Learn the theory behind cross-platform development, and put the theory into practice with code using the invaluable information presented in this book. With in-depth coverage of development and distribution techniques for iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Android, you’ll learn the native approach to working with each of these platforms.
Design remarkably realistic creatures, people, and objects using ZBrush and the new edition of this top-selling book. Professional Hollywood animator and ZBrush artist Eric Keller combines his firsthand experience with detailed, step-by-step explanations to make you feel right at home with the interface and tools. The book reinforces the core concepts of ZBrush through fun, hands-on tutorials that will help you achieve amazing results.
]]>Meet some of the finest digital 2D and 3D artists working in the industry today, from Patrick Beaulieu, Philip Straub, Benita Winckler, Alessandro Baldasseroni to Khalid Al Muharraqi, Marcel Baumann and Marek Denko and see how they work. More than just a gallery book - in Digital Arts Masters each artist has written a breakdown overview, with supporting imagery of how they made their piece of work.
WordPress is arguably the biggest, most prevalent content management system on the market. Earlier this year, WordPress.org reported that the WordPress CMS has been downloaded over 32.5 million times. WordPress today is no longer regarded as just a blogging tool, though that was the reason it was created. Its flexibility and ease of customization has led WordPress to be one of the most popular Content Management Systems (CMS) used in the web design and development industry.
The Curves adjustment in Photoshop has a reputation for being daunting,
challenging, and for some photographers, even scary. Photographers who
are adept at optimizing their images with Curves are held in high
esteem-and by completing this workshop, you can be one of them.
Grab hold of the most exciting and important development in computing since the Internet itself: The Mobile Web. It’s a field brimming with possibility where you can bring your amazing ideas to life. Build Mobile Websites and Apps for Smart Devices is a practical guide for innovative front-end web designers and developers. You’ll discover a fun and accessible approach to mobile web design and development, with enormous scope for opportunity.
In the process you’ll learn how to use every selection tool available in Photoshop and be introduced to a variety of other special techniques. Note: This course was recorded in Photoshop CS5, but was created with users of both Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS4 in mind. Join the competition below this overview.
Revolutionize your iPhone and iPad game development with Unity iOS, a fully integrated professional application and powerful game engine, which is quickly becoming the best solution for creating visually stunning games for Apple's iDevices easier, and more fun for artists.
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Today’s Web 2.0 applications (think Facebook and Twitter) go far beyond the confines of the desktop and are widely used on mobile devices. The mobile Web has become incredibly popular given the success of the iPhone and BlackBerry, the importance of Windows Mobile, and the emergence of Palm Pre (and its webOS platform). Apress are fortunate to have Gail Frederick of the well-known training site Learn the Mobile Web offer her expert advice in Beginning Smartphone Web Development. In this book, Gail teaches the web standards and fundamentals specific to smartphones and other feature-driven mobile phones and devices.
WordPress is a powerful platform for creating feature-rich and attractive websites and blogs, but with a little extra tweaking and effort your WordPress site can dominate the search engines and bring thousands of new customers to your blog or business.
Meet some of the finest 2D and 3D artists working in the industry today and discover how they create some of the most innovative digital art in the world. More than a gallery book or a coffee table book- Digital Art Masters Volume 5 includes over 50 artists and 900 unique and stunning 2D and 3D digital art. Beyond the breath taking images is a breakdown of the techniques, challenges and tricks the artists employed while creating stunning imagery.
You may have perfect mastery of all Photoshop’s tools and filters, but unless you get the perspective right, your montages will always look a little off. In this engaging workshop, author and expert Steve Caplin teaches you how to work with horizons, vanishing lines, and Photoshop´s extraordinary Vanishing Point filter. You’ll also learn how to adapt a photograph so that it fits in with the perspective of any scene in which you want to place it. This course will make you a better Photoshop artist by teaching you essential techniques and taking the mystery out of perspective once and for all.
The PHP & MySQL Training Video series by InfiniteSkills provides a simple yet comprehensive introduction to creating functional applications with this powerful scripting language and database combination. Written and narrated by professional web applications developer Robert J. Tucker, the tutorial includes 155 hands-on lessons, for a total of 10.75 hours. Viewers are introduced to key components of PHP and SQL development as they apply to a real world project. This hands-on focus makes learning the application incredibly easy for beginners.
Developing applications for Android and other mobile devices using web technologies is now well within reach. When the capabilities of HTML5 are combined with CSS3 and Javascript, web application developers have an opportunity to develop compelling mobile applications using familiar tools. Not only is it possible to build mobile web apps that feel as good as native apps, but to also write an application once and have it run a variety of different devices.
If you're a busy designer racing daily deadlines, the last thing you need is fluff. Mastering InDesign CS5 for Print Design and Production vaults you straight into the practical, everyday techniques you need to get professional results, today.
The LG E900 Optimus 7 is one of the first Windows Phone 7 smartphones. This is the newest version of Microsoft's mobile operating system, which gives a completely new experience. The LG Optimus 7 has a 3.8 inch LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 800 by 480 pixels, so you always have a great viewing.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Developing iPhone Apps is the perfect introduction for aspiring iPhone app creators, offering a step-by-step approach exploring all of the tools and key aspects of programming using the iPhone software development kit, including getting the finished product distributed through the App Store.
This Adobe Dreamweaver training video from Infinite Skills provides an excellent insight into this WYSIWYG editor. Authored by professor Andy Anderson, the training covers 147 lessons with a total running time of 8.75 hours. Using clearly presented narrated videos backed up with practical working files, learning Dreamweaver CS5 easy. Complex topics are broken down into simple to follow segments, and the visual nature of the training makes it easy to retain what you've learned. If you're looking for a quick and affordable way to get up to speed on Dreamweaver CS5, this is the course for you.
From Photoshop to HTML is an amazing E-book that will guide you through the process of converting Photoshop design into HTML and CSS files for a website. in this review you will learn more about the book, what it covers and extras that are included in it.
With Smart Objects you can create a complex transformation once and then swap out the contents for any artwork you choose. It’s the ideal method for simplifying and speeding up repetitive tasks, and it allows you to create templates that can be repurposed as many times as you wish.
]]>Even though new technologies enable people to do much more with the Web, in the end HTML, XHTML and CSS are still at the root of any Web site. The 7th edition of HTML, XHTML & CSS for Dummies is fully updated and revised for the latest technology changes to the field, including HTML5 and CSS3. Illustrated in full color, this book provides beginner and advanced coders the tools they need to be proficient at these programming languages.
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The BlackBerry Bold 9780 has been improved a lot in hardware (camera and memory) but the real changes are in the new operating system OS6. The traditional business brand is pushing on the right road in the consumer smartphone market. In this review we will analyze important aspects like web support and how our Dreamweaver Extensions are doing on the OS6.
Designing a brochure or web site without an art background? Step away from the computer and read this breezy introduction to visual communications first. Written for non-designers, White Space is Not Your Enemy is a practical graphic design and layout text introducing the concepts and practices necessary for producing effective visual communications across a variety of formats, from print to Web.
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