Desktop Publishing Books

Great help guide which is easy to read and follow. Best how to guide I can remember reading and really helps get the value out of the software.

Step by step instructions and illustrations help you understand the steps. A good introductory book for beginners. If you know the basics, then get a more advanced book.

I will have this program becuse load it down and I like to do different things of it. To do some postcards to my friends.

My book arrived to an exciting new owner. I got through as much of it as I could the first weekeend, hoping to learn more about CSS and XHTML. I was overwhelmed by the ease of read and by the wealth of knowledge gained by the awesome examples! If you need HTML/XHTML/CSS help like I did, I wouldnt sleep on this book. I bought the book because I used to work with Jeff Noble and he is a good friend, but I also bought it because I really needed help in this field and I knew he wouldnt steer me wrong.

What I like about this book is the building approach used. I teach html and web design. Rob's layout allows me to quickly find information needed for classroom work and show the students how and why it works. I will have this book with me in the classroom from now on as an easy to use reference, not only for me but students to.
Mel Rose

It's a quick and easy guide to all the commands and functions you'll use in AutoCAD 2004. Alphabetical listings make it easy to find whatever I'm looking for, and cross-references also help if that command isn't exactly the right one for what I need to do. (which helps me a lot as a semi-beginner!) But I can see how even very advanced AutoCAD users would benefit from the format of this book, especially when it comes to commands that are new to 2004. Icons, great descriptions, pictures of dialog boxes, and shortcuts are also very helpful.

Even though I've only had this book a few weeks, I've already used it more than enough to make it well worth buying!

I recently picked this book up to learn a few new things about the great drawing program Adobe Illustrator. I was totally impressed. The artwork in the book is amazing. And the tips and tutorials on how the artwork was accomplished are very thorough and to the point. The artists are very good and their insight into how they created their art is very inspiring. I highly recommend this book to all digital artists, and even those who are just casual users of a computer.

I bought this VQS because I like the series. But this book goes way beyond the other VQS books.

The author really understands what students need to know. Not only does she explain how the features work, she adds extra information on "why" things should be a certain way. For instance, not only does she explain how to create a style sheet, but she tells you how many style sheets she used to create the book--and why you would need that many.

I really appreciated all the tips to help make sure my documents would print correctly.

But the biggest bonus what the two chapters at the end on comparing InDesign to either Quark or PageMaker. The side by side comparisons helped me understand how to make InDesign work like Quark.

I don't think I'd be able to work with InDesign were it not for this book.

So...you want to write the next Zork/HHGTTG/Lurking Horror. Or maybe you never played any of those games but you have a fresh story idea that is perfect for IF. Either way, this is the place to begin. The perfect (or for me ESSENTIAL) companion to DM4, this book will get you well on your way to writing your first game in INFORM.

This book is excellent if you understand the basics of 3D Studio Max, but cannot get to grips with the more advanced feature set of the animation tools. It covers alot of different types of animation from animating various animals, and humanoid characters to explosions and animating the environment.

It also has insider knowledge on using various techniques used in other types of work. (e.g. in forensic animation etc..) It may not explain every detail on how to perform various tasks so it is important that you have basic understanding of the MAX interface, but it is certainly a great reference on animation, and the animation industry. It even has tools for showcasing your work and producing a demo reel.

Included are several tutorials and a CD full of example files, avi's and demo versions of some of the leading plugins.

I haven't seen Volume 1 and 2 yet...