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| before & after how to design cool stuff: Before & After John McWade, 2009-11-11 Before and After magazine's focus on clarity, simplicity, and elegance has won it legions of fans--fans who will welcome this second volume of the definitive Before and After Page Design by John McWade. Truly an icon of the graphic design community, his insistence on approaching design not as mere decoration but as an essential form of communication is vividly apparent in this cohesive primer on page design and layout. And you could not hope for a better, more qualified teacher. McWade shows readers how to arrange and present information using today's powerful graphics tools. Readers will learn how to design single-page and multi-page documents, brochures, and ads; why one typeface works better than another; and much more. Best of all, they'll discover how to think visually transforming the images in their heads into something that communicates effectively on the page. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Before and After Graphics for Business John McWade, 2005-04-07 As the founder of the very first desktop publishing company (PageLab) and the publisher of Before and After magazine, John McWade knows graphics. He also knows business–and the depth of that knowledge comes through in every page of this handsome primer on creating effective business graphics! In these pages, a master of the medium shows you how to use today's tools to create business graphics that communicate your business's identity in a variety of forms. From creating charts, graphs, calendars, and maps to designing newsletters, creating various types of stationery, coming up with an identity, using photos to convey a message, and creating gift certificates, Yellow Pages ads, coupons, forms, and more, this elegantly designed volume shows you how to present your business to the world graphically. Best of all, you'll discover how to think visually–ensuring that your perceptions of your business are the world's perception of your business through the effective use of business graphics. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Visual Design for the Modern Web Penny McIntire, 2007-11-14 Just as great artists must understand their tools, great Web designers must understand the technology behind their art. In Visual Design for the Web, author Penny McIntire shows novice Web designers how to use their tools--including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript--in conjunction with the principles of aesthetics and usability to become masters of their craft. Chapters begin with explanations of the terminology and techniques of web structures, then demonstrate how to apply the rules of design to create beautiful sites. The book: Illustrates how fundamental principles of design apply to the web Includes charts, diagrams, and graphics to enhance learning and retention Covers site analysis, navigation, layout, color, graphics, typography and forms Demonstrates multiple techniques for getting just the right look and feel for your web sites Focuses on the characteristics that make sites usable, engaging, and memorable |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: How to Draw Cool Stuff: Shading, Textures and Optical Illusions Catherine V. Holmes, 2024-10-08 The 2nd Book in the How to Draw Cool Stuff' series. From basic shapes to realistic drawings, mastering shading, texture, and illusions. A must-have for artists of all levels. “How to Draw Cool Stuff: Basics, Shading, Texture, Pattern and Optical Illusions” is the second book in the How to Draw Cool Stuff series. Inside this book, you will find simple illustrations that cover the necessities of drawing cool stuff. Specific exercises are provided that offer step-by-step guidelines for drawing a variety of subjects. Each lesson starts with an easy-to-draw shape that will become the basic structure of the drawing. From there, each step adds elements to that structure, allowing the artist to build on their creation and make a more detailed image. Starting with the basic forms, the artist is provided a guide to help see objects in terms of simplified shapes. Instructions for shading to add depth, contrast, character and movement to a drawing are then covered. The varieties of texture and pattern that can be included in an artwork offer another layer of interest and depth to a design. These elements are necessary to indicate the way something looks like it feels in a work (texture) or creating the repetition of shapes, lines or colors (patterns). Illustrated optical illusions involve images that are sensed and perceived to be different from what they really are, showing examples of how the mind and the eyes can play tricks on each other. All you need is a piece of paper, a pencil and an eraser and you are ready to draw cool stuff. Once the drawing is complete, it can be colored, shaded or designed in any way you like to make it original. Following these exercises is a great way to practice your craft and begin seeing things in terms of simple shapes within a complex object. |
