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41. |  Das Sony Alpha NEX-5R Handbuch By: Cora Banek; Georg Banek Publisher: dpunkt Publication Date: 01-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 18-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Das Sony Alpha NEX-5R Handbuch Cora und Georg Banek sind Bestsellerautoren- NEX-5R ist Bestsellerkamera
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42. |  By: Cora Banek; Georg Banek Publisher: dpunkt Publication Date: 01-FEB-2013 Insert Date: 18-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Das Sony Alpha NEX-6 Handbuch Cora und Georg Banek sind Bestsellerautoren- NEX-6 ist Bestsellerkamera
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43. |  Google Visualization API Essentials By: Traci L. Ruthkoski; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 15-APR-2013 Insert Date: 17-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Google Visualization API Essentials
Make sense of your data: make it visual with the Google Visualization API
Wrangle all sorts of data into a visual format, without being an expert
programmer
Visualize new or existing spreadsheet data through charts, graphs, and
maps
Full of diagrams, core concept explanations, best practice tips, and links to
working book examples
In Detail
There’s a lot of data in our world, and visual representations are often the best method of making sense of it all. Yet, it should not take an army of programmers and analysts to create visualizations in order to make data...
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44. |  The Last Layer: New methods in digital printing for photography, fine art, and mixed media By: Bonny Pierce Lhotka Publisher: New Riders Publication Date: 15-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 13-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Last Layer: New methods in digital printing for photography, fine art, and mixed media In The Last Layer–the follow-up to
Digital Alchemy, her successful book on alternative printmaking
techniques–Bonny Lhotka teaches how to make prints that take
their inspiration from early printmaking processes. In this book,
Lhotka shows readers step-by-step how to create modern-day versions
of anthotypes, cyanotypes, tintypes, and daguerreotypes as well as
platinum and carbon prints. She also reinvents the photogravure and
Polaroid transfer processes and explores and explains
groundbreaking techniques for combining digital images with
traditional monotype, collograph, and etching press...
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45. |  Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things By: Donald Norman Publisher: Basic Books Publication Date: 11-MAY-2005 Insert Date: 12-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things
Did you ever wonder why cheap wine tastes better in fancy glasses? Why sales of Macintosh computers soared when Apple introduced the colorful iMac? New research on emotion and cognition has shown that attractive things really do work better, as Donald Norman amply demonstrates in this fascinating book, which has garnered acclaim everywhere from Scientific American to The New Yorker . Emotional Design articulates the profound influence of the feelings that objects evoke, from our willingness to spend thousands of dollars on Gucci bags and Rolex watches, to the impact of emotion on the...
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46. |  The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook By: Bobby Owsinski Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 27-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 12-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook Thanks to the revolution in affordable recording and mixing technology, more music is being written, produced, and mixed today than ever before. The mixer's art is now a unique blend of time-tested principles and skillful technique using the latest high-tech tools. If you're ready to learn today's art of mixing, this is the book for you. THE MIXING ENGINEER'S HANDBOOK, 3RD EDITION, is the latest update of the most popular book on audio mixing ever written (more than 150,000 copies sold). Popular producer/engineer, author, and teacher Bobby Owsinski covers all the fundamentals, breaking the...
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47. |  By: Ruthann Godollei Publisher: Quarry Books Publication Date: 15-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 09-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 |
Whether your band is just starting out or touring the nation, here’s how you can build its identity by making your own unique gig posters, custom T-shirts, album covers, record sleeves, and stickers. Fans want cool and creative band merchandise, and this book gives you the tools and information you need to create your own.
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48. |  Learning Revit Architecture 2010 By: Autodesk Official Training Guide Publisher: Sybex Publication Date: 16-NOV-2009 Insert Date: 09-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Learning Revit Architecture 2010
Learn Revit Architecture 2010 from the source!
This beautiful full-color Official Training Guide is the perfect resource for those who need a complete, expert guide to Revit Architecture 2010. With training provided by Autodesk experts who helped create the software, this book thoroughly covers the principles and fundamentals of this groundbreaking building information modeling (BIM) software.
