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In der brandneuen DigitalPHOTO Photoshop verraten Ihnen Photoshop-Kunstler wie Pavel Kaplun, Maike Jarsetz, Tom Krieger, Uli Staiger und Co. 99 geniale Meistertechniken. So kreieren Sie fantastische Bilderwelten, retuschieren Portrats wie die Profis oder verleihen Ihren Bildern einen ganz besonderen Look. Zudem zeigen wir Ihnen unter anderem wie Sie Ihre Fotos gezielt nachbelichten, aus wenigen Aufnahmen eine galaktische Weltraumszenerie entwerfen und mit ein paar Wassertropfen ein atemberaubend sinnliches Kleid am Bildschirm erschaffen. Diese und noch viele weitere Schritt-fur-Schritt-Workshops finden Sie in der neuen Ausgabe! Im gro?en Spezial testen wir hochwertige DIN-A3-Drucker, drucken Fotos auf edlem Fine-Art-Papier und sagen Ihnen, mit welcher Einstellung Sie optimale Ergebnisse erzielen.

This practical guide provides more than 150 recipes to help you generate high-quality graphs quickly, without having to comb through all the details of R’s graphing systems. Each recipe tackles a specific problem with a solution you can apply to your own project, and includes a discussion of how and why the recipe works.

Photoshop User Magazine is the official publication from the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). It is created for members of the organisation by the other members themselves. Photoshop User is entirely devoted to helping readers improve their skills when using Photoshop and all the programs which are associated with it. There will be features on in-depth tutorials, news, reviews on the latest programs and how to illustrate and use designs more effectively.

It's the monthly magazine dedicated to the people who want furnish, restructure and renovate their own home. In every issue it offers beautiful houses, many furniture and design themes. It also provides some pratical hints about where you can buy anything and about prices and planning solutions. An English version is attached to the issue.

Need answers quickly? Adobe Illustrator CS6 on Demand provides those answers in a visual step-by-step format. We will show you exactly what to do through lots of full color illustrations and easy-to-follow instructions.

Millions of people have learned to draw using the methods of Dr. Betty Edwards's bestseller The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Now, much as artists progress from drawing to painting, Edwards moves from black-and-white into color. This new guide distills the enormous existing knowledge about color theory into a practical method of working with color to produce harmonious combinations.

Brand identity design. Who needs it? Every company on the planet. Who provides the service? You.
But how do you win big-name clients? And how do you stay relevant? Design is an ever-evolving profession. If you’re like me, one of your goals as a graphic designer is to always improve your skills so that you can attract the clients you want. So it’s vital that you keep learning and growing.

Дизайн фирменного стиля. Кому он нужен? Всем компаниям планеты. Кто его сделает? Вы.
Но как заполучить именитых клиентов? И как самому не утратить позиции?
Дизайн — профессия вечно эволюционирующая. Если вы похожи на меня, одна из ваших целей как графического дизайнера — постоянно совершенствоватьмастерство, чтобы привлечь желаемого клиента. Поэтому жизненно необходимо учиться и расти над собой.
Цель этой книги — поделиться с вами всем, что я знаю о дизайне фирменного стиля, чтобы мотивировать и вдохновить вас и чтобы вы, будучи хорошо информированы, могли принимать разумные решения, отыскивая клиентов и работая с ними.

Photographers nowadays are interested in turning their digital photos into paintings in Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop.
And now Painting for Photographers, published by Artistry Books, shows both the art lessons and software steps for transforming photos into works of art.
Written and illustrated by Painter Master Karen Sperling, one of the world's foremost Painter authorities and author of the first several Painter manuals and several previous Painter books, Painting for Photographers is the first art book for photographers.

Create your own innovative applications in computer vision, game design, music, robotics, and other areas by taking full advantage of Kinect’s extensive interactive, multi-media platform. With this book, you get a step-by-step walkthrough of the best techniques and tools to come out of the OpenKinect project, the largest and most active Kinect hacking community.

This book will offer the reader ideas and inspiration by featuring hundreds of real life logos from around the world that have succeeded for their clients, as well as hardworking content focused on the basics including: – Choosing colors – Choosing the right typeface – Size matters – How to incorporate logos on products and collateral – Common mistakes in logo design – What makes a logo successful

Scattered throughout the second portion of the book will be profiles/interviews with prominent logo designers as well as sidebars which examine the evolution of many well known logos as well as some historical logos that have shaped graphic design.

Content strategy is the web’s hottest new thing. But where did it come from? Why does it matter? And what does the content renaissance mean for you? This brief guide explores content strategy’s roots, and quickly and expertly demonstrates not only how it’s done, but how you can do it well. A compelling read for both experienced content strategists and those making the transition from other fields.

Make your users fall in love with your site via the precepts packed into this brief, charming book by MailChimp user experience design lead Aarron Walter. From classic psychology to case studies, highbrow concepts to common sense, Designing for Emotion demonstrates accessible strategies and memorable methods to help you make a human connection through design.

Our industry’s long wait for the complete, strategic guide to mobile web design is finally over. Former Yahoo! design architect and co-creator of Bagcheck Luke Wroblewski knows more about mobile experience than the rest of us, and packs all he knows into this entertaining, to-the-point guidebook. Its data-driven strategies and battle tested techniques will make you a master of mobile—and improve your non-mobile design, too!

Co-founder of Mule Design and raconteur Mike Monteiro wants to help you do your job better. From contracts to selling design, from working with clients to working with each other, this brief book is packed with knowledge you can’t afford not to know.

Book for the absolute beginner. Learn how to make photos more attractive, understand the camera controls that will give you more creative freedom to handle difficult lighting conditions, photograph in a studio, process and print your own pictures. Each chapter is illustrated with color examples and recommendations, and practical exercises will better learn the material and study the various effects.

Книга расчитана на абсолютного новичка. Узнайте, как делать фотографии более привлекательными, понять управление камерой, что даст вам больше творческой свободы, справляться с трудными условиями освещения, фотографировать в студии, обрабатывать и печатать ваши собственные фотографии.

This is a new volume in Rockport’s desktop library of color and pattern. The book and enclosed CD provides professional designers with seamless geometric patterns in a variety of color palettes to address the specific design needs of designers, art directors, and students working in textile design, product design, graphic print and website design, and advertising and corporate design. The enclosed CD contains interactive vector files to allow readers to resize motifs and patterns and change colorways to suit their own design purposes.

With almost half of the smartphone market share, the iPhone is a concrete confirmation that it's worth it to be a vanguardist in technology. Designers that have familiarity with the Apple iOS are one step ahead in designing mobile interfaces. If you want do discover trends and special requirements that iPhone applications ask for, this eBook "Designing For iPhone" is a must.

If you intend to design for Mobile, you might have to pay attention to the democratic scenario that gives shape to this niche. Many developers are aware of this: by using the Android operating system to create apps, they acquire a huge market share. This eBook will guide you through the Android universe and help you to create interface designs for Android mobile gadgets.

Since the appearance of the smartphone and tablet computers, we are experiencing a boom in Mobile Design. And, as it happens with the development of new gadgets and technologies, some trends and patterns are already established. With this eBook "Mobile Design Patterns", you will learn the most important guidelines and strategies for Mobile Design, including solutions for forms, tap-ahead patterns and UX approaches.

Designing for Mobile can be very complex – it requires many skills such as programming, usability, typography, creating applications… all of this without forgetting the necessary ingredient of visual appeal. This eBook "Essentials of Mobile Design" will give you an overview of the basic features you need to know for designing beautiful and useful Mobile interfaces and apps.