Color: from the experts

For this year's color edition, we gathered our favorite book excerpts by the experts in digital imagery. Enjoy : * Converting to Black and White Using Camera Raw * Cropping to a Specific Size in Adobe Photoshop CS5 * Dealing with Ghosting in Merge to HDR Pro in Adobe Photoshop CS5 * Keeping Great Color When Emailing or Posting Photos to the Web * Using the Color Replacement Tool in Adobe Photoshop CS5 * Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas on Color Replacement * Using the HUD Color Pickers * Converting Color When You Print ... and more March 28, 2011

The New Cool

What do a revolutionary inventor, a MacArthur "Genius" award winner, and a best-selling author have in common? . . . The answer is The New Cool: A Visionary Teacher, his FIRST Robotics Team, and the ultimate battle of smarts February 24, 2011

Connecting Your TV to the Internet

Do you want to stream movies or download music to your home TV? You'll have a lot of options to consider when choosing the right equipment for your family's needs (Apple TV, Google TV, and Roku to name a few). Here'ya go February 16, 2011

Illustrator WOW

With the latest incarnation of The Adobe Illustrator WOW! Book, I see a lot of familiar visuals and tutorials -- and a whole slew of new ones. Over the years, I've spent many hours reading these books. I cannot say how many times I've recommended this book and Sharon Steuer's enlightened training! February 14, 2011

Vector Art : Love Design

Most of you know by now that we love the DOVER collection of ready-to-use-art, and pictorial archives. If you frequent the Publishers' Warehouse loading dock, you've probably already seen some of the hundreds of full-page, downloadable samples we've stashed there. So, in celebration of our "Love Design" month, I've got an extra special treat for you -- vector files. January 28, 2011

Automating a Multistep Task in Photoshop

For all those wishing to learn automation, here's your gig. Thanks to Peachpit for sending this and allowing us to publish it here for you ... January 19, 2011

iPads and iPhones in the Enterprise

So you think business is still dominated by the almighty PC? Think again. iPads and all kinds of other devices are now being embraced by business at an amazing pace. . . here's what you need to know January 17, 2011

How to SELL your ideas

They say nothing happens until a sale is made. I think that's true. After all, no matter how good your design, idea or concept is, it will never get off the ground until someone buys it. Here's the way to effectively sell your ideas January 14, 2011

The Myths of Innovation

Think you've got an idea? Think it's a good one? Think again. This is quite possibly the best book of the decade for creative thinkers -- here's the bottom line on innovation. Selected as one of DTG's BEST BOOKS of 2010 ... January 13, 2011

ePub Straight to the Point

George gets his book "Naked Serviceman" up to Amazon and takes a good look at a new book that will help everyone publish their works in Apple's store, Amazon's Kindle, and others that support the eReaders and eBooks. (Part ONE) December 28, 2010