You'll create a basic floor plan, add and edit simple and complex walls, modify and detail drawings, and learn valuable techniques and best practices. This invaluable guide also prepares...
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49. |  By: Jean-Marie Sepulchre Publisher: Eyrolles Publication Date: 28-FEB-2012 Insert Date: 09-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Le Sony NEX-7
Présentation
Le Sony NEX-7 est la version résolument orientée vers les photographes (et vidéastes) experts de la gamme d'appareils compacts à objectifs interchangeables de la marque. Il dispose d'un capteur de taille dite "APS-C" de la plus haute définition connue pour ce format début 2012, soit 24 millions de pixels.
Cet appareil est équipé d'un viseur électronique à hauteur d'oeil, permettant un cadrage sur 100 % de l'image, et un d'écran arrière très pratique en vidéo sur pied. Mais il est surtout extraordinairement polyvalent en matière d'objectifs compatibles, pouvant...
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50. |  Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling By: Jason Lankow; Josh Ritchie; Ross Crooks Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 04-SEP-2012 Insert Date: 08-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling
Transform your marketing efforts through the power of visual content
In today's fast-paced environment, you must communicate your message in a concise and engaging way that sets it apart from the noise. Visual content—such as infographics and data visualization—can accomplish this. With DIY functionality, Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling will teach you how to find stories in your data, and how to visually communicate and share them with your audience for maximum impact.
Infographics will show you the vast potential to using the communication medium as a marketing tool by...
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51. |  By: Wagner James Au Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 16-OCT-2012 Insert Date: 08-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Game Design Secrets
Design great Facebook, iOS, and Web games and learn from the experts what makes a game a hit!
This invaluable resource shows how to put into action the proven design and marketing techniques from the industry's best game designers, who all started on a small scale. The book walks novice and experienced game designers through the step-by-step process of conceptualizing, designing, launching, and managing a winning game on platforms including Facebook, iOS, and the Web. The book is filled with examples that highlight key design features, explain how to market your game, and illustrate how...
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52. |  Packaging Design: Successful Product Branding From Concept to Shelf, 2nd Edition By: Marianne R. Klimchuk; Sandra A. Krasovec Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Publication Date: 14-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 08-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Packaging Design: Successful Product Branding From Concept to Shelf, 2nd Edition
The fully updated single-source guide to creating successful packaging designs for consumer products
Now in full-color throughout, Packaging Design, Second Edition has been fully updated to secure its place as the most comprehensive resource of professional information for creating packaging designs that serve as the marketing vehicles for consumer products. Packed with practical guidance, step-by-step descriptions of the creative process, and all-important insights into the varying perspectives of the stakeholders, the design phases, and the production process, this book illuminates the...
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53. |  TechSmith Camtasia Studio 8: The Essentials By: Kevin Siegel Publisher: IconLogic, Inc. Publication Date: 01-JAN-2013 Insert Date: 05-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: TechSmith Camtasia Studio 8: The Essentials
Using Camtasia Studio 8, you can quickly create videos of just about anything on your computer (computer software or PowerPoint presentations), and post your completed lessons on the web, YouTube, Screencast.com, or burn them to a CD/DVD. Your lessons can include videos, animations, interactivity, audio, quizzes and surveys. This book will introduce you to the essential Camtasia Studio 8 skills you need to know to get up and running with Camtasia as quickly as possible. Lessons include, but are not limited to: recording videos using the Camtasia Recorder, using the Studio, adding...
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54. |  David Busch’s Canon® EOS M Guide to Digital Photography By: Lee Sheldon Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 09-APR-2013 Insert Date: 03-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: David Busch’s Canon® EOS M Guide to Digital Photography The Canon EOS M is the long-awaited first entry from Canon in the mirrorless camera race, and it is the only mirrorless camera that can use (with an adapter) the full range of more than 60 Canon lenses. It boasts 18 megapixels of resolution and cool features like full high-definition movie shooting, a touch screen that allows you to make many settings with a tap of the LCD, and an amazing new wireless flash capability when used with an external flash. As the owner of a Canon EOS M, you demand the ability to take outstanding pictures with your new camera. DAVID BUSCH'S CANON EOS M GUIDE TO...
