Selasa, 05 Juni 2012

Wow! eBook: Agile Experience Design - 6 new eBooks


Wow! eBook: Agile Experience Design - 6 new eBooks

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Agile Experience Design

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:05 AM PDT

Agile Experience Design

Book Description

methodologies may have started life in IT, but their widespread and continuing adoption means there are many practitioners outside of IT–including designers–who need to change their thinking and adapt their practices. This is the missing book about that shows how designers, product managers, and teams can integrate experience design into lean and agile product . It equips you with tools, techniques and a framework for great experiences using agile methods so you can deliver timely products that are technically feasible, profitable for the , and desirable from an end-customer perspective.

This book will help you

  • successfully integrate your design process on an agile project and feel like part of the agile team.
  • do good design faster by doing just enough, just in time.
  • use design methods from disciplines such as design thinking, customer-centered design, product design, and service design.
  • create successful digital products by considering the needs of the end-customer, the , and technology.
  • understand the next wave of thinking about continuous design and continuous delivery.

Table of Contents
Part One: Looking at agile and why designers should care
Chapter 1. Redesigning Design
Chapter 2. The Waterfall Has Dried Up
Chapter 3. I'm a designer, why should I care?
Chapter 4. Setting the Scene

Part Two: design compelling experiences and deliver them—quickly
Chapter 5. Get ready to go
Chapter 6. Agile Discovery
Chapter 7. Envisioning Success
Chapter 8. Elaboration: Ready, steady, build
Chapter 9. Into
Chapter 10. Beyond Agile to Continuous

Part Three: The Toolbox

Book Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: New Riders Press (November 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321804813
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321804815
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Storytellers

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:58 AM PDT

Storytellers

Book Description

It’s amazing how many images the world’s photographers produce! Professional or not, images surround us in our everyday lives. What makes successful photographers stand out? What drives us to revisit the same images over and over?

All images tell a story. Whether they’re produced as works of art, on assignment for National Geographic, or as part of a family vacation, images say more than just a shutter speed, ISO, or aperture setting. We make images for a reason.

Storytellers
, by photographer/teacher Jerod Foster, focuses on visual storytelling and how a deep knowledge of your process and your personal vision can create stronger images. Storytelling often requires the use of certain lenses, apertures, or light modifiers, but the story is what holds everything together. To become a better storyteller you will explore:

  • Composition, light, depth of field, and and properly use your technically to dig deeper.
  • Visual themes and how they provide stories with interest and depth
  • Types of shots and shooting styles and what they convey in your images
  • Research and ways to conceptualize your story before shooting
  • Strategies for developing your own effective storytelling workflow during and after the shoot.

This beautifully written and illustrated guide will help you connect the how-tos of digital with the who, what, when, where and why of storytelling to bring your vision and your images to life!

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. A Tradition Always In The Making
Chapter 2. The Photographic Storyteller
Chapter 3. Use Your , Don’t Let Your Use You!
Chapter 4. A Storytelling Workflow
Chapter 5. What (and Who’s) Story Are You Telling?
Chapter 6. Do The Research!
Chapter 7. A Word From The Wise

Book Details

  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: New Riders Press (November 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321803566
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321803566
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3ds max 6 Killer Tips

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:55 AM PDT

3ds max 6 Killer Tips

Book Description

6 Killer Tips features 275 hot tips–all illustrated, all in full color, for all levels of users, from newbie to advanced. Get instant help on customization, modeling, , lighting, materials and texturing, rendering (including mental ray 3 secrets), the Reactor dynamics , Particle Flow, Bones and IK, the Portable License Utility, and more! Learn enhance your renderings with programs such as Photoshop and Discreet Combustion! Speed up your workflow and create stunning effects with more than 40 MAXScript tips, created by guest contributor and scripting expert Borislav Petrov.

Written and edited by Jon A. Bell, professional 3D artist (The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, National Geographic) and author of the best-selling 3D Studio MAX f/x book series, 3ds max 6 Killer Tips is a must-have reference for every 3ds max 6 artist!

