Below you will find books and weblinks to guides for using software in the area of communication design.
Adobe Photoshop
| Title | Call number |
|---|---|
Adobe Systems. 2002, Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Classroom in a Book., Adobe, San Jose, Calif. |
006.6836 PHOTO 1 |
Against the Clock (Firm) 2002, Adobe Photoshop 6: Advanced Digital Images, Against the Clock Series., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ . |
006.6869 ADO 7 |
| Andrews, P 2002, Adobe Photoshop Elements: A Visual Introduction to Digital Imaging, Focal Press, Oxford . | 006.6869 PHOTO 70 |
| Evening, M 2002, Adobe Photoshop 7.0 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative Use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and Pc, Focal Press, Oxford Boston . |
006.6869 PHOTO 11 /7 |
| Giordan, D 2006, The art of Photoshop for digital photgraphers : from image capture to art, Indianapolis, IN : Sams Publishing | 006.6869 PHOTO 86 |
| Rose, C 2002, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop 7 in 24 Hours, Sams Prentice Hall, Indianapolis, Ind. Hemel Hempstead. | 006.6869 PHOTO 63 |
| Sessions.edu, 2006 Graphic design portfolio-builder : Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator projects Berkeley, Peachpit | 006.686 17 |
| Toot, M & Kinkoph, S 2002, Master Visually Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and after Effects, Visual Read Less, Learn More., Hungry Minds, New York, NY . | 005.72 ADO 2 |
Macromedia Director
| Title | Call number |
|---|---|
| Against the Clock (Firm) 2001, Macromedia Director 8 : Creating Powerful Multimedia , Against the Clock Series., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River , NJ . | 006.7869 DIR 6 |
| Gross, P 2000, Director 8 and Lingo Authorized , Macromedia Press, Berkeley , Calif. | 006.7869 DIR 8 |
| Gross, P & Roberts, J 2000, Director 8 Demystified , Peachpit Addison-Wesley, Berkeley , Calif. Harlow . | 006.7869 DIR 1 |
| Gross, P & Gross, M 2002, Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio for 3d : Training from the Source , Macromedia Press, Berkeley , CA. | 006.7776 DIR 20 |
| Johnson, S 2001, Macromedia Director 8 Shockwave Studio Illustrated : Complete , Illustrated Series., Course Technology, Boston . | 006.7776 DIR 19 |
| Partridge, AR 2002, Real-Time Interactive 3d Games : Creating 3d Games in Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio , Sams, Indianapolis , Ind. | 006.7869 DIR 10 |
| Phil, G 2001, Macromedia* Director* 8.5 Shockwave* Studio for 3d: Training from the Source , Peachpit Press, | 006.7776 DIR 20 |
| Rosenzweig, G 2000, Special Edition Using Director 8 , Que, Indianapolis , Ind. | 006.7869 DIR 4 |
| Wilson , SJ & Salvatierra, R 2001, Director 8 and Lingo , Inside Macromedia., OnWord Press/Thomson Learning, New York . | 006.7869 DIR 7 |
Macromedia Dreamweaver
| Title | Call number |
|---|---|
| Arguelles, T 2002, Essential Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 for Web Professionals, Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, N.J. | 004.678 DRE 28 |
| Bardzell, J 2003, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX dynamic applications : advanced training from the source, Macromedia Press, Berkeley, Calif. | 004.678 DRE 45 |