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| before & after how to design cool stuff: Presentation Secrets Alexei Kapterev, 2011-08-31 Plan, create, and deliver amazing presentations! Alexei Kapterev's online presentation on presentations has seen more than one million views, all with no advertising or promotion. Building on this hit, he now brings us Presentation Secrets outlining his successful tactics for planning, producing, and presenting memorable and unique presentations. The author shares his insight, wisdom, and advice with impressive clarity and detail, covering the three main components required to a presentation: storyline design, slide design, and delivery. Presentation Secrets lets you get to work immediately, fully prepared, armed with confidence, and ready to inspire. Teaches everything that goes into a successful and memorable presentation Helps create a storyline, from planning the beginning, middle, and end, to establishing key points, to making a presentation scalable Discusses how to design a slide template that meets your goals, ensure consistency, and find focal points Dissects the delivery of a presentation, including how to create a character, integrate mistakes, listening to yourself, talking to the audience, and avoiding monotony Includes non-presentation metaphor to drive home your understanding of storytelling, improvisation, and delivery Also featuring real-world examples of presentations from the worlds of business, science, and politics, such as Steve Jobs, Hans Rosling, and Al Gore, this unique book delivers tried and tested secrets and inside tips for making a sensational presentation! |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Album Moxie Khara Plicanic, 2013-07-19 Fresh, clean, and SIMPLE. Album Moxie makes designing photo albums a breeze. For a lot of photographers, album design is synonymous with headache. The hours (and hours!) spent designing are usually followed by weeks (or even months) of revisions, making for a painful experience for everyone involved. But it doesn’t have to be that way! This book will show you how to combine the right tools with a simple strategy, making it possible (even easy) to design basic albums in seconds, and custom wedding or portrait albums in an hour–or less. By the time you finish the book, you’ll have a beautiful, finished design that’s ready to be ordered! Overhauling the entire approach to traditional album design and marketing, Album Moxie shows how albums can be as good for your workflow as they are for your bottom line–all while adding value for your clients. This fun, spunky, and no-nonsense book: Provides a simplified approach for photographers looking to create and market wedding and portrait albums Walks through the entire album process, from choosing a vendor to exporting production-ready files Guides readers step by step through the design, retouching, and exporting of an actual 20-page album Covers all the necessary tools, including the basics of the one tool that design professionals know and love–Adobe InDesign |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Presentation Zen Design Garr Reynolds, 2013-11-26 Creating and delivering a successful presentation today often means breaking through the noise and allowing your audience to focus on you and your message. You can have a great impact using simple design choices in your presentations but you just need to know where to start. Here to guide you on your journey is best-selling author and popular speaker Garr Reynolds, whose design wisdom and advice will open your eyes and give you new ways to look at your slides. Filled with practical insights and plenty of examples, you’ll learn how to design effective presentations that contain text, data, color, images, and video. Once the design guidelines are established, you will benefit from Garr’s years of experience as a master presenter and learn how you can achieve an overall harmony and balance using the powerful tenet of simplicity. Not only will you discover how to design your slides for more professional-looking presentations, you’ll learn to communicate more clearly and will accomplish the goal of making a stronger, more lasting connection with your audience. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Young House Love Sherry Petersik, John Petersik, 2015-07-14 This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, hack your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Getting the Message Across Stéphane Faroult, 2016-11-21 Create memorable presentations on technical and complex topics in slideware such as Microsoft PowerPoint and Apple’s Keynote for Mac. Learn good pacing and rhythm as well as judicious use of special effects. Whether the goal is to help a sale or to educate, and whether the final delivery is a live presentation, a webinar, or a short video presentation, this book focuses on the particular difficulties linked to technical presentations. You will learn to create a story when there is none, gain the interest of an audience who may not feel as strongly for the topic as the speaker does, turn abstract concepts into visual models, overcome the limitations of the medium (limited space, two dimensions), maintain interest through rhythm, and use effects, not to look cool or get that WOW moment, but to serve the message. Getting The Message Across presents a number of field-tested ideas for raising interest. The use of various techniques and carefulscripting will help you, even if you aren't a natural-born show-person, to communicate effectively, and to make your audience remember your message, and not necessarily your slides. This