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55. | Rough Cuts  OpenGL ES 3.0 Programming Guide, Second Edition By: Daniel Ginsburg; Budirijanto Purnomo; Dave Shreiner; Aaftab Munshi Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional Publication Date: 25-FEB-2014 Insert Date: 03-APR-2013 | Overview: OpenGL ES 3.0 Programming Guide, Second Edition This is the Rough Cut version of the printed
book.
OpenGL ES 3.0 is the industry's leading
software interface and graphics library for rendering sophisticated
3D graphics on handheld and embedded devices. In the
OpenGL® ES 3.0 Programming Guide, Second
Edition, leading authorities on the Open GL ES
interface provide start-to-finish guidance on the new 3.0 release
and on maximizing its use in a wide range of high-performance
applications. This book will be of interest to developers creating
3D handheld games, user interfaces, or applications using OpenGL ES
3.0. The book focuses on the...
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Instant RESS Implementation How-to By: Chip Lambert; Publisher: Packt Publishing Publication Date: 26-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 01-APR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Instant RESS Implementation How-to
Take your responsive websites to the next level with server-side components
Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results.
Build a dynamic website that reacts according to the device
Get started with the Modernizr JavaScript library for feature detection
Learn how to use WURFL for device detection
Use PHP to load certain pieces of the site based on the user’s device.
In Detail
The web design industry has changed dramatically in the last year. Everything that was common practice before is now outdated and everyone is...
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57. |  Character Development and Storytelling for Games, Second Edition By: Lee Sheldon Publisher: Course Technology PTR Publication Date: 27-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 30-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Character Development and Storytelling for Games, Second Edition Written by a professional game writers who also teaches his craft, Lee Sheldon combines his experience and expertise in this updated edition of CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND STORYTELLING FOR GAMES. New examples, new game types, and new challenges throughout the text highlight the fundamental importance of characters and storytelling in every type of game. Sheldon emphasizes the importance of creative instinct and listening to the inner voice that guides successful game designers and writers. Join him on his quest to instruct, inform, and maybe even inspire your next great game....
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58. |  By: Steve Johnson Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 21-APR-2013 Insert Date: 30-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: The Minimalist Photographer This book covers photography from a minimalist perspective, proving that it is possible to take very good photographs with relatively cheap equipment. The minimalist process emphasizes the importance of first knowing what you want to achieve as a photographer and then choosing the most effective equipment, subject matter, and general approach to meet your goals. The minimalist photographer works with the idea that the brain and the eye are far more important than the camera.
Author Steve Johnson begins by asking you, the reader, to look inward and make the connections between your nature...
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59. |  By: Darrell Young Publisher: Rocky Nook Publication Date: 22-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 29-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Mastering the Nikon D600 Mastering the Nikon D600 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D600 camera. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion that often comes with complex and powerful professional camera equipment.
This book explores the features and capabilities of the camera in a way that far surpasses the user's manual. It guides readers through the camera features with step-by-step setting adjustments; color illustrations; and detailed how, when, and why explanations for each option. Every button, dial, switch, and menu...
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60. |  Jump Start Responsive Web Design By: Craig Sharkie; Andrew Fisher Publisher: SitePoint Publication Date: 15-MAR-2013 Insert Date: 28-MAR-2013 Slots: 1.0 | Overview: Jump Start Responsive Web Design Get a Jump Start on Responsive Web Design today!
Responsive Web Design is redefining the way websites are designed, enabling you to craft websites that deliver exceptional experiences to your users - whether they happen to be using a desktop PC, tablet or mobile device.
In just one weekend with this SitePoint book, you'll learn how to:
Use media queries to maximize website usability
Harness the power of fluid grids
Use dynamic images to automatically scale and select appropriate images
Plus you'll discover how to use responsive content and a mobile first approach....
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