Aldus FreeHand is the leading drawing program for the Macintosh, with over 100,000 users. FreeHand Tips and Tricks explores the advanced capabilities of FreeHand for enthusiasts who have learned the program's basics and want to augment their repertoire of special techniques, such as PostScript graphics and color separations.

In addition to the usual approachable style and clear descriptions found in the first versions, this edition is filled with Post Script special effects, programming examples, and a wealth of tips and tricks. The author covers all the features of the new release--from FreeHand's updated user interface to its vastly expanded text-handling capabilities--and offers profuse illustrations.

Features access to video tutorials! Designed to help architects, planners, and landscape architects use freehand sketching to quickly and creatively generate design concepts, Freehand Drawing and Discovery uses an array of cross-disciplinary examples to help readers develop their drawing skills. Taking a "both/and" approach, this book provides step-by-step guidance on drawing tools and techniques and offers practical suggestions on how to use these skills in conjunction with digital tools on real-world projects. Illustrated with nearly 300 full color drawings, the book includes a series of video demonstrations that reinforces the sketching techniques.

This widely acclaimed, indispensable QuarkXPress reference is back for version 5. This is the clearest technical support guide and the definitive reference source on the basics, tool palette, building documents, copy flow, and more.

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E-commerce case studies from one of the leading Flash developers. The Furniture.com Room Planner case study is worth the price of the book. This application has yet to be duplicated in the market due to its uniqueness and complexity. The accompanying CD contains every case study and source code. E-commerce Flash applications taught by a recognized leader in Flash site integration. This book showcases in-depth case studies directed to intermediate, advanced and professional Flash developers. The advanced case study will mention additional web technologies such as ASP, JavaScript and SQL Server but these technologies will not necessarily need to be fully understood by the reader. This book caters to intermediate to advanced Flash developers who are looking for insight about how to develop Flash animations and applications. They will also look to this book for the actual source code to the case studies showcased. Many of the potential readers will recognize the Furniture.com Room Planner application and purchase the book for this case study alone. Steve Street has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design and has been working in the creative industry for 13 years and in the interactive arts for 8 years. For four years Steve was the Director of Interactive Services for a Cambridge, MA Internet consulting company. Steve also acted as Executive Producer and Director of Engineering for Furniture.com. Steve is now an independent consultant for his own company, Hookumu Interactive Solutions, developing highly interactive projects for a broad range of clients.