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BOOK REVIEW: The Creative Digital Darkroom Is Practically Perfect
I rarely rave about a book, but this one is an awesome blend of Photoshop technique, artistic process and photography know-how. The subject of the "creative darkroom" is covered thoroughly and expertly.
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BOOK REVIEW: Two Books On Camera Raw
Camera Raw is a hot topic in the digital photography industry, and there are plenty of books and training out there to get the most out of it. Here we'll compare and contrast two books on the subject.
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BOOK REVIEW: Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbook
What I like about this book is that it's more about creating images and art than about playing with Photoshop.
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You Suck At Photoshop
Donnie Hoyle gives it to you plain, on wry, with a heavy dose of dark humor in the most uniquely-pitched and effective Photoshop tutorials we've seen in a while.
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REVIEW: Photoshop Elements/Premiere Elements Bundle Is Great For Prosumers
I've always recommended Apple's iLife suite for my friends who want to handle photos and movies easily and powerfully, but I've just tested Adobe's Photoshop Elements 6 and Premiere Elements 4 and it delivers more features and fun.
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BOOK REVIEW: Rocky Nook Clarifies Digital Photography
The digital photography field is changing all the time, and it’s hard to stay on top of all the changes in technology. Rocky Nook, an independent publisher partnered with O'Reilly, seeks to demystify digital photography and help amateur and professional photographers alike.
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REVIEW: Web Graphics Sparkle With After Effects CS3
Over the years I’ve used ImageReady and Flash to create motion graphics for the web. However, now I believe the most exciting web graphics come from After Effects—and After Effects CS3 takes it further.
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BOOK REVIEW: Bulletproof Ajax Demystifies The New Technology
Ajax is one of those new technologies that has everyone excited about Web 2.0, but the number of people who actually understand how it works is smaller. Bulletproof Ajax serves to explain Ajax’s underpinnings and get readers on the path to using Ajax appropriately.
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REVIEW: Kelby’s 7-Point System Breaks New Ground
Scott Kelby is a prolific writer and his books are predictable sometimes, but his newest book is different and offers a system that's great for getting the most out of photography.
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Identity Crisis! Has Broad Appeal
Portland logo designer's book illustrates ins and outs of brand rethinks in format that pleases both the logo maven and at least a few members of the public at large
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REVIEW: Bling! It Lets You Pimp Your Graphics
If you often work with eBay product images or ad photos that need their backgrounds cut out, Bling! It can be a very useful tool.
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REVIEW: Anime Studio Pro 5 Works For Anime And Animation
e frontier’s Anime Studio Pro 5 has “anime” in its name, but don’t let that fool you: this application is a smart, robust solution for all character animations from cartoons to cut-outs to…anime.
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Fonts & Encodings: Informative, Complete, Witty
New O'Reilly reference book has just about everything you could ever want to know about digital typography; If it's not in here, you probably don't need it.
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BOOK REVIEW: GPU Gems 3 Is Highly Developed
I’ve just slogged my way through GPU Gems 3, the latest in the best-selling GPU Gems series, and found it to be an excellent book—thorough, well-designed, well-produced, and expertly written.
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A “Blog” to “See”
Sarcastic and snarky, The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks takes the greengrocers apostrophe concept to the next level
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New Book on Meggs Chronicles the Chronicler
Survey of the life and writing of PBM hard to put down, gives intimate glimpses of a life and some of the people it touched.
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REVIEW: Alien Skin’s Snap Art Does What Photoshop Can’t
Snap Art by Alien Skin makes it easy to create quick illustrations from photographs. Photoshop has artistic filters too but Snap Art takes photo-illustration to a new level.
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“The Little Know-It-All” Wants To Be Your Best Friend
Substantial but small book quick reference for those little things we may tend to forget, or for help in hitting the ground running in an unfamiliar territory
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REVIEW: hueyPRO Makes Monitor Calibration Easy
hueyPRO is only the size of a small pen, but it's a robust tool for monitor calibration and profiling. This combination of minimalist design and strong features makes it a great tool for anyone who works with color on-screen.
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Fireworks CS3 Is Looking For Its Niche
When Adobe purchased Macromedia, the industry knew some applications would live and some would die. This is the story of one that stayed alive...
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Typographic Fairy Delights and Educates
An unusual book, The Serif Fairy is a sweet trip through typographic fantasy lands Pity the poor Serif Fairy...
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Three Lightroom Books By Evening, Kelby & Sheppard
Lightroom's public beta made it one of the most written-about 1.0 releases in history, and now that it's a full-fledged product there are many books out there on it. Here's a comparison of three, written by some of the best names in the business.
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Dreamweaver CS3: The Dynamic Web Page Made Easier
The new kid on the Adobe® Creative Suite® block, Dreamweaver®CS3 puts as much–or as little–of new web design technology hotness at your fingertips as you want to handle...
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Contribute CS3 Makes Easy CMS Even Easier
If you want an easy yet effective CMS solution right off the shelf, Contribute is a good selection—and the CS3 upgrade offers a few new vital features...
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Que’s On Demand Series Is Impressive
I had a chance to review the Photoshop CS3 and Flash CS3 Professional editions of the On Demand series, and I found them well-designed, full of good content and easy to read...
