My Ideal Bookshelf

My Ideal Bookshelf

Author: Thessaly La Force

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2012-11-13

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0316225002

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The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.


Print Is Dead

Print Is Dead

Author: Jeff Gomez

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2009-06-09

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0230614469

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For over 1500 years books have weathered numerous cultural changes remarkably unaltered. Through wars, paper shortages, radio, TV, computer games, and fluctuating literacy rates, the bound stack of printed paper has, somewhat bizarrely, remained the more robust and culturally relevant way to communicate ideas. Now, for the first time since the Middle Ages, all that is about to change. Newspapers are struggling for readers and relevance; downloadable music has consigned the album to the format scrap heap; and the digital revolution is now about to leave books on the high shelf of history. In Print Is Dead, Gomez explains how authors, producers, distributors, and readers must not only acknowledge these changes, but drive digital book creation, standards, storage, and delivery as the first truly transformational thing to happen in the world of words since the printing press.


10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10

10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10

Author: Nick Montfort

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2012-11-23

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 0262304570

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A single line of code offers a way to understand the cultural context of computing. This book takes a single line of code—the extremely concise BASIC program for the Commodore 64 inscribed in the title—and uses it as a lens through which to consider the phenomenon of creative computing and the way computer programs exist in culture. The authors of this collaboratively written book treat code not as merely functional but as a text—in the case of 10 PRINT, a text that appeared in many different printed sources—that yields a story about its making, its purpose, its assumptions, and more. They consider randomness and regularity in computing and art, the maze in culture, the popular BASIC programming language, and the highly influential Commodore 64 computer.


Print Workshop

Print Workshop

Author: Christine Schmidt

Publisher: Potter Craft

Published: 2011-08-03

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0307965538

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This is a book for low budgets and high ambition. Read it and you will learn how to put images of things onto other things. You will start by rolling up your sleeves. Your shirt will be stained anyways. At some point, you will harness the power of the sun. Go ahead, look inside. You will see that you do not need a fancy studio to print a T-shirt or a picnic blanket. There is no specialized machine required to print anything you want in any room you want. A mural, a dartboard, a deck of cards, these are all possible. In a week or a month, you will wake up to find you know words like acetate and substrate. You will be comfortable talking about ink and shopping at military supply stores. Perhaps most important of all, you will be printing images of things onto other things.


Platinum and Palladium Photographs

Platinum and Palladium Photographs

Author: Constance McCabe

Publisher:

Published: 2017-02-15

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 9780997867909

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The volume presents the results of a four-year inter-institutional, interdisciplinary research initiative led and organized by the National Gallery of Art. Contributions by 47 leading photograph conservators, scientists, and historians provide detailed examinations of the chemical, material, and aesthetic qualities of this important class of rare, beautiful, and technically complex photographs. The volume will help those who care for photograph collections gain a thorough appreciation of the technical and aesthetic characteristics of platinum and palladium prints and scientific basis for their preservation.


Print on Demand Book Publishing

Print on Demand Book Publishing

Author: Morris Rosenthal

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 9780972380133

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The basic business model of the book publishing industry remained largely unchanged between the Great Depression and the turn of the Millennium. Print a lot of books, try to get them reviewed so that stores would stock them on consignment, advertise, then hope that they don't come back as returns. Small imprints and self-publishers were reduced to begging distributors to accept their titles at discounts of 60% or more, and were expected to accept returns in any condition and quantity. Print-on-demand book publishing, combined with short-discount distribution and Internet marketing, is turning the publishing business on its head. For the first time, authors are finding that they can launch their own publishing businesses and earn more from their writing than they would with a major trade publisher. Small imprints can invest their scarce resources in acquiring, designing and promoting new titles, rather than gambling on tons of books that cost money to keep in inventory. This book details the new method with which authors and publishers alike can use POD to cut costs and increase profits, while reaching new readers through the magic of Internet marketing.


Color Management and Print Prep in Photoshop CS6 for Windows

Color Management and Print Prep in Photoshop CS6 for Windows

Author: Lisa A. Bucki

Publisher: 1x1 Media

Published: 2013-01-05

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1938162013

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Color Management and Print Prep in Photoshop CS6 for Windows – Setting up devices and files for color matching Color management can be an intimidating subject for anyone who’s new to working with graphics and professional printing. Achieving the perfect match between onscreen and printed colors every time mixes a good deal of art with science. Photoshop includes tools to improve color matching, and Color Management and Print Prep in Photoshop CS6 for Windows gives you a solid introduction to the color management fundamentals to use those tools effectively. In this book, you’ll learn the technical basics for better color output and how to set up Photoshop CS6 for Windows with appropriate settings for working in color. Tasks You’ll Learn Section 1 • Understand color management and workflow • Understand working spaces and profiles • Change the working space • Proof colors onscreen • Find out of gamut colors Section 2 • Understand file formats and output to PDF • Set color management policies • Assign a color profile to a file • Convert a file to another mode and profile Section 3 • Use the Photoshop Print Settings dialog box • Print a single copy • Learn about printer’s marks • Create a proof • Learn about PMS colors • Create duotones and spot colors


Getting Started with LibreOffice 5.0

Getting Started with LibreOffice 5.0

Author: LibreOffice Documentation Team

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-03

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1921320451

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LibreOffice is a freely-available, full-featured office suite that runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X computers. This book is for anyone who wants to get up to speed quickly with LibreOffice 5.0. It introduces Writer (word processing), Calc (spreadsheets), Impress (presentations), Draw (vector drawings), Math (equation editor), and Base (database). This book was written by volunteers from the LibreOffice community. Profits from the sale of this book will be used to benefit the community.