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The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters (Voices That Matter)
Joe McNally
New Riders Press, 2008
Location Photogrpahy for Commerical and Portrait Photographers
I'll keep this short and sweet.
1. NOT a cookbook or "how to" book.
2. NOT a beginners book.
3. IS a book for high intermediate level and advanced photographers (see#4).
4. This book does not give F stops or other technical information. That's why it's an ...
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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers,The (Voices That Matter)
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2007
A must have
This book is a must have while learning the ins and outs of Lightroom. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow for both pc's and mac's.
With a little more advanced knowledge it is easy to know what you are looking for - important since it is not a read ...
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Designing for the Social Web (Voices That Matter)
Joshua Porter
New Riders Press, 2008
Very well written
First, this is not a programming book- there are no lines of code. Instead, this is about the design of social websites. It is very well written, with many illustrations and examples, in a style which makes it both easy to read and useful as a reference. It's clear ...
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Communicating Design: Developing Web Site Documentation for Design and Planning
Dan Brown
New Riders Press, 2006
Communicating Design
It is for my Information Design class. I haven't used it yet, but it arrived on time and in good condition..
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
Garr Reynolds
New Riders Press, 2008
Follow a new path
In this beautifully designed and well written manifesto, Garr Reynolds illustrates how your presentations can engage and even inspire audiences, with just a little more effort and imagination in the preparation and design stages.
Most presentations we see are lists ...
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The Photoshop Elements 6 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)
Scott Kelby, Matt Kloskowski
New Riders Press, 2008
TOP NOTCH
The Photoshop Elements 6 Book is invaluable....I had been plodding along trying to teach myself and not getting very far. This books sets out just about every situation imagineable and step by step holds your hand to guide you to the completion of an exercise. Truly ...
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Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action (Voices That Matter)
Robert Hoekman Jr.
New Riders Press, 2008
Hoekman is to UX Design Lit as DeLillo is to Contemporary Fiction
Designing the Moment is an invigorating follow-up to Hoekman's paradigm-shifing debut Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design - a must-read for designers, marketers, business analysts, developers, and engineers of all persuasions. It's ...
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Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS ...
Dan Cederholm
New Riders Press, 2007
Best CSS Book I have ever owned
This is easily the best CSS book I have ever owned. It's very easy to read and provides excellent, and sadly few, examples. Most importantly, the author does a wonderful job helping the reader understand concepts and how and why certain things are implemented.
Other ...
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Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
Steve Krug
New Riders Press, 2005
Should be on every web designers shelf
A staple book that has standardized so many design and usability concepts. It isn't that long, but it is so dead-on with usability that this as close to the the Bible you can get for web usability. Full color pages and tons of practical examples make it easy to ...
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The Adobe Photoshop CS3 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter)
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2007
A simple, yet seriously effective book!
This book has re-inspired me as a photographer. I have been a semi-pro photographer for about 10 years now. I dodged the digital revolution for more years than I should have. I only got into it in 2005. Before that I wouldn't even look at going digital. Until now ...
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The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web (VOICES)
Jesse James Garrett
New Riders Press, 2002
Quick read that packs a punch.
This was a great book. It really gets you thinking of ways to improve your work flow, while focusing on your visitors interaction with your sites.
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Photoshop Masking & Compositing (VOICES)
Katrin Eismann
New Riders Press, 2004
Katrin Eismann is a Masking/Composite Diva
Ms. Eismann hits all the areas necessary for one to become proficient in masking and compositing. She is recommended by all the current photoshop gurus for a very good reason. This book is an excellent primer and also delves into advanced techniques. It's a great ...
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The Photoshop Elements 5 Book for Digital Photographers (VOICES)
Scott Kelby
New Riders Press, 2006
Written for a rookie...like me
One of the best "how to" books I've ever bought. Every step is detailed, taking the reader to the finest final product.
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Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design (Voices That Matter)
Andy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag
New Riders Press, 2006
The Last CSS Book You Will Read
This book is amazing in it's holistic approach to web design using CSS. It's from a designer's perspective and helps a lot in the thought process and workflow departments, then shows you a wonderful way to build up a design from the ground up based on a content-out ...
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Designing the Obvious: A Common Sense Approach to Web Application Design
Robert Hoekman Jr.
New Riders Press, 2006
I want my whole team to read this!!
I love this book for it's brevity, clarity and simplicity. While everything in this book is obvious and common sense, it is still amazingly useful. You should not underestimate your minds ability to ignore and distort such obvious things, especially when we are ...
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