| Belinski, JP, Belinski, CF & Wilson, SJ 2002, Dreamweaver 4: Inside Macromedia, Onward Press/ Thomson Learning, Albany, NY . | 004.678 DRE 36 |
| 2003, Dreamweaver Mx: Inside Macromedia, Delmar Learning/Thomson Learning, New York. Caboolture | 005.72 DRE 24 |
| Betsy, B 2002, Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia* Dreamweaver* Mx in 24 Hours, Sams Publishing, | 004.678 DRE 32 (print) 004.678 DRE 32 (online) |
| Bishop, S 2002a, Macromedia Dreamweaver: Illustrated Introductor, The Illustrated Series., Course Technology: Thomson Learning, Cambridge, Mass. London . | 004.678 DRE 35 |
| 2003, Macromedia Web Pack: Flash Mx, Dreamweaver Mx and Fireworks, Premier Press, Rocklin, US . | 006.693 21 |
| Bruce, B 2003, Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Dreamweaver Mx in 24 Hours, Sam Pub., Indianapolis, IN. | 004.678 DRE 32 |
| Coley, L 2003, How to Use Macromedia Dreamweaver Mx and Fireworks Mx, First edn, How to Use., Que, Indianapolis, Ind. | 005.276 DRE 1 |
| Forta, B 2002, Certified Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 Developer Study Guide, Macromedia Press in association with Que Pub., Indianapolis, Ind. | 004.678 DRE 30 |
| Guthrie, R, Soe, L & Macromedia (Firm) 2002, Macromedia Dreamweaver 4, Course Technology, Boston, Mass. Caboolture | 005.72 DRE 26 |
| Khristine Annwn, P 2002, Macromedia* Dreamweaver* Mx: Training from the Source, Peachpit Press, | 004.678 DRE 24 /R (print) 004.678 DRE 24 /R (online) |
| NIIT (Firm) 2002, Special Edition Using Macromedia Dreamweaver Ultradev 4, Que, Indianapolis, Ind. | 004.678 DRE 25 |
| Page, KA, Schulze, P & Macromedia Press. 2001, Macromedia Dreamweaver 4: Training from the Source, Macromedia Press, Berkeley, CA. | 004.678 DRE 24 |
| Ruvalcaba, Z 2002, Macromedia Dreamweaver 4: 10 Minute Guide, Que Pub., Indianapolis, IN. | 004.678 DRE 34 |
| Ruvalcaba, Z, Pizzi, M, 2005, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 unleashed, Indianapolis: Sams | 005.72 DRE 29 |
| Towers, JT & Macromedia (Firm). 2003, Dreamweaver Mx for Windows and Macintosh, Visual Quickstart Guide., Peachpit, Berkeley, CA. | 004.678 DRE 37 |
| Warner, J & Berkowitz, I 2002, Dreamweaver Mx for Dummies, For Dummies., Hungry Minds, New York . | 004.678 DRE 31 |
Macromedia Flash
| Title | Call number |
|---|---|
| Against the Clock (Firm) 2002, Macromedia Flash 5: Animating for the Web, Academic version edn, Against the Clock., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. | 006.7869 FLA 15 |
| Airgid, K & Reindel, S 2002, Flash 99% Good: A Guide to Macromedia Flash Usability, McGraw-Hill/Osborne, Berkeley, Calif. London . | 006.7869 43 |
| Bhangal, S & Renow-Clarke, B 2002, Foundation Actionscript for Macromedia Flash Mx, Friends of ED, Birmingham . | 006.7869 FLA 39 |
| Blake, B 2002, How to Do Everything with Macromedia Flash Mx, McGraw-Hill / Osborne, Berkeley, Calif. | 006.7869 FLA 42 |
| Bleasdale, A 2002, Photoshop and Flash, Friends of ED, Birmingham, PA. | 006.6869 PHOTO 59 |
| Cantrell, C 2002, Macromedia Flash Enabled: Flash Design & Development for Devices, New Riders, Indianapolis, IN. | 006.696 FLA 17 |
| Chun, R 2002, Macromedia Flash Mx Advanced for Windows and Macintosh, Visual Quickpro Guide., Peachpit, Berkley. | 006.7869 FLA 37 |
| David, M 2002, Macromedia Flash Mx Magic, New Riders, Indianapolis, Ind. | 006.696 FLA 21 |
