 2008
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH - FORMAT : PDF
RLS DATE : 02/01/09 - SIZE : 30.1 MB

This latest version of Photoshop has a few new tricks up its sleeveand Adobe Photoshop CS4 For Dummies will teach you how to use them. From the basics like getting your images into and out of Photoshopto enhancing, cropping, and color correction, it's all here!
You'll get all of the basics of digital images and master theimporting and exporting of images. You'll find out how to create easy enhancements like adding shadows and highlights and making color natural, in addition to learning how to use the Adobe camera raw plug-in. Before you know it, you'll be making beautiful "art" with Photoshop by combining images, precision edges, dressing up images, painting in Photoshop, and using filters. You can even streamline your work in Photoshop using advanced techniques. Find out how to:

--Import images and use all the tools and processes
--Reduce digital noise, make colors look natural, add highlights and shadows
--Optimize images for print or the Web
--Edit images
--Explore the Painting function and master the daunting Brushes panel
--Add layer styles
--Create on-screen presentations, contact prints, and more Complete with lists of ten reasons to love your Wacom tablet, ten reasons to own a digital camera, and ten favorite tips and tricks, Adobe CS4For Dummies is your one-stop guide to setting up, working with, and making the most of Photoshop CS4 for all your digital photography needs.