Book reviews
{Bookshelve #1}
Flash
Games Studio by Glen Rhodes et al
Review:
This is the absolute geek talk book: from music in games
to the Third dimension going through Real 3D to Ultimate 3D skimming
through artificial intelligence... Ouf! For serious apps developers.
New
Masters of Photoshop by by Mike Cina, Derek Lea et al
Review:
For the advanced designers - no - for everyone! (Do
you know anybody who doesn't want to be an advanced designer?) Written
by real masters and surely not like some of those drone making books
that don't use any visual substance to prevent us from snoring while
learning! Written as a real book with lots of images and snapshots
of commands and a cool cd too.
New
Masters of Flash by Jonathon Gay, Yugo Nakamura et al
Review:
The 2002 Annual! How hard is it to beat your own odds?
Well this 2nd edition did! Finally some vavavoum flash recipes are
available right in the book - with good visual support and cd. Same
magazine feel that doesn't cause mental retardation while reading.
Next:
The Future Just Happened by Michael Lewis
Review:
This book is like a breath of fresh air and explains
with a tone our community can appreciate what are the REAL models (business)
that will make the future economy. Think networks and horizontal baby!
Harvest:
Futurefarmers, 1995-2002 (Harvest Time)
Review:
Amy Franceschini (founder of FutureFarmers) is one of the best designer
out there who has consistently kept the quality of her visual designs
and explorations to an unprecedented level of excellence. Luv her books,
toys and illos.
Buy the book from FF and
fetch a cute toy for a bundle mini price.
As a piece nostalgia visit Atlas
Magazine, circa '98.
New
Rules for the New Economy : 10 Radical Strategies for a Connected
World by Kevin Kelly.
Read the Wired article to get a summary.
XML,
HTML, XHTML Magic by Molly Holzschlag
FLASH
deCONSTRUCTION by Todd Purgason, Phil Scott, Brian Drake and Bonnie Blake.
More on accompanying site.
Hotwired
Style: Principles for Building Smart Web Sites by Jeffrey
Veen
NOW
LOADING . . . The Aesthetic of Web Graphics by Ivan Vartanian
Designing
Business : Multiple Media, Multiple Disciplines by Clement
Mok
4x4
Photoshop and Flash: Time and Stasis by Jeremy Tai Abbett, Arron
Bleasdale, Karen Ingram, Francine Spiegel
Web
Hits: Creative and Artistic Sites from Around the World Wide Web by Agosto
Inc. (Editor)
First book Netdiver was invited to participate in. It was released in
a Japanese version too. Both were sold out on Amazon!
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