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Architecture Fly-Through in Shockwave 3D: Jan 17, 2003; Follow this hands-on example of creating a Shockwave 3D file.

Attempting to Define Gameplay: Jul 4, 2003; The final definition of gameplay is there is no definition of gameplay. Learn how gameplay is not a sigular entity but rather a combination of many elements and how its definition moves from defining a term to explaining a concept.

Attracting Return Visitors: Jan 31, 2003; Getting people to visit your site initially generally is much easier than it is getting them to come back. David deBoer offers up some good ways to get people to return to your site regularly.

Author Talk: Alberto Cairo on the Functional Art of Infographics (Podcast Transcript): Oct 16, 2012; New Riders/Peachpit Publisher Nancy Ruenzel talks with Alberto Cairo, professor of information graphics and visualization at the University of Miami and author of The Functional Art: An introduction to information graphics and visualization. Alberto names some of his favorite designers and data visualizers working in the field today, and discusses the complex relationship between function and form.

Author Talk: Maggie Macnab on Improving Your Designs with Universal Forms and Principles: Nov 23, 2012; Publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel interviews author Maggie Macnab about her latest book, Design by Nature: Using Universal Forms and Principles in Design. They discuss how many of the fundamental principles of nature can inform good design. Maggie also talks about her experiences growing up in scenic northern New Mexico, and the ways the landscape shaped her aesthetic.

Author Talk: Paul Adams on Influence and the Social Web (Podcast Transcript): Nov 7, 2012; New Riders Publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel interviews Social Media Expert Paul Adams about his new book Grouped: How Small Groups of Friends Are the Key to Influence on the Social Web. This book pulls together the latest research from leading universities and technology companies to describe how people are connected, and how ideas and brand messages spread through social networks. It shows readers how to rebuild their business around social behavior, and create products that people tell their friends about.

Author Talk: Sharon Steuer on the Best New Features of Adobe Illustrator CS6 (Podcast Transcript): Oct 18, 2012; Publisher Nancy Ruenzel chats with author Sharon Steuer about the most exciting features of the new Illustrator CS6 software. Sharon also discusses the process of revising the newly released Adobe Illustrator CS6 WOW! Book, now in its twelfth edition.

Author Talk: Tim Kadlec on Implementing Responsive Design (Podcast Transcript): Oct 11, 2012; Peachpit publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel interviews Tim Kadlec, author of Implementing Responsive Design, about why he wrote the book, the Breaking Development conference, and how anyone can start applying responsive design to their site.

Authoring Flash MX Web Pages: Jan 3, 2003; This lesson teaches web-building at the page level, marking up a page and making use of different elements, including hyperlinks, style sheets, images, and templates.

Automatically Adapt Your Site for Any Screen Size with Dreamweaver: Sep 27, 2012; Modern websites must accommodate devices with all sorts of screens - from giant monitors down to pocket-size smartphones. Tom Negrino, coauthor of Dreamweaver CS6: Visual QuickStart Guide, shows how to use built-in Dreamweaver features to make your site adapt itself automatically to fit screens of any size.

Avoid Hidden Web Hosting Costs: Oct 10, 2003; Carrie Bickner gives you a checklist for avoiding unexpected web hosting expenses.

Basic (X)HTML Structure: Dec 29, 2006; This chapter covers the most basic (X)HTML elements—the ones you need to create the structure of your document. You'll learn how to create new paragraphs, headers, page breaks, comments, and more.

Basic (X)HTML Structure: Jun 16, 2006; This chapter covers the most basic (X)HTML elements—the ones you need to create the structure of your document. You'll learn how to create new paragraphs, headers, page breaks, and comments.

Basic (X)HTML Structure: Mar 28, 2003; This chapter covers the most basic (X)HTML elements—the ones you need to create the structure of your document. You'll learn how to create new paragraphs, headers, page breaks, comments, and more.

Basic Object-Oriented Programming in PHP: Oct 10, 2012; Larry Ullman explains not only the syntax of OOP in PHP 5 and later, but the key underlying OOP theories as well.

Basics of Managing Content with ColdFusion: Dec 27, 2002; This sample chapter explores the Management layer for a dynamic publishing solution, a major piece of your publishing application.

Before and After Graphics for Business: Creating a Successful Logo: Sep 29, 2006; A successful logo can’t be just creative or clever. Because a logo ends up being an important guest at many occasions, it absolutely must perform and behave well no matter what. It is a tricky balancing act, but one that you can achieve. All you have to do is consider what makes a logo effective. Make sure your design follows these guidelines.

Beginning Designer's Guide to Working with Photographs: Nov 22, 2006; Photographs almost always add interest to a design and emphasis to a message. Extra-large or extra-small photos, dramatic cropping, interesting filters, or special digital effects can transform a ho-hum layout into a creative visual solution. In this sample chapter, best-selling authors Robin Williams and John Tollett present some basic guidelines for planning your photographs and incorporating them into your design.

Beyond the Medium. Toward the Goals.: Jun 17, 2009; As designers, we should be willing and able to move fluidly from medium to medium. In order to do this, however, we must first identify the overarching conceptual goals of our design practice. Curt Cloninger asks, have you considered the purposeful development of a lifelong design practice?