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 Color Theory Tutorial
Why study color theory? If you are involved in the creation or design of visual documents, an understanding of color will help when incorporating it into your own designs. |
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Design Psychology
Insights into the purpose and effect of physical elements, design, and layout of web pages ...and why clients should let the designers handle the design. |
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The Making of Architecture of Color and Coded Identity
As recognition of his vision, color composition and fine rendering, Richard Minh Le won the coveted Master Award in Production Design in Ballistic Publishing's 'ELEMENTAL 2'. |
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Off With Their HUDs!
Rethinking the Heads-Up Display in Console Game Design |
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| Gabe's Recommended Books |
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Digital Lighting and Rendering
Crafting a perfect rendering in 3D software means nailing all the details. And no matter what software you use, your success in creating realistic-looking illumination, shadows and textures depends on your professional lighting and rendering techniques. |
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Digital Texturing and Painting
This book takes you outside the studio and walks you through the museum of life. This full color book combines traditional texture creation principles with digital texturing techniques to enhance your scenes and animations. In the first half of the book, you will learn about the history of textures in fine art and in the second half, how to apply these principles to your 2D and 3D digital scenes. |
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Elements of User Experience, The: User-Centered Design for the Web
This book is designed to be read easily in just a few hours. If you're a newcomer to the world of user experience -- maybe you're an executive responsible for hiring a user experience team, or maybe you're a writer or designer just finding your way into this field -- this book will give you the foundation you need. If you're already familiar with the methods and concerns of the field of user experience, this book will help you communicate them more effectively to the people you work with. |
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Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace
Technology changes storytelling--movies don't tell stories in the same manner as wandering bards. Janet H. Murray, director of the Laboratory for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is fascinated with the changes emerging technologies may bring. Interactive tales, more versatile structures, stories as games, and games as stories are among the topics she explores in her very personable and entertaining style. And what about fears that interactive escapism could be the coming addiction? She makes an unblinking examination of this question with insight into both the technological possibilities and the strengths of the human psyche. Strongly recommended for anyone who loves the art of storytelling in any medium. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
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Theory of Fun for Game Design
Never before has a guide so succinctly put together the essence of what it means to design for the elusive but highly important element of fun. And the pursuit of fun in interactive media like games is never ending. It's not so easy to articulate what fun is (try it sometime and you'll see) but leading interactive designer, Raph Koster, has developed a theory of fun that he cleverly presents in his ground-breaking book: A Theory of Fun for Game Design. Not only game designers, but all designers will treasure this insightful and challenging exploration of how to step out of the box and create designs that really entertain. |
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You Can Draw Transformers by Simon Furman
You've seen the comics and cartoons-now you can draw the characters! From Megatron to Optimus Prime, this step-by-step guide teaches budding artists everything they need to know to draw characters from the amazing Transformers universe. |
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Speed Up Web Site Load Time
Myths and Equations