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"Illustrator 10: Mastering Artistic Design" is the ideal guide for professional designers looking to learn advanced techniques and applications of Adobe Illustrator 10. Through stunning, full-color examples, step-by-step explanations, and 13 projects, readers learn how to use new and original features to improve the artistic design process. All original artwork and source files are included on an accompanying CD-ROM.

Flash is the most ubiquitous technology today for creating and deploying dynamic content on the Web. From button rollovers to video animations, Flash not only brings pizzazz to the Web but also makes difficult concepts easier to understand through illustrations, diagrams, and so on. Now that Flash CS3 Professional is part of the Adobe family, users new to the software as well as veteran users unfamiliar with added Adobe feature need quick access to key features and fundamental techniques. Adobe...

An improved script editor (with a visual interface), a revamped library interface, a new Undo feature, powerful run-time effects, breakthrough motion-graphics capabilities-these are just a few of the reasons Web designers are raving about the newest version of their favorite Web tool, Macromedia Flash 8. Whether you're a beginning user looking for a good introduction to the topic or a veteran user seeking a convenient update reference, you'll find what you need in this task-based guide. Using si...

Additive Manufacturing, also known as AM or 3D printing, is a class of manufacturing processes that create objects by shaping material layer by layer. Having demonstrated the ability to produce miraculously complex geometries, it is broadly claimed that AM will have endless applications as the technology improves. However, underneath the hype surrounding this technology is a world of nuance and constraints as well as highly strategic applications. Additive Manufacturing for Designers: A Primer,...

Today's advancements in digital technology are transforming the traditional art of scrapbooking. With a computer, digital camera, scanner, ink-jet printer, and Photoshop Elements-Adobe's popular digital imaging software for home users--you have all the ingredients you need to create a truly astounding and unforgettable scrapbook. But learning how to use these tools can be intimidating. In Scrapbooking with Photoshop Elements: The Creative Cropping Cookbook, digital scrapbooking trainer Lynette...

Part of Muska & Lipman's successful Power! Series, "Ableton Live 2 Power!" is the essential guide to making music with computers. The reader after completing this book will be able to understand the Live interface, create music within Live and prepare a live set. Taking readers beyond learning how to swiftly and easily sketch out musical ideas, the author includes information and instruction on the basics of digital audio, artist profiles, tips for live performance and more. In addition to being...

This complete training program from Adobe Press and video2brain combines over 18 hours of exceptional video training with a full-color 120-page guide to teach you the fundamentals of InDesign CS5 as well as the basic principles of page layout. Maybe you just bought InDesign and it's still in the box, maybe you've played with it for awhile and see how much there is to learn, or maybe you've used it for many versions and want to take your skills to the next level. In any case, you'll learn what...

If you are a programmer looking for a truly cross-platform GUI framework to help you save your time by side-stepping the incompatibility between different platforms and building applications using Qt 5 for multiple targets, then this book is most certainly intended for you. It is assumed that you have a basic programming experience of C++ and fundamental knowledge about Qt.