Mac Bible

Mac Bible

Author: Dwight Spivey

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-04-26

Total Pages: 603

ISBN-13: 0470525010

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This essential guide answers all your questions on using a Macintosh computer, whether you?re unpacking your very first Mac after switching from a PC or upgrading from an older Mac. You?ll walk through all pre-installed Mac applications, including using Mac OS X, browsing the Web using Safari, downloading music from the iTunes store, troubleshooting Mac-specific problems, organizing photos in iPhoto, organizing calendars in iCal, editing digital video in iMovie, and more.


Software Essentials for Graphic Designers

Software Essentials for Graphic Designers

Author: Mark Gatter

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 9780300118001

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"A guide to the seven leading software programs in graphic design, presenting the essential basics that students and professionals need on a day-to-day basis to use Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Acrobat, including: seven chapters that focus on a separate program and familiarize the user with the screen, menus, windows, tools, navigation system, and basic procedures specific to each piece of software; overviews of all the software applications and descriptions of how they interact with one another, and features a full glossary of terms; information on such wider aspects of digital technology as color management and printing processes; and instructions in both Mac and PC formats." - product description.


Essentials for Design QuarkXpress, Level 1

Essentials for Design QuarkXpress, Level 1

Author: Erika Kendra

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Published: 2004-04

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 9780131468481

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This series is ideal for any course that includes desktop publishing and/or web design software applications as well as web scripting languages. Courses can be found in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, and Fine Arts Departments, as well as Continuing Education, and Journalism. The Essentials series by Prentice Hall is based on a learning-by-doing approach that encourages students to grasp application related concepts as they expand their skills through hands-on tutorials. Now a part of the Essentials series, Prentice Hall's Essentials Graphic Design titles offer a clean, easy-to-follow, full color layout with two different levels available. Instructor Resource CD-ROMs include assessments, PowerPoint presentation materials, and additional projects.


QuarkXPress 2016 Essential Training

QuarkXPress 2016 Essential Training

Author:

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Published: 2016

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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QuarkXPress is one of the original page layout applications. The most recent version, 2016, is a powerful and compelling alternative to popular competitors like Adobe InDesign. This course will teach you the essential skills you need to use QuarkXPress for professional publishing projects, both print and digital. Mike Rankin covers the interface and preferences, and the basics of working with documents, master pages, layers, and items (the design elements of a QuarkXPress layout). He then goes over how to import text, format it, and control alignment, leading, and spacing around paragraph and text boxes. There are chapters dedicated to tables, images, and interactivity, as well as the output and publishing options in QuarkXPress, including EPUB and HTML5. Focus on just the topics you need to complete your next layout, or watch the entire course to master the desktop publishing workflow.


Taking Your Talent to the Web

Taking Your Talent to the Web

Author: Jeffrey Zeldman

Publisher: New Riders Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780735710733

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This is an explicit and detailed guide, an intelligent "how-to" book for professionals. It lays the groundwork and creates context by exploring essential concepts, defines terms that may be new or unfamiliar, and then moves forward with practical software techniques. All the while it is building on the existing knowledge and experience of its professional design audience. Taking Your Talent to the Web is based on the Populi Curriculum in Web Communications Design, developed by Jeffrey Zeldman in cooperation with Populi, Inc., (www.populi.com) and the Pratt Institute. The book's purpose is to guide traditional art directors and print designers as they expand their existing careers to include the new field of professional Web Design.


Book Design Made Simple

Book Design Made Simple

Author: Fiona Raven

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780994096920

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Book Design Made Simple gives DIY authors, small presses, and graphic designers--novices and experts alike--the power to design their own books. It's the first comprehensive book of its kind, explaining every step from installing Adobe(R) InDesign(R) right through to sending the files to press. For those who want to design their own books but have little idea how to proceed, Book Design Made Simple is a semester of book design instruction plus a publishing class rolled into one. Let two experts guide you through the process with easy step-by-step instructions, resulting in a professional-looking top-quality book