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3301. |  The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web Sites, Second Edition By: Douglas K. van Duyne; James A. Landay; Jason I. Hong Publisher: Prentice Hall Publication Date: 14-DEC-2006 Insert Date: 25-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Design of Sites: Patterns for Creating Winning Web Sites, Second Edition <>Praise for the second edition of The Design of
Sites
"In my worldwide IBM marketing role, I have
the benefit of working with some of the finest international
interactive agencies and internal Web teams. As I read The
Design of Sites, [I see] the insight from years of professional
advice has been put to paper. Nowhere have I seen such a practical,
effective, and easy-to-use book to solve and avoid Internet design
issues. I keep a copy of the book handy to remind me of the things
I forgot and to gain fresh perspectives. It never fails to
deliver."
-John Cilio, marketing manager, IBM...
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3302. |  By: Mikkel Aaland Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 21-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 24-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Photoshop CS3 RAW
Because RAW files remain virtually untouched by in-camera
processing, working with them has given digital photographers
greater flexibility and control during the editing process -- for
those who are familiar enough with the format. Camera RAW, the plug
in for Adobe Photoshop CS3, has emerged as one of the best and most
familiar tools for editing RAW images, and the best way to master
this workflow is with Photoshop CS3 RAW.
Award-winning author Mikkel Aaland explores the entire RAW process,
from the practical reasons to shoot RAW, to managing the images
with the new features of Bridge 2.0...
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3303. |  Sams Teach Yourself Django in 24 Hours By: Brad Dayley Publisher: Sams Publication Date: 22-FEB-2008 Insert Date: 22-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Sams Teach Yourself Django in 24 Hours In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, you
will be able to build full-featured production websites using
Django, the powerful web development framework based on Python.
Designed for experienced website developers
who have at least some familiarity with the Python programming
language, this book uses a straightforward, step-by-step approach.
Each lesson builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the
essentials of implementing the Django framework on a website from
the ground up.
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you
through the most common Django tasks.
Q&As, quizzes, and...
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3304. |  Stylin’ with CSS: A Designer’s Guide, Second Edition By: Charles Wyke-Smith Publisher: New Riders Publication Date: 19-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 22-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Stylin’ with CSS: A Designer’s Guide, Second Edition Cascading Style Sheets enable you to rapidly create web designs
that can be shared by hundreds or even thousands of web pages. It
accelerates development cycles by centralizing text and layout
information for easy editing and updates. This book teaches you
everything you need to know to start using CSS in your web
development work, from the basics of marking up your content and
styling text, through the creation of multi-column page layouts
without the use of tables. Learn to create interface components,
such as drop-down menus, navigation links, and animated graphical
buttons, using only...
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3305. |  Tagging: People-powered Metadata for the Social Web By: Gene Smith Publisher: New Riders Publication Date: 27-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 19-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Tagging: People-powered Metadata for the Social Web Tagging is fast becoming one of the primary ways people organize
and manage digital information. Tagging complements traditional
organizational tools like folders and search on users desktops as
well as on the web. These developments mean that tagging has broad
implications for information management, information architecture
and interface design. And its reach extends beyond these technical
domains to our culture at large. We can imagine, for example, the
scrapbookers of the future curating their digital photos, emails,
ticket stubs and other mementos with tags. This book explains the
value...
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3306. |  Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0 On Demand By: Steve Perspection, Inc. Johnson Publisher: Que Publication Date: 19-FEB-2008 Insert Date: 18-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6.0 On Demand Adobe
Photoshop Elements 6.0 On
Demand
FOR THOSE WHO WOULD RATHER BE SHOWN HOW THAN
TOLD HOW
SEE HOW TO
• Get started quickly with the Welcome
Screen
• Browse, organize, and process files
using the Organizer
• Easily find and view just the photos
and video clips you want to see
• Easily create photo books,
calendars, collages, slide shows, scrapbook pages, greeting cards,
and CD/DVD labels
• Use auto controls to quickly fix a
photo
• Use Guided Edit to walk you step by
step through the editing process
• Use more precise color correction to
enhance a photo
• Easily brush...
