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100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People ****
Susan Weinschenk
We design to elicit responses from people. We want them to buy something, read more, or take action of some kind. Designing without understanding what makes people act the way they do is like exploring a new city without a map: results will be haphaz...

344 Questions: The Creative Person's Do-It-Yourself Guide to Insight, Survival, and Artistic Fulfillment *****
Stefan G. Bucher
The secret to creative success lies not in knowing the right answers, but in knowing how to ask the right questions–and this little book is full of them! A veritable therapy session on paper, 344 Questions is composed entirely of questions designed t...

3D Art Essentials: The Fundamentals of 3D Modeling, Texturing, and Animation ****
Ami Chopine
Create high-quality 3D animations and models by using the basic concepts and principles of 3D art presented by GeekAtPlay.com’s Ami Chopine. This handy studio reference breaks down the core concepts into easy-to-understand segments and teaches you th...

Mac Kung Fu: Over 300 Tips, Tricks, Hints, and Hacks for OS X Lion ***
Keir Thomas
After you've uncovered the basics in Lion, Mac Kung Fu is your next step. You'll learn how to master everyday tools such as the Dock, Spotlight, Mission Control, Launchpad, and Dashboard. You'll discover other amazingly useful tools and built-in add-...

Non-Designer's Design Book, The ****
Robin Williams
A lot has happened in the world of digital design since the first edition of this title was published, but one thing remains true: There is an ever-growing number of people attempting to design pages with no formal training. This book is the one plac...

Silverlight 4 in Action
Pete Brown
Silverlight 3 in Action is a fast-paced, comprehensive tutorial that guides the reader from creating "Hello World" to coding production-quality, data-driven rich internet applications with graphics, audio, and video content. Written for a developer w...

Silverlight Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach *****
Jit Ghosh and Rob Cameron
Silverlight Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, Second Edition is your practical companion to developing rich, interactive web applications with Microsoft’s latest technology. This book tackles common problems and scenarios that on-the-job develope...

Smashing Photoshop CS5: 100 Professional Techniques ****
Sue Jenkins
Review‘Suitable for anyone fairly new to Photoshop…great for learning lots of relevant techniques quickly.' (.net, January 2011). Product DescriptionEXPAND YOUR IMAGINATIONSmashing Photoshop CS5 is loaded with 100 creative and innovative techniques t...

Windows Presentation Foundation 4.5 Cookbook ****
Pavel Yosifovich
Over 80 recipes to effectively and efficiently develop rich Windows client applications on the Windows platformFull of illustrations, diagrams, and tips with clear step-by-step instructions and real world examplesGain a strong foundation of WPF featu...

XAML Developer Reference ****
Mamta Dalal and Microsoft Press and Ashish Ghoda
Sharpen your application development skills with XAML-the markup language used in Microsoft® Silverlight®, Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Windows Phone 7. Led by expert authors, you'll learn practical ways to develop rich user interfaces...