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BOOK REVIEW: Designing With Web Standards, 3rd Ed.
Zeldman's writing is sharp and clear as always, and the third edition is an essential read for those new to web design or web standards.
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BOOK REVIEW: Photography Unplugged
The photography is candid and beautiful, showing a refined taste and judgment on the part of the photographer.
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BOOK REVIEW: Complete Web Monitoring
Alistair Croll and Sean Power have written an interesting book that I think speaks more to marketing directors and businesspeople than to web designers and developers.
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BOOK REVIEW: Papervision3D Essentials
Paul Tondeur and Jeff Winder's Papervision3D Essentials is a solid book with clear writing, a very hands-on approach to learning Papervision 3D.
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BOOK REVIEW: High Performance Web Sites
I don't give out perfect ratings very often, but I did for Even Faster Web Sites and I will do the same for High Performance Web Sites.
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BOOK REVIEW: BlackBerry Planet
A well-researched book about Research In Motion (RIM) and the little product that keeps millions of people connected.
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REVIEW: Maya Entertainment Creation Suite 2010 Is A Wonderful Package
The Autodesk Maya Entertainment Creation Suite, which bundles Autodesk Maya 2010 with Autodesk Mudbox 2010 and Autodesk MotionBuilder 2010 software, is a beautiful product combination from Autodesk—and one of its first.
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Photoshop/Premiere Elements 8: New technologies, same ease of use
Photoshop Elements 8 and Premiere Elements 8 are interesting upgrades because some cutting-edge technology from the professional-grade Creative Suite 4 (CS4) has migrated to the Elements consumer lineup.
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Dom Sagolla’s 140 Characters: Fragmented Writing Creates A Difficult Book
The author's pedigree and the subject matter excited me about this book, but I was disappointed by the writing.
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REVIEW: Sibelius 6 Is Close To Perfect
The new Sibelius 6 is a beautiful application in both form and function—it makes me want to compose again.
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BOOK REVIEW: The New Community Rules
The New Community Rules is a thorough survey of the underpinnings of online social media.
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BOOK REVIEW: Sitepoint’s Build Your Own Database Driven Web Site
This book provides a good foundation for developing dynamic Web pages using PHP and MySQL.
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Marty Neumeier's Innovation Workshop and Presentation Zen: The Video provide insights into business innovation and presentation practices, from New Riders.
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BOOK REVIEW: The DAM Book, Second Edition
The definitive resource on digital asset management gets a much-needed update.
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Cederholm’s “Handcrafted CSS” Is An Enjoyable Read
Dan Cederholm made his name with Bulletproof Web Design; in Handcrafted CSS he dives deeper into the craftsmanship of web design.
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BOOK REVIEW: Even Faster Web Sites
The optimization tricks in this book aren't well-known, which makes it a great read for novices and experts alike.
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It always surprises me how these small books O'Reilly publishes can contain so much handy material. Using Google App Engine is just one more example, but it might cover too many topics.
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An excellent resource for newcomers to the printing and design industries.
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Reviewing An Old Favorite: Steve Krug’s Don’t Make Me Think
One of the classics of web design literature is due for a third edition.
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Adobe Web Apps, Part 2: BrowserLab
Testing websites for multiple browsers is essential. Adobe is producing one more tool to make the task easier.
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Adobe Web Apps, Part 1: InContext Editing
With all the content management systems on the Internet, is there a place for InContext Editing?
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REVIEW: Serif PhotoPlus X3 Adds New Features, Still No CMYK
PhotoPlus has upgraded to version X3, with some new features and a new Raw Studio—but some much-needed improvements didn't make it in the product.
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BOOK REVIEW: Three Books On After Effects CS4
These three books provide a balanced foundation for learning After Effects, for both beginners and experts.
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Adobe's "Classroom In A Book" series sets a high standard.
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BOOK REVIEW: Search Engine Optimization for Flash
I really love this book—it debunks several Flash myths, does a great job teaching its readers and focuses on a neglected segment of web design: optimizing Flash for search engines.