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3307. |  Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 Studio Techniques By: Ben Willmore; Ben Long Publisher: Adobe Press Publication Date: 10-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 18-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 Studio Techniques Adobe Photoshop CS3 Studio Techniques has been completely
updated to cover the new features in CS3. In a friendly, easy-going
style that's long on information and short on techno-babble,
Photoshop Hall-of-Famer Ben Willmore guides you through the
concepts, features that will truly make a difference in how you use
Photoshop every day. He takes you from blindly following
step-by-step instructions to an in-depth understanding of how
Photoshop works, cutting through the fat to focus on what he
considers to be Photoshop's essential features. This full-color
book delivers the content in three...
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3308. |  Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for 3D and Video By: Chad Perkins Publisher: Adobe Press Publication Date: 19-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 18-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for 3D and Video Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended can do things that Photoshop has
never done before, such as importing and editing video, and
animating any object in a file. Here is the first book to provide a
comprehensive look at the new features for 3D animation and video
in Photoshop Extended. Author Chad Perkins, an established video
presenter and classroom instructor on Photoshop, video, and 3D,
brings the creative potential of these new features into focus.
This book is a valuable resource for Photoshop users who want to
learn about video and 3D using their favorite application, as well
as video producers...
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3309. |  Apple Pro Training Series Logic Pro 8: Beyond the Basics By: David Dvorin Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 17-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 15-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Apple Pro Training Series Logic Pro 8: Beyond the Basics In this Apple-certified guide, author David Dvorin demonstrates
the powerful advanced features in Logic Pro that have led many of
the world's top producers, composers, and engineers to make this
program the centerpiece of their music studios. Starting with
advanced set-up in the brand-new interface in Logic Pro 8, he
teaches you important skills like music production and editing,
notation, and scoring to picture. Along the way, he reveals
real-world techniques for mixing, editing, and producing, and
shares professional secrets for streamlining production workflows
and constructing a mix to...
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3310. |  By: Michael Morrison Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 20-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 15-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Head First JavaScript
So you're ready to make the leap from writing HTML and CSS web
pages to creating dynamic web applications. You want to take your
web skills to the next level. And you're finally ready to add
"programmer" to the resume. It sounds like you're ready to learn
the Web's hottest programming language: JavaScript. Head First
JavaScript is your ticket to going beyond copying and pasting
the code from someone else's web site, and writing your own
interactive web pages.With Head First JavaScript, you learn:
The basics of programming, from variables to types to
loopingHow the web browser runs your code,...
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3311. |  JavaScript® Bible, Sixth Edition By: Danny Goodman; Michael Morrison; Brendan Eich Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 09-APR-2007 Insert Date: 14-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: JavaScript® Bible, Sixth Edition
Make your Web pages stand out above the noise with JavaScript and the expert instruction in this much-anticipated update to the bestselling JavaScript Bible. With renowned JavaScript expert Danny Goodman at your side, you’ll get a thorough grounding in JavaScript basics, see how it fits with current Web browsers, and find all the soup-to-nuts detail you’ll need. Whether you’re a veteran programmer or just starting out, this is the JavaScript book Web developers turn to again and again.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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3312. |  About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design By: Alan Cooper; Robert Reimann; David Cronin Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 07-MAY-2007 Insert Date: 14-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design This completely updated volume presents the effective and practical
tools you need to design great desktop applications, Web 2.0 sites,
and mobile devices. You’ll learn the principles of good
product behavior and gain an understanding of Cooper’s
Goal-Directed Design method, which involves everything from
conducting user research to defining your product using personas
and scenarios. Ultimately, you’ll acquire the knowledge to
design the best possible digital products and services....
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3313. |  Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Design Premium All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies® By: Jennifer Smith; Christopher Smith Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 06-AUG-2007 Insert Date: 14-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Design Premium All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies® Adobe’s Creative Suite is a tightly integrated, powerful, and
cost-effective set of tools that gives you the power to create
graphically rich content for print or the Web. Now, there’s
an all-in-one resource that explains each component of the Suite in
easy-to-understand language and gets you up and running in no time!
Loaded with invaluable tips from Adobe experts, Adobe
Creative Suite 3 Design Premium
For Dummies shows you
how to use the different software packages included in Adobe's
Creative Suite to publish your own projects, in print or electronic
form. You get seven minibooks that...
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3314. |  iPhoto ’08 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide By: Adam C. Engst Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 14-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 13-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: iPhoto ’08 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide Visual QuickStart Guide—the quick and easy way
to learn!