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Nuts and Bolts User Interface and Customization Tips
Chapter 2. Sculpting the Body Modeling and Modifier Tips
Chapter 3. Waxing the Finish Materials Tips
Chapter 4. Highlighting the Chrome Lighting Tips
Chapter 5. Making It Move Tips
Chapter 6. Making It Beautiful Rendering Tips
Chapter 7. Custom Features Special Effects Tips
Chapter 8. Detailing the Chassis MAXScript Tips
Chapter 9. Consulting the Manual Tips on Miscellaneous Features
Chapter 10. Aftermarket Accessories Tips for Using Other Programs with 3ds max

Book Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: New Riders Press (February 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0735713863
  • ISBN-13: 978-0735713864
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Final Cut Pro X: Making the Transition

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Final Cut Pro X: Making the Transition

Book Description

X has literally rocked the film and -editing world by completely re-imagining the inherent concepts of nonlinear editing. For many editors and users of the previous versions of , it is like starting anew and learning a brand-new program. Those experienced with previous versions of Final Cut and other non-linear editors such as , Pro, and Avid Composer already understand the basic concepts of editing and are now looking for a quick guide to getting started.

In this useful, cut-to-the-chase guide to the program, popular trainer and Final Cut guru Larry Jordan takes these experienced users through all the components of the software, from importing footage and organizing to export and sharing. Along the way, they'll learn the best ways to edit footage and add transitions, effects, and filters, do basic color correcting, work with , and utilize a variety of HD workflow techniques, to name a few.

Within a weekend, users will learn the best ways to start editing in this groundbreaking program in this must-have guide.

Table of Contents

  1. Preparing for X
  2. Get Started Editing
  3. Managing Events, Projects, and Shortcuts
  4. Managing Media
  5. Organizing Clips: Ratings, Keywords, and Extended Metadata
  6. Editing
  7. Organizing Your Edit
  8. Trimming Your Edit
  9. Transitions
  10. Titles and Text
  11. Built-in Effects
  12. Themes and Generators
  13. Keying
  14. Retiming
  15. Color Correction
  16. Sharing and Exporting

Book Details

  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press (November 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321811267
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321811264
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Classroom in a Book

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:39 AM PDT

Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 Classroom in a Book

Book Description

Elements 10 is the most thorough and comprehensive way for you to master all the new features in ’s top-rated consumer-targeted photo-editing software. Each chapter in this step-by-step, project-based guide contains a project that builds on your growing knowledge of the program, while end-of-chapter review questions reinforce each lesson. You will learn the basics of editing your images with Photoshop Elements and learn how best to use the program’s many new features.

In this new version of the book you will receive complete coverage of all the new features of Elements 10. Enhance specific photo areas with dozens of new Smart Brush effects and patterns. Find specific things in your photos with Object Search and tag faces in photos faster using your ® Friends list. Get step-by-step assistance with the new Guided Edits that help you create a dreamlike Orton Effect or depth-of-field and picture collage effects. Add text that curves or flows in any direction. Save your photo creations as JPEGs or PDFs for greater flexibility and view photos virtually anywhere you are.

Table of Contents

  1. A Quick Tour of Photoshop Elements
  2. Basic Organizing
  3. Advanced Organizing
  4. Creating Projects
  5. Printing, Sharing, and Exporting
  6. Easy Editing
  7. Adjusting Color in Images
  8. Fixing Exposure Problems
  9. Repairing, Retouching, and Recomposing Images
  10. Combining Images
  11. Advanced Editing Techniques

Book Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Press (November 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321811003
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321811004
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The iPhone Pocket Guide, 6th Edition

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:34 AM PDT

The iPhone Pocket Guide, 6th Edition

Book Description

New 4S users will want to start using their devices as soon as they get their hands on them, and The shows them how. Trusted gadget teacher Christopher Breen reveals the quickest way to learn 4S features. Everything is covered including the basics such as making calls and navigating through your , TV shows, and movies. Along the way, Christopher Breen offers hints for making the most of the device’s settings and troubleshooting advice.

New features in the 4S, and covered fully in this latest edition of The , include an all new with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution recording; and Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Meet the iPhone and
Chapter 2. Setup, Sync, and Settings
Chapter 3. Phone, Messaging, and
Chapter 4. Mail, Calendar, and Reminders
Chapter 5.
Chapter 6. The Player
Chapter 7. The Stores
Chapter 8. Photos, , and
Chapter 9. The Other Apps
Chapter 10. Tips and Troubleshooting

Book Details

  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press; 6th Edition (November 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321814118
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321814111
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