Canvas Pocket Reference: Scripted Graphics for HTML5

The Canvas element is a revolutionary feature of HTML5 that enables powerful graphics for rich Internet applications, and this pocket reference provides the essentials you need to put this element to work. If you have working knowledge of JavaScript, this book will help you create detailed, interactive,

 

Professional Workflow for Web Designers

Being a great Web designer or developer is one thing; running a successful freelance business is another. Whether you already have experience working for a company or have just graduated from design school, being self-employed entails a number of tasks that you most likely haven’t had to deal

 

Seductive Interaction Design: Creating Playful, Fun, and Effective User Experiences (Voices That Matter)

What happens when you’ve built a great website or app, but no one seems to care? How do you get people to stick around long enough to see how your service might be of value? In Seductive Interaction Design, speaker and author Stephen P. Anderson takes a fresh

 

AutoCAD 2011 For Dummies

If you’re just learning AutoCAD, this friendly, For Dummies guide is perfect for you. You’ll get up to speed on all the basics and start creating 2D and 3D technical drawings sooner than you might imagine. Learn how to create a basic drawing, use AutoCAD Design Center, edit

 

Getting the Hang of Web Typography (Smashing eBook Series)

The implications of desktop publishing, where anybody who has access to a computer can set type, have led to a flood of poorly designed brochures, flyers and web pages. In web design especially illegible text, incorrect use of punctuation marks and inappropriate font combinations or use of line

 

How to Create Selling eCommerce Websites (Smashing eBook Series)

Designing and developing for e-commerce takes a lot of brain work, knowledge and research before you start. You don‘t only have to please your customer with a beautiful layout and a smart structure – you also have to make your client‘s customers easily understand what it‘s all about,

 

Mastering Photoshop for Web Design (Smashing eBook Series)

Mastering Photoshop is written for advanced and intermediate designers who want to brush up on their workflow and improve their Photoshop skills. The eBook contains 178 pages, explaining fundamental techniques that Web designers need to know to produce high-quality work in Photoshop. You won’t find any generic step-by-step tutorials

 

Successful Freelancing For Web Designers (Smashing Book Series)

Being a great Web designer or developer is one thing — running a successful freelance business another. Whether you already have work experience in companies or have just graduated from design school, being self-employed entails a number of tasks that you most likely haven’t had to deal with

 

Professional Web Design (Smashing eBook Series)

This book presents guidelines for professional Web development, including communicating with clients, creating a road map to a successful portfolio, rules for professional networking and tips on designing user interfaces for business Web applications. The book shares expert advice, and it also helps you learn how to respond effectively

 

Cultural Contact and the Making of European Art since the Age of Exploration

Claire Farago, University of Colorado at BoulderJulie Hochstrasser, University of IowaChristopher Johns, Vanderbilt UniversityCarol Mavor, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillArt historians have long been accustomed to thinking about art and artists in terms of national traditions. This volume takes a different approach,