Mastering Photoshop CS3 for Print Design and Production
RS | 48 MB | ISBN: 0470114576 | 2007
nlike the early days of Photoshop, for several years now most Photoshop books have been aimed at photographers; there is a big hole on the bookstore shelf that needs to be filled by a Photoshop book that is geared specifically towards graphic design professionals and production artists. This core audience should not have to wade through useless chapters of content geared towards other users of the application, namely professional photographers, web designers, and video editors. Mastering Photoshop for Print Design and Production sets graphic designers and production artists in the right direction when implementing the latest version of Photoshop into their everyday workflow. It demonstrates how to use Photoshop for all aspects of print, from simpler tasks such as basic color correction and masking, to more advanced tasks such as color management, utilizing layer comps, and troubleshooting and automating RGB-to-CMYK color conversion. Entirely four-color throughout, Mastering Photoshop for Print Design and Production fulfills the promise of the Mastering series, to provide real-world skills to professionals and students. Like all Mastering books, this one includes:
- A "by pros for pros" approach: The author is an active professional working in graphic arts, layout, and design, writing for professionals who want to improve their skills or learn new skills.
- Real-world examples: Running throughout the text are examples of how the various skills are applied in scenarios faced by real practitioners.
- Skill-based teaching and hands-on exercises.
- Companion files for tutorials and projects are provided on the accompanying CD-ROM. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

James Milton, Virginia Evans, Bill Blake "A Good Turn of Phrase - Advanced Practice in Phrasal Verbs"
Express Publishing | ISBN:1842168495 | 36 Pages | PDF | 7.9 Mb
A Good Turn of Phrase is a 2-part series of full-color books that offer comprehensive presentation and extensive practice of commonly used idioms, phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases at an advanced level. The books are suitable for use in the classroom or for self-study. Book 2 (Advanced Practice in Phrasal Verbs and Prepositional Phrases) contains 16 units each presenting and practising English phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases in current use.

Plant Propagation by Tissue Culture: Volume 1. The Background
Publisher: Springer | Language: English | ISBN:1402050046 | 520 pages | Data: 2007 | PDF | 6 Mb

Alkaliphiles: Genetic Properties and Applications of Enzymes
Publisher: Springer | Language: English | ISBN:354033372X | 270 pages | Data: 2006 | PDF | 11 Mb

A C Long, "Composites forming technologies"
CRC (February 23, 2007) | ISBN:0849391024 | 328 pages | PDF | 5,3 Mb

Lex de Haan, Toon Koppelaars, "Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals "
Apress (June 21, 2007) | ISBN:1590597451 | 376 pages | PDF | 2,4 Mb

I. R. Toshchakov, "Beat the Odds in Forex Trading How to Identify and Profit from High Percentage Market Patterns"
Wiley (July 28, 2006) | ISBN:0471933317 | 224 pages | PDF | 6,5 Mb

Alfred W.-S. Loo, "Peer-to-Peer Computing: Building Supercomputers with Web Technologies "
Springer; 1 edition (December 18, 2006) | ISBN:1846283817 | 268 pages | PDF | 4,2 Mb

Manual de usuario AutoCad 2008 en castellano.
Autodesk Inc | Enero 2007 | 1872 Páginas | PDF | 9 MB | Spanish

Manual de usuario AutoCad 2007 en castellano.
Autodesk Inc | Abril 2006 | 1366 Páginas | PDF | 5 MB | Spanish

Manual de usuario AutoCad 2006 en castellano.
Autodesk Inc | Febrero 2005 | 1278 Páginas | PDF | 9 MB | Spanish

Margaret K. Nydell, Understanding Arabs: A Guide for Modern Times
Intercultural Press | ISBN:1931930252 | 2005 | PDF | 2 MB | 363 Pages
This volume is a handbook, intended to be read easily and quickly, by people who are not specialists. Written by highly-esteemed Arabist and academic Margaret Nydell, Understanding Arabs will bring about understanding about modern-day Arabs for foreigners—especially Westerners in America and Europe—without pushing a political agenda.
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Contemporary scores & related - Update two
Scores modern | PDF | 351 MB
Just trying to maintain the idea of a contemporary scores thread here a little, with stuff I encounter along the way. For earlier posts you may check the overview of the modern scores-section here at Avax.
I hope some of the materials posted today may come in useful for some of you.
Prizes for identifying the handwriting of the composer in the picture, included in today's posting ;)

Prudence J. Jones, Cleopatra: A Sourcebook
University of Oklahoma Press | ISBN 080613741X | 2006 | PDF | 2 MB | 363 Pages
Cleopatra's life story, gleaned from contemporary sources, is powerfully intriguing: Married four times, she seduced two of the most powerful men in Rome (Julius Caesar and Marc Antony), became the sole ruler of Egypt, gained legendary status for her lavish banquets, and chose to die rather than endure disgrace as the prisoner of Octavian, Caesar's heir.
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Pattern and Palette Sourcebook 2:
A Complete Guide to Choosing the Perfect Color and Pattern in Design
Rockport Publishers | Pages:208 | 2007-02-01 | ISBN:1592533175
A plethora of patterns and palettes! This hardworking reference book is the second volume in Rockport's Pattern and Palette series. Like the first, it is an invaluable tool for art directors, designers, and students working in the fashion, product, and graphic design fields, as well as anyone in the business of visual communication. With close to 1,000 new patterns, Pattern and Palette Sourcebook 2 is a desktop library of colors and patterns that address the professional's needs in working with harmonies and contrasts. Divided into six unique style sections, the book provides readers with fifteen appropriate colors for each section, which are then incorporated into twenty-five different patterns shown in six or eight color variations each. This enables readers to see the dramatic effect colors have in design and helps them understand how to use color effectively. The book also demonstrates ways of creating designs that are distinctly unique from one another yet hold together in a group. Also included is an interactive CD ROM that contains the patterns featured. Users can choose patterns, experiment with colors, and print out a sample of the patterns for reference.

Thinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy
Oxford University Press, USA | ISBN:0195134583 | PDF | 2003 edition | 432 pages | 1.2 MB
"This book is excellent, one of the best of its kind that I've seen. It accomplishes what few general introductions to philosophy even attempt: to integrate contemporary discussion and argument into a treatment of our perennial problems without losing sight of their roots."--David Sosa, University of Texas at Austin

Yihong Gong, Wei Xu, " Machine Learning for Multimedia Content Analysis "
Springer; 1 edition (October 1, 2007) | ISBN:0387699384 | 293 pages | PDF | 8,9 Mb

Cheese problems solved
Publisher: CRC | Language: English | ISBN:1420043943 | 402 pages | Data: 2007 | PDF | 2.1 Mb

Michael Lopp, "Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager"
Apress (June 12, 2007) | ISBN:159059844X | 209 pages | PDF | 1,4 Mb