book will teach you: Rhythm and animations, and the use of transitions To hold audience interest even with dry topics To create memorable presentations Techniques useful for PowerPoint, Keynote for Mac, and any similar presentation medium or environment What You Will Learn Turn austere topics into interesting stories. Give rhythm and pacing to your presentations. Build a narrative during transitions and animations. Hold audience interest and make listeners feel clever. Make people remember your presentation rather than your cool use of slideware. Who This Book Is For People who have to communicate effectively on strongly technical topics. This book targets educators and trainers as well as technical consultants who need to present complex solutions to customers or leads, as well as would-be speakers at scientific or technical conferences. Getting The Message Across is a book for people who want to make their presentations not only more attractive, but really memorable. It is for people who aren't looking for a standing ovation, but who are willing to do what they can to be understood and to make their messages remembered. Getting The Message Across focuses on using slideware such as PowerPoint and Keynote. Such slideware, for all its flaws, is still one of the best ways to communicate, not only live, but also in dematerialized communications (webinars, video tutorials) for reaching an ever-growing audience. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: The Non-Designer's InDesign Book Robin Williams, 2011-09-28 Many designers and photographers own the entire suite of Adobe’s creative products, but they manage to learn only one or two of the applications really well. If Adobe InDesign CS5.5 is the one app in the suite that makes you feel like you’re entering a foreign country where you don’t speak the language, Robin Williams provides the perfect travel guide and translator in this new edition to the best-selling Non-Designer’s series. This fun, straight-forward, four-color book includes many individual exercises designed specifically to teach InDesign CS5.5 to beginners in such a way that you can jump in at any point to learn a specific tool or technique. Along the way, Robin offers design tips for making your work communicate appropriately and beautifully. Whether you need to create your own marketing materials for a small business or organization, or you want your student or business papers to be perceived as more professional, or you want to become more proficient with the design tools you already use, this book is the fastest and most efficient path to mastering basic tasks InDesign. In this non-designer’s guide to InDesign CS5.5, you’ll learn: How to create basic design projects, such as flyers, business cards, letterhead, ads, brochures, CD covers, and much more How to add images to your pages and crop, rotate, resize, and add effects to those images How to use InDesign’s typographic tools to make your work look professional How to use style sheets so every job is easier to create and work with How to use tabs and indents with confidence and predictability How to create nice-looking tables to effectively organize data And, of course, the basics of working in InDesign with layers, panels, tools, etc. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: A Career in Computer Graphics and Design Joe Greek, 2014-12-15 Career-seekers looking for a field that will take advantage of their artistic talents will find this volume immensely helpful. Readers will learn about the varied environments in which graphic designers work and the expectations that different kinds of companies have of their employees. They’ll learn how high school courses, college courses, extracurricular activities, online training resources, and internships can help prepare them for careers in computer and graphic design. There are even practical tips on getting and keeping your first job in this competitive field, as well as a useful overview of the tools and software of the trade. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Increasing Your Tweets, Likes, and Ratings Suzanne Weinick, 2012-07-15 A digital entrepreneur not only needs to create a product of value to users, but also needs to learn to promote, sell, and stand behind the product. This book explores the role of digital marketing and getting one's product noticed in a competitive market. Digital marketing is the process of using search engines, social media, and mobile devices as part of a strategy to attract and retain customers. This book presents a variety of digital marketing techniques that can help make a name for one's app, game, blog, or website. Ideas include starting a company page on Facebook, using search engines to target customers, or microblogging on Twitter. With some creativity and know-how, teens will be on their way to marketing their digital products successfully. