BOOK REVIEW: The Twitter Book, 2nd Edition
If you want to read about Twitter and it needs to be ink on paper, pick this book up and enjoy.
BOOK REVIEW: Design By Nature Teaches The Designs Around Us
Our notions of space, color and juxtaposition are informed by the world we live in and what we see around us since birth. However, designers staring at a screen all day often forget this natural inspiration.
Mark up this book with thoughts, ambitions, questions and other notes to spark insight and ideas.
Pantone and X-Rite announced the new PantoneLIVE color service, a cloud-based product designed to deliver standardized color palettes across all points of production workflows and ensure consistent color throughout.
It's hard to put a rating on such an expansive service like the Digital Publishing Suite. There are so many components to it that judging the whole publishing process seems to do a disservice to the product.
Scott structures Mindfire around his three ultimate takeaways: motivation ("gasoline"), leveraging catalysts ("sparks") and building long-term success ("fire").
REVIEW: Adobe’s Touch Apps for Android
Some apps really stand out for their usefulness; others are not as helpful and robust. Despite this, I'm really glad to see Adobe stake a claim in the tablet market for creative professional apps.
HP’s EliteBook 8460w Still Durable and Tough, Inside and Out
Many changes have happened this year in the computer hardware industry as tablets continue to affect the form factor of our computers. The EliteBook remains a thick and durable piece of hardware.
BOOK REVIEW: Andy Hertzfeld’s Revolution in the Valley
Fans of the Macintosh, Apple, or the PC industry in general should have a copy of this book, even if they have folklore.org bookmarked on their browser.
BOOK REVIEW: The Manga Guide to Relativity
The book is unique in that it combines a university-level topic like relativity with a storytelling format like manga.
TypeKit, WoodWing and Nitobi customers are all affected by Adobe's announcements today.
After all these announcements, I wasn't sure if life will be easier or harder now for the traditional creative professional.
The Nomad Brush Brings Artistry To The iPad
I really enjoy the Nomad Brush and would recommend it to anyone painting on the iPad.
There's an ecliptic mix of painters, illustrators and photography pros in this book so styles differ and I like some more than others, but they are all excellent.
HP Announces New Workstation and EliteBooks
Hewlett-Packard announced some new hardware today: the Z210 Workstation and an update to the EliteBook line.
BOOK REVIEW: Best iPad Apps for Discriminating Downloaders
If you have a bit of time on your hands one weekend, sit down with your iPad and Best iPad Apps and download a bunch of apps to try out.
Captivate 5 is ground-breaking if only for the reason that it's on the Mac: many creative pros who have been building eLearning products with Flash or PowerPoint now have another option tailored for the job.
BOOK REVIEW: The Myths of Innovation Is Far-Reaching, Yet Simple
Everyone seems to think innovation is important, and many business leaders talk about it, but very few really understand it and even fewer properly achieve it.
Comparing the HP EliteBook 8540w and the MacBook Pro
Apple is known for its product design—and for putting form over function sometimes. However, the HP EliteBook shows that Macs aren't the only PCs that are well-designed.
Talent Is Not Enough is a very fine business resource and updated for our times with the second edition.
A shotgun blast of good tips that can apply to a variety of life's situations, and—like a shotgun—the effectiveness of the blast depends on your aim.
BOOK REVIEW: resonate Combines Timeless Storytelling And Presentation
resonate is another exceptional book from Nancy.
BOOK REVIEW: Hackers Illustrates Our Early Years
There's a reason it's being republished 25 years after its initial release.
REVIEW: Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac
Parallels Desktop 6 is a definite improvement: the most noticeable changes are in the UI for turning on and switching virtual machines.
Premiere Pro CS5 and After Effects CS5 Review
After Effects CS5 seems like a less necessary upgrade than Premiere Pro CS5, but that's probably because After Effects doesn't have a game-changer like Premiere does with its new Mercury playback engine.
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