With iPhoto '08 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart
Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of
the applications, or look up specific tasks to learn just what they
need to know. This task-based, visual guide uses step-by-step
instructions and hundreds of full-color screenshots to teach
beginning and intermediate users how to make the most out of their
digital photos with iPhoto '08. Perfect for anyone who needs to
learn the program inside out, this guide covers everything from
importing, tagging, editing, and...
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3315. |  By: Scott Citron Publisher: Adobe Press Publication Date: 17-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 12-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Standard brings together under one
roof the tools that design professionals use on a daily basis.
Designing in an integrated environment results in greater
efficiency and streamlines the development of flexible designs. In
this book, author and distinguished designer Scott Citron leads
designers of all kinds through the ins and outs of working with the
components in the suite. With an easy, engaging style, Scott takes
a designer's approach to address the complexities of using multiple
tools to perform a variety of tasks, and focuses on important
principles that...
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3316. |  By: Katrin Eismann; Sean Duggan Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. Publication Date: 21-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 11-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Creative Digital Darkroom
This tutorial takes photographers beyond the quick tips and
gimmicky effects of many digital photography books. Author Katrin
Eismann -- an internationally acclaimed artist, bestselling author,
and gifted educator -- offers high-profile work, including her own,
as examples for teaching photographers how to use the digital
medium to create, edit, and output images that reflect their true
vision.
Co-authored by photographer and teacher Sean Duggan, The
Creative Digital Darkroom translates skills, concepts, and
nomenclature of the traditional darkroom into digital solutions for
photographers...
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3317. |  The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects Publisher: No Starch Press Publication Date: 17-AUG-2007 Insert Date: 10-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects
The GIMP, an image editor whose power and ease-of-use rivals that
of Adobe Photoshop, is one of the world's most popular free
software projects. Artists and designers have relied on the GIMP
since 1995 to retouch photographs, composite multiple images, and
create new artwork from scratch.
The Artist's Guide to GIMP Effects
shows you how to
harness the GIMP's powerful features to produce
professional-looking advertisements, impressive photographic
effects, as well as logos and text effects. And author Michael J.
Hammel, who has used the GIMP since its first public release, won't
mince words...
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3318. |  Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques By: Chris Orwig Publisher: Adobe Press Publication Date: 26-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 08-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques Adobe Photoshop CS3 is more than just the world's most popular
image-editing tool: as part of Adobe's Creative Suite, it's a key
component of an overall design workflow that lets users work
seamlessly among all of their graphics applications to create
graphically rich content for print, Web, motion graphics, and
mobile devices. This info-packed guide lets users get right down to
work by focusing on the Photoshop CS3 features they're most likely
to use and showcasing each in a stand-alone tip--complete with a
relevant hint or two and a graphic example. In this fashion,
readers learn just what...
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3319. |  After Effects CS3 Professional for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide By: Antony Bolante Publisher: Peachpit Press Publication Date: 17-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 08-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: After Effects CS3 Professional for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide Here to get filmmakers, Web designers, and broadcast pros up to
speed on After Effects CS3 Professional - in time to meet their
next deadline, is everyone's favorite task-based guide, but geared
toward more advanced users. Through step-by-step instructions,
enhanced by tips, sidebars, and plenty of visual aids, veteran
video editor Antony Bolante will show you how to effectively
and efficiently import and manage footage, view and edit layers,
apply effects, animate type, and more. You'll learn about key
features with real-world examples of how and when features should
be used, including...
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3320. |  Photopedia: The Ultimate Digital Photography Resource By: Michael Miller Publisher: Que Publication Date: 14-DEC-2007 Insert Date: 08-JAN-2008 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Photopedia: The Ultimate Digital Photography Resource Photopedia: The Ultimate Digital Photography
Resource
Whether you own a low-cost point-and-shoot
camera or an expensive digital SLR, great photographs are within
your reach–with the help of this book. Photopedia: The
Ultimate Digital Photography Resource shows you everything you need
to know to take great-looking digital photos, from basic camera
operation to advanced Photoshop techniques. Photopedia’s
easy-to-read text, accompanied by colorful photographic examples,
leads you step-by-step from choosing the right digital camera to
taking impressive pictures to printing your photos and...
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