| Dolecki, EE 2002, Macromedia Flash: Super Samurai, Macromedia in association with Peachpit Press, Berkeley, Calif. | 006.7869 FLA 27 |
| Drol, W 2002, Object-Oriented Macromedia Flash Mx, The Expert's Voice., Apress Distributed to the book trade in the U.S. by Springer-Verlag, Berkeley, CA New York . | 006.696 FLA 22 |
| English, J, 2006, Macromedia Flash 8 : training from the source, Berkeley: Peachpit Press | 006.786 FLA 4 |
| Finkelstein, E & Leete, G, 2006, Macromedia Flash 8 for dummies, Hoboken: Wiley | 006.696 FLA 40 |
| Fernandez, I 2002, Macromedia Flash Animation & Cartooning: A Creative Guide, McGraw-Hill/Osborne, New York . | 006.696 FLA 20 |
| Finkelstein, E & Leete, G 2002, 50 Fast Macromedia Flash Mx Techniques, Wiley Pub., Indianapolis, IN. | 006.696 FLA 25 |
| Forta, B 2002, Reality Macromedia Coldfusion Mx: Macromedia Flash Mx Integration, Macromedia Pearson Education, Berkeley, Calif. | 005.758 COL 16 |
| Franklin, D 2002, Flash Mx: Creative Web Animation and Interactivity, Macromedia Press, Berkeley, Calif. | 006.7869 FLA 49 |
| Franklin, D & Makar, J 2002, Macromedia Flash Mx Actionscripting: Advanced Training from the Source, Macromedia Addison-Wesley, Berkeley, Calif. Harlow . | 006.7869 FLA 38 |
| Hayes, C 2003, Certified Macromedia Flash Mx Designer Study Guide, Macromedia Press, Berkeley, Calif. | 006.7869 FLA 53 |
| Kerman, P 2002, Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash Mx in 24 Hours, Sams Teach Yourself in 24 Hours., Sams, Indianapolis, Ind. | 006.7869 FLA 32 |
| Kozak, B 2002, Macromedia Flash Mx Freehand 10: Advanced Training from the Source, Macromedia, Berkeley . | 006.7869 FLA 43 |
| Leete, G & Finkelstein, E 2002, Macromedia Flash Mx for Dummies, for Dummies., Hungry Minds, New York, NY . | 006.696 FLA 26 |
| Livingston, D 2003, Advanced Macromedia Flash Mx: Actionscript in Action, 2nd edn, Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle, NJ. | 006.696 FLA 10 /2 |
| Makar, J 2003, Macromedia Flash Mx Game Design Demystified: The Official Guide to Ctreating Games with Flash, Peachpit, Berkeley, Calif. | 006.7869 FLA 51 |
| Mighty Assembly. 2002, Macromedia Flash: Art, Design + Function, McGraw-Hill Osborne, Chicago, Ill. | 741.60285 3 |
| Pizzi, M 2003, Macromedia Flash Mx Unleashed, Sams, Indianapolis, Ind. | 006.7869 FLA 56 |
| Reinhardt, R & Lott, J 2002, Macromedia Flash Mx Actionscript Bible, Wiley, Indianapolis, Ind. | 006.696 FLA 24 |
| Sahlin, D 2002, Flash Mx Actionscript for Designers, Wiley Pub., New York . | 006.7869 FLA 47 |
| Sahlin, D 2002a, Macromedia Flash Mx: Virtual Classroom, Virtual Classroom., McGraw-Hill/Osborne, Berkeley, Calif. | 006.7869 FLA 1 |
| 2002, Macromedia Flash Mx Actionscript for Dummies, for Dummies., Hungry Minds, New York, NY . | 006.7869 FLA 40 |
| Sullivan, J 2002, Macromedia Flash 5: 10 Minute Guide, 10 Minute Guide., Que, Indianapolis, IN. | 006.696 FLA 19 |
| Tyler, D 2002, How to Use Macromedia Flash Mx and Actionscript, Que, Indianapolis, Ind. | 006.696 FLA 16 |
| Ulrich, K 2002, Macromedia Flash Mx for Windows and Macintosh, Peachpit Press, Berkeley, CA. | 006.7869 FLA 34 |
| Underdahl, B 2002a, Macromedia Flash Mx: A Beginner's Guide, McGraw-Hill/Osborne, New York . | 006.696 FLA 18 |