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: How to Draw Cool Stuff Catherine V Holmes, 2025-04-22 Unlock your creativity and master the art of drawing in just five minutes with Catherine V. Holmes' essential guide, perfect for budding artists seeking quick and impactful practice sessions. Five minutes may not seem like a lot of time to allow yourself to work on a drawing, as artists have been known to take days, months, and even years to complete a single work of art. However, as this book will prove, you can draw some really cool stuff in just under five minutes. By limiting their time, artists will start to see only the most essential parts of a subject while communicating action, movement, and expression into one timed drawing. This book is jam-packed with step-by-step lessons for drawing cool objects quickly – in 5-minutes or less! Author, artist, and instructor Catherine V. Holmes will start by teaching you how to quickly interpret basic information onto paper using simple but meaningful lines made with purpose. Start by observing, then draw the main shapes within your object. Next, you’ll find simple lines and smaller shapes that build on the original ones, blocking in areas with lines and curves to represent the major details of your subject. The final steps should be filling your subject in with tone and refining shadows and highlights. Drawing under a time limit is a wonderful exercise that will help you learn how to draw more instinctively and gain a better understanding of form. The final outcome is not meant to be a polished drawing, but rather an all-around practice exercise that will improve your game and help you draw really some cool stuff with ease. The fifth book in the How To Draw Cool Stuff series, this exciting new title will teach you how to create simple illustrations using basic shapes and a drawing technique that simplifies the process of drawing, all while helping you construct height, width, and depth in your work. It will guide you through the creative thought process and provide plenty of ideas to get you started. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Made by Dad Scott Bedford, 2013-05-07 The Snail Soup Can Decoy to keep the candy stash safe. The Customizable “Keep Out” Sign to deter meddlesome siblings and parents. A Bunk Bed Communicator made from cardboard tubes (“Psst! Can you keep the snoring down?”). Clever, whimsical, and kind of genius, here are 67 unique projects that will turn any dad with DIY leanings into a mad scientist hero that his kid(s) will adore. No screens, no hi-tech gadgetry. Made by Dad combines the rough-edged, handmade ethos of a Boy Scout manual or The Dangerous Book for Boys with a sly sense of humor that kids love. Scott Bedford, a creative director by day and Webby Award–winning blogger by nights and weekends, wields an X-ACTO knife, magic marker, and prodigious imagination to create endlessly delightful projects for his two sons. He knows that kids like contraptions and gadgets, things that are surprising—a chair that appears to be balanced on eggshells. Things that are complex—a multilevel city, with buildings, tunnels, and roads, built from old boxes around the legs of a table. And especially things with humor—the Snappy Toast Rack, made to resemble a crocodile’s gaping mouth. The projects are shown in full-color photographs, and the instructions are illustrated in detailed line drawings that exude personality. Some are quick and simple enough to be done in a coffee shop; others are more of an afternoon project— yielding hours and hours of rich, imaginative playtime. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: How to Make Blockbuster Movie Trailers Tom Getty, 2022 The movie trailer is king! As in all fields, the product is secondary; it is promotion that takes center stage. When a movie takes off in its opening weekend at the box office, it is because of the promotion of that movie. A film is not rewarded for its quality. It is rewarded for the quality of its trailer. Making one, however, is a different matter. In How To Make Blockbuster Movie Trailers, trailer producer Tom Getty opens his studio to reveal the fundamentals of making top-flight movie trailers. Never before have the secrets of Hollywood trailer-making been revealed—until now. - The universal appeal of all blockbuster films - The secret ingredient of successful movies - How to sell story with film - Capture the audience’s imagination - Examples from popular movie trailers - How to make trailer music - Persuade audiences with images - Capture the imagination with sound - Create blockbuster movie titles - And more! |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office , 2001 |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: I Am Perfectly Designed Karamo Brown, Jason "Rachel" Brown, 2019-11-05 I Am Perfectly Designed is an exuberant celebration of loving who you are, exactly as you are, from Karamo Brown, the Culture Expert of Netflix's hit series Queer Eye, and Jason Brown—featuring illustrations by Anoosha Syed. In this empowering ode to modern families, a boy and his father take a joyful walk through the city, discovering all the ways in which they are perfectly designed for each other. With tenderness and wit, this story captures the magic of building strong childhood memories. The Browns and Syed celebrate the special bond between parent and child with joy and flair...Syed's bright, cartoon illustrations enrich the tale with a meaningful message of kindness and inclusion.—Kirkus |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Cool Stuff 2.0 and how it Works Chris Woodford, Jon Woodcock, 2010 Uses computer-generated images to explain how many devices and processes of modern technology work, covering such inventions as Wind turbine, Wi-Fi toys, Simulators, Robot car, and Gekkomat. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: User Interface Design for Programmers Avram Joel Spolsky, 2008-01-01 Most programmers' fear of user interface (UI) programming comes from their fear of doing UI design. They think that UI design is like graphic design—the mysterious process by which creative, latte-drinking, all-black-wearing people produce cool-looking, artistic pieces. Most programmers see themselves as analytic, logical thinkers instead—strong at reasoning, weak on artistic judgment, and incapable of doing UI design. In this brilliantly readable book, author Joel Spolsky proposes simple, logical rules that can be applied without any artistic talent to improve any user interface, from traditional GUI applications to websites to consumer electronics. Spolsky's primary axiom, the importance of bringing the program model in line with the user model, is both rational and simple. In a fun and entertaining way, Spolky makes user interface design easy for programmers to grasp. After reading User Interface Design for Programmers, you'll know how to design interfaces with the user in mind. You'll learn the important principles that underlie all good UI design, and you'll learn how to perform usability testing that works. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Everything and the Kitchen Sink Janice Anne Costa, Daina Manning, Janice Costa, 2005-04 Provides advice on remodeling a kitchen, discussing reasons to remodel, designs, planning, deciding on a style, finances, buying materials and appliances, installation, finishing touches, and enjoying the new room. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Bartholomew and the Oobleck Dr. Seuss, 2013-11-05 Join Bartholomew Cubbins in Dr. Seuss’s Caldecott Honor–winning picture book about a king’s magical mishap! Bored with rain, sunshine, fog, and snow, King Derwin of Didd summons his royal magicians to create something new and exciting to fall from the sky. What he gets is a storm of sticky green goo called Oobleck—which soon wreaks havock all over his kingdom! But with the assistance of the wise page boy Bartholomew, the king (along with young readers) learns that the simplest words can sometimes solve the stickiest problems. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Recomendo Mark Frauenfelder, Claudia Dawson, Kevin Kelly, 2018-11-06 Every week for the past two years we briefly recommend 6 things to our friends in free email newsletter called Recommendo. This book features the best of those recommendations. Sometimes we suggest tools, but most items aren't tools. Rather we recommend stuff such as our favorite places to visit, things to watch or listen to, favorite stuff to eat, as well as tips for work or home, and techniques we've learned, quotes we like to remember, and so on. This autumn we collected, filtered and organized 550 of the best recommendations and put them into a book, called naturally enough, Recomendo. The book is 95 jam-packed pages. We've categorized the recommendations, grouping like with like. Having all the workflow tips, or household suggestions, or workshop tools, or travel recommendations all in one place is super handy. There's an index and subject guide. Many of the items have an illustration. To make up for the fact that a book can't have links, we've added QR codes, so you can instantly get a link with your phone. Everyone who has picked the book up has found something cool for them on the first page and they keep turning the pages for more. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: 100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People Susan Weinschenk, 2011-04-14 We design to elicit responses from people. We want them to buy something, read more, or take action of some kind. Designing without understanding what makes people act the way they do is like exploring a new city without a map: results will be haphazard, confusing, and inefficient. This book combines real science and research with practical examples to deliver a guide every designer needs. With it you’ll be able to design more intuitive and engaging work for print, websites, applications, and products that matches the way people think, work, and play. Learn to increase the effectiveness, conversion rates, and usability of your own design projects by finding the answers to questions such as: What grabs and holds attention on a page or screen? What makes memories stick? What is more important, peripheral or central vision? How can you predict the types of errors that people will make? What is the limit to someone’s social circle? How do you motivate people to continue on to (the next step? What line length for text is best? Are some fonts better than others? These are just a few of the questions that the book answers in its deep-dive exploration of what makes people tick. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Making Things See Greg Borenstein, 2012-01-13 This detailed, hands-on guide provides the technical and conceptual information you need to build cool applications with Microsoft’s Kinect, the amazing motion-sensing device that enables computers to see. Through half a dozen meaty projects, you’ll learn how to create gestural interfaces for software, use motion capture for easy 3D character animation, 3D scanning for custom fabrication, and many other applications. Perfect for hobbyists, makers, artists, and gamers, Making Things See shows you