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... for designers, illustrators, photographers, desktop publishers, web designers, and anyone involved in putting images and words on paper or the web. We post only books we have read for value to you -- and omit others that are not so good . We encourage you to send in YOUR REVIEWS!
Graphic Design & Desktop Publishing
- Basics Design: Layout - Here's a spectacular visual treat for both beginner and veteran of design layout. Required reading at better design schools.
- Basic Design: Format (Basics) - This series will provide design students and anyone with an interest in creativity with an indispensable reference tool and a thorough knowledge of the building blocks of Graphic Design.
- Adobe InDesign CS2 Bible (Bible) - In the true tradition of the 'Bible' books, this 900+ page book brings you everything you need to make the most of the software that's fast becoming the dominant professional tool.
- Adobe Acrobat 7 PDF Bible - Acrobat has developed into a complicated and powerful publishing solution. If you want to learn it well, you'll need the Bible.
- Before and After Graphics for Business - This is one of the books we classify as "must have" for designers and desktop publishers. (Review includes PDF sample chapters)
- Goodbye Gutenberg: - by Valerie Kirschenbaum: Goodbye Gutenberg is more than just a book - it's a cultural heirloom for your family
- The New Graphic Design School - by Alan Swann:
- Design Literacy: Understanding Graphic Design - by Steven Heller: must-read for design professionals
- Adobe InDesign CS One-on-One - by Deke McClelland: Deke turns his sights to Adobe InDesign CS
- Creating a Newsletter in Adobe InDesign - Simple, direct, step-by-step instructions
- Moving to Adobe InDesign - From QuarkXPress, PageMaker to InDesign
Adobe Photoshop Elements
- Master Visually Photoshop Elements 3 - The "Visual" series is really just that... extremely visual -- which makes it outstanding for beginners -- everything users need to know about the latest release of Adobe Photoshop Elements
- Easy Photoshop Elements 3 - by Kate Binder: This is a great little inexpensive book for the beginner in Elements
- Fun with Photoshop Elements 3 - by Rhoda Grossman: Learn what's fun and cool in Photoshop Elements
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 in a Snap - by Jennifer Fulton: Got Elements? Get this book for quick results
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Classroom in a Book - classroom training book for Adobe Photoshop Elements
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Idea Kit - learn Photomail, postcards, flyers, Web pages, Web galleries in Elements
Adobe Photoshop and Photo Image Editing
- Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS2 - Raw formats have changed the way we deal with digital images, and PhotoshopÕs Adobe Camera Raw plug-in makes that process easier -- this book makes Photoshop easier -- and more powerful.
- Adobe Photoshop CS2 Classroom in a Book - With this book, you learn by doing, getting your feet wet immediately as you progress through a series of hands-on projects that build on your growing Photoshop knowledge.
- Photoshop CS2 Workflow: The Digital Photographer's Guide - This highly anticipated full-color book from best-selling author Tim Grey is the first workflow-oriented guide to Photoshop.
- Organize Your Photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 - by Michael Slater: great help getting your Photoshop Elements library together
- 40 Digital Photography Techniques - picture taking skills with your digital camera
- Adobe Creative Suite Bible - Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, InDesign CS, GoLive CS, Acrobat
- Adobe Photoshop ImageReady CS Hands-On - one of the best in the series of H.O.T. books to come along -- possibly the line's finest
- Adobe Suite All In One: Teach Yourself - your one-stop-shop for learning the Adobe creative suite
- Al Ward's Photoshop Productivity Toolkit - Over 600 Time-Saving Photoshop or Elements Actions
- How to Wow : Photoshop for Photography - exciting photo enhancing techniques that will give your work that extra wow
- Inside Photoshop CS - new features and expert tips and tricks for the digital photographer
- Photoshop CS A-Z: visual reference guide - Photoshop CS A-Z : The essential visual reference guide
- Photoshop CS: Essential Skills - highly structured learning approach to Photoshop CS
- Photoshop Masking & Compositing - Photoshop Masking & Compositing by our favorite author, Katrin
- Real World Adobe Photoshop CS - BEST! Meets tough production challenges in a fast-paced Photoshop environment
- The PhotoshopWorld Dream Team Book, Volume 1 - PhotoshopWorld gurus share techniques, tips, slickest Photoshop tricks
Photography: digital cameras, digital photography
- A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Close-Up Photography - digital enhancement processes are explored for stunning images
- A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Photographic Output - This is one of the nicer digital output books I've seen in a long, long time
- Taking eBay Photos That Sell - Successful online sellers know that a product photo can make or break a sale. But taking a good product shot is not easy -- without this book!
- iPhoto 5 for Mac OS X : Visual QuickStart Guide - Written by longtime Macintosh authority Adam Engst, this smart, thoughtful guide ensures you make the most of iPhoto, and, all your digital photos
- iPhoto 5: Missing Manual - For Apple's newest release, iPhoto 5, The Missing Manual comes fully loaded--and in full color--so you can exercise all the power, flexibility, and creativity of the stunning new iPhoto 5.
- PC Magazine Guide to Digital Photography - by Daniel Grotta, Sally Wiener Grotta: from choosing a camera to beautiful output
- Learn Digital Photography & Elements - By Carla Rose, Jennifer Fulton:
- Organize Your Photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 - by Michael Slater: great help getting your Photoshop Elements library together
- Photo Finish: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Printing - Showing, and Selling Images, getting great prints, great slideshows and presentations
- How to Fix Lousy Digital Pictures - produce great quality photos from their digital cameras
- Mastering Digital Photography and Imaging - methods for fine-tuning your images in the digital darkroom
- 40 Digital Photography Techniques - picture taking skills with your digital camera
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 3: 50 Ways to Create Cool Pictures - the fun guide to learning Photoshop Elements
- Digital Photography Tips from the Trenches - a team of professional photographers teach you digital photography
- Camera Phone Obsession - the best camera phones, how to best shoot and print photos
Graphics: Illustrator, Maya, Elements
- Maya At A Glance - This official Maya Press book, written by a top-notch Hollywood animation/effects professional, is the first to use a visual approach to teach basic Maya techniques.
- 3ds max 7 Bible - over 1,200 pages -- packed with everything you need to create professional-quality animations with Max.
- Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop - Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop
- Illustrator CS Accelerated: A Full-Color Guide - excellent guide to adobe illustrator CS in color
- Adobe Illustrator CS Classroom in a Book - Get access to the team behind Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training - Here's another hot one from the studios of Lynda Weinman
- Adobe Illustrator Idea Kit - Step-by-step instructions for projects using Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Idea Kit - learn Photomail, postcards, flyers, Web pages, Web galleries in Elements
- Apple Pro Training Series: Color Management in Mac OS X - the only Apple-certified tutorial on color management
- Flash Hacks - Flash Hacks dives straight into all that's fun and creative
- LightWave 8 Killer Tips - Collection of cool tips and hidden secrets for the LightWave
- Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop - Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop
- Introducing Maya 6: 3D for Beginners - the ideal initiation to 3D and Maya
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