| 2002, Macromedia Flash Mx: The Complete Reference, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, Berkeley, Calif. London . | 006.7869 FLA 55 |
| Warner, J & Berkowitz, I 2002, Dreamweaver Mx for Dummies, For Dummies., Hungry Minds, New York . | 004.678 DRE 31 |
| Wilder, S, Wilson, SJ & Volion, C 2003, Flash Mx, Inside Macromedia., Thomson, Australia Clifton Park, NY. | 006.7869 FLA 57 |
Maya
| Title | Call number |
|---|---|
| 2005, The art of Maya : an introduction to 3D computer graphics, Toronto: Alias | 006.6 MAY 1 /3 |
| Edgar Park, J, 2005, Understanding 3D animation using Maya, New York : Springer | 006.696 40 |
| Gould, D, 2005, Complete Maya programming. Volume II : an in-depth guide to 3D fundamentals, geometry, and modeling, San Francisco: ElsevierMorgan Kaufman | 006.696 MAYA 16 V2 |
| Kundert-Gibbs, JL, Lee, P & Derakhshani, D 2003, Maya 4.5, Sybex, San Francisco, Calif. | 006.6 MAY 10 |
| Maestri, G, 2005, Maya at a glance, San Francisco: Sybex | 006.696 MAYA 35 |
| Riddell, D & Britt, AS 2002, Maya, Visual Quickstart Guide., Peachpit, Berkeley, Calif. | 006.6 MAY 7 |
| Riddell, D & Dimond, A, 2005, Maya 6 for Windows and Macintosh, Berkeley: Peachpit Press | 006.696 MAYA 31 |
| Ward, A, 2005, Game character development with Maya, Berkeley: New Riders | 006.696 MAYA 32 |
| Watkins, A 2003, The Maya 4.5 Handbook, Charles River Media, Hingham, Mass. | 006.6 MAY 9 |
| Wilkins, M, Kazmier, C, 2005, MEL scripting for Maya animators, Boston : Morgan Kaufmann | 006.696 MAYA 1 /2 |
Internet resources
| Website | Description |
|---|---|
| Graphic Design | |
| Design & Publishing Center | A portal site for design, typography, graphics, illustration, writing, printing, publishing, advertising, signs, displays and information for graphic communication |
| Graphic Designers Paradise | A site with multiple links to design information |
| Communication Arts | A site that allows searching of the database of articles, columns and exhibit projects that have appeared in Communication Arts for the last 14 years The print version of Communication Arts is held by the Library at: Kelvin Grove Periodical 741.66 2 Vol.37, no.8 Jan./Feb. 1996)- |
| Illustration | |
| Theispot Showcase | A site showcasing illustrators and illustrations |
| Typography | |
| Adobe Type Library | A site dedicated to Adobe fonts and designers |
| Microsoft Typography | This group researches and develops fonts and font technologies |
| Typofile Magazine | An online magazine that includes new typefaces, web fonts, techniques, technology, opinions and essays |
| Typographic | This site aims to illustrate the depth and impact of type and to raise relevant questions about how typography is treated in the digital media |
| Web Design | |
| AtWebsites Resources for Web Designers | A site that provides fonts, background, tutorials and forums relating to Web design |
| CoolText.com | A free online service which provides real-time generation of customised graphics |
| Web Page Design for Designers | A site about designing for the worldwide web with a particular emphasis on graphic design. It contains three main sections, editorials,and reviews, main information and web design links section |
| Animation | |
| Origins of American Animation | A collection of twenty one animated films and two fragments which span the years 1900-1921 |