December 6th, 2009
Review
“…overall it gives a better understanding of many of the issues…worth buying this book even before you upgrade” (GadgetSpeak.com, March 13th 2009)
Photoshop Elements lets you edit and enhance your digital photographs and images with professional quality tools. Whether you’re a professional photographer or a beginner, Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies gives you the scoop on using this full-featured photo-editing program. You’ll find out how to transform your ordinary photos into visually stunning creations. This book gives you the tools to enhance your images, fix flaws, share pictures online, correct small problems with Quick Fix, keep track of images with the Project Bin, take charge with Shortcuts, present your photos as a slideshow, use Web hosting, animate images, and create movie files. You’ll also learn to: Use the Organizer to move around efficiently in Elements Correct color, brightness, contrast, and exposure Use Adobe’s free Photoshop.com service Streamline your work using shortcuts Work with bitmap, grayscale, and indexed color modes Create albums and import images Follow creative applications for filters and effects Prepare images for printing Turn your photos into postcards, calendars, greeting cards, and photo albums Straighten crooked lines, crop for effect, or fix color, sharpness, red-eye, and contrast Photoshop Elements 7 For Dummies shows you how to use all the Elements of great image editing, management, and photo fun. Whether you’re concerned about color profile embedding or just want to put your kid’s photo on a calendar, you’ll learn how with this book!
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Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Computer/Tech, Dummies, Elements, Paperback
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December 5th, 2009
Review
Photoshop Elements 7 includes new tools for everything from fixing up your photos to storing and sharing your pictures online. There’s so much to this new version, in fact, that knowing how to make the most of it isn’t readily apparent. Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual guides you through all of the program’s features by explaining the way the tools and commands work, and how you can use them to your advantage. Sneak Preview: Author Barbara Brundage’s Top 10 Elements Tips 1. It’s still important to back up your photos. Elements 7 gives you a totally painless way with its related web site. Sign up for a free account and you can set your albums to automatically back themselves up to your space online. Once you set up album syncing, you don’t have to think about it again. It happens automatically. If you have a computer disaster at home, just reinstall Elements on the new computer, turn on the backup/sync option, and sign in to the site, and your photos reappear on your new computer. This service has some limitations (all detailed in the book), but it’s a terrific way to keep an extra copy of important photos. And you still have the regular Organizer options for backing up to CD, DVD, or a different hard drive. 2. Find a size that fits. If you’ve been using Elements for scrapbooking, take a look at the new file size presets available in Elements 7. There’s a whole separate category for scrapbook sizes in the New File dialog box. Now you can create a 12″-, 8″-, or 6″-square sized file without having to set up a custom size. 3. On vacation? Take a private tour. If your “staycation” this year takes you to a nearby tourist…
Tags: Adobe Photoshop, Elements, Manual, Missing, Paperback
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December 4th, 2009
New in paperback, The Typography Workbook provides an at-a-glance reference book for designers on all aspects of type.The book is part of Rockport’s popular Workbook series of practical and inspirational workbooks that cover all the fundamental areas of the graphic design business. This book presents an abundance of information on type – the cornerstone of graphic design – succinctly and to the point, so that designers can get the information they need quickly and easily.Whereas many other books on type are either very technical or showcase oriented, this book offers ideas and inspiration through hundreds of real-life projects showing successful, well-crafted usage of type. The book also offers a variety of other content, including choosing fonts, sizes, and colors; incorporating text and illustrations; avoiding common mistakes in text usage; and teaching rules by which to live (and work) by.
About the Author
Timothy Samara was trained as a graphic designer at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He currently teaches typography and visual communication at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and is the author of Making and Breaking the Grid.
Product Details
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Rockport Publishers (November 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592533019
ISBN-13: 978-1592533015
Product Dimensions:
9 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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Tags: Design, Graphic, Guide, Paperback, RealWorld, Type, Typography, Using, Workbook
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