Multimedia Books

College-level holdings strong in either art or audiovisual media representations shouldn't miss SHOWREEL.01: 53 PROJECTS ON AUDIOVISUAL DESIGN. It covers everything from commercials and TV to music videos and short artistic film productions, showcasing unique audiovisual works from the last several years and pairing pages of full-color stills from these works with interviews with their makers. Showreel hosts about 50 projects yearly, and covers projects on a world-wide scale: industry pros, in particular, will want to use it to see the latest talents and trends.

Transfer to a new PC without using passwords, preferences or even photos with this book/software packages which can help link an old PC's information directly to a new one. A free copy of the CA Desktop DNA Migrator is included along with instructions on transferring data and a Wizard interface which makes such instructions a snap. From migrating data to backing up files, troubleshooting, and handling a network system, SIMPLE COMPUTER TRANSFER AND BACKUP is a manual no computer user should be without.

I bought Smoothies! The Original Smoothies Book: Recipes form the Pros, a couple of years ago. I use it all the time. When I heard that there was another book in the series out, I got it fast because I love smoothies!
I found the information about the juice business to be very interesting and I love the tasty new recipes. Kudos to the low-carb, soy-based smoothie recipes. Very different and fun!
Now buy the book! - addicted smoothie lover...

You wont't find a better deal on the net. This package contains two books and at a price that can't be beat. These books have great tasting nutritious recipes for sure. You won't need any other smoothie books when you buy this package.

Many times writers will fail to address or recognize the potentail of hypertext as a medium, or will discuss virtual reality in some niavely science-fictioness manner. Peter Lunenfeld embraces these issues and more in a way that is hard to accomplish without chronological distance. Without attempts at all-encompassing rhetoric, he makes strong, undeniable observations of where our culture is, with reference to the digital media that encompass it.

Particularly exciting (for me) is the point that virtual reality is only significantly present as an "object to think with", a sort of prophetic idea which influenced society greatly without ever being fully acheived. Its a more productive look in the mirror instead of the usual look to the supposed future.

Important distinctions are made between traditional chemical photography and digital photography, as well as between the telephone and the world wide web. Also very interresting is the discouse on digital media's influence on architecture, with several eye-opening examples.

Obviously I was most intrigued by the discussions on media, but there are two more sections, one on cultures, the other on makers. The culture part focuses on "technocultures", the demo, and the aesthetics neccesary in this environment; the makers part on the work of specific artists and their cultural importance. Several examples are given to show what results in this electronic culture solidly reinforcing each argument.

Reviewed by Regan Windsor for Reader Views (9/06)

There are many things that can stall the completion of a project; stakeholders coming in at the last minute, customers trying to sneak in changes, and escalation, just to name a few. While it is common practice to blame the customer for these "last minute" issues the problem usually lies in a poor process or poorly-executed process. The good news is that these pitfalls can be avoided and successful project completion can be achieved.

In "So, You Think You're Done," Kevin Aguanno breaks project completion into two stages: "How to get final approval sign off" and "Everything that needs to be done post signoff." One of the key points in the presentation is that it is essential to think of, and plan for, the end of the project throughout the entire project lifecycle.

In the first stage the key components are dealing with, understanding, documenting and managing expectations, barriers and process required to get final approval, lifecycle issues such as support/maintenance/training, scope barriers, business drivers and the business metrics the company will use to determine the success of the project. By having a clear understanding of what the project is intended to accomplish, who will be responsible for signing off on the project (and ensuring their involvement throughout the project), and what is not included in the project (i.e. training) there will be less risk of these becoming a barrier to project completion or escalation.

The second stage begins after signoff and involves completion of all documentation, analysis, and reviews. This includes all legal aspects of closing and invoicing the contract, administrative activities, a review of lessons learned, any marketing that can be done from the project, and a review of the product life cycle. These activities are often overlooked or rushed as the team hurries to move on to the next project. It is important to give these processes adequate attention, however, as they have key value in increasing success and performance of future projects.

"So, You Think You're Done" is full of essential tools in ensuring a smooth and effortless project signoff process as well as guidelines for ensuring all legal and administrative issues are covered, all documentation is completed, and all value for future projects is derived. This recording is a great tool for developing key processes and procedures throughout the project management process, and a useful tool to revisit time and again.

Fantastic. Inspiring. All the motivation you need to kickstart you career. From getting your first job to starting your own business.
To break things up, every second chapter has tutorial on using XSI.

I am a professor at a large community college in the Midwest. I have been using SW for over 5 years. I adopted this book for my Fall semester freshmen design class. I have been using books by these authors for over three years.
This book does a great job in providing clear and precise procedures on using SW to create parts, assemblies and drawings. The book has you create numerous assemblies: two bar Linkage with various configurations, support bracket, bar and collar, etc.
You then insert the created assemblies into drawings. The drawings contain numerous sheets, views and features. You create Exploded views, Isometric views, bill of materials, parametric notes, linked notes, etc. Get the idea? It is a wonderful book from start to finish. This book is accurate, up to date, and easy to follow for all levels of new users. If you are teaching SW, this is the book for your class.

This book tells the story of the world's first fully automated multi-media experience. The Phillips pavillion at the 1958 Worlds Fair was unusual in that it didn't merely showcase the company's products---Philips demonstrated the technological feats they were capable of through an eight minute display of light, film, color and sound known as 'Poem Electronique.' Two of the key figures in the story are, of course, the architect Le Corbusier and the composer Edgard Varese; anyone interested in either of these two would enjoy this book. Those familiar with Varese's music from this project would be especially interested to learn the context in which it was originally set. Iannis Xenakis also appears here as Le Corbusier's assistant. Anyone interested in Xenakis would enjoy this book as it is after completion of the 'Poem Electronique' that music becomes his primary focus. The book is well-researched, well-written, and well-presented. There are many many illustrations, which help---through them we get a better idea of what the 'Poem Electronique' experience was like, we get to see how the designs for it progressed on paper, and we get to see the constructions as they were being put together. This book examines a very unique meeting of art and technology, one that can neve again be experienced as originally intended.

Spanish in a Box . A Complete Language CourseBy far the easiest way to learn to SPEAK. It is not designed to teach reading or writing Spanish, nor will it "tune" your ear to understand Spanish spoken to you. 32 easy, carefully organized flash card lessons that, if you master each one before proceeding, will enable you to communicate at a basic level in most situations. Very practical. I don't learn foreiegn languages easily, I have taken a lot of Spanish courses, and this simple flash card system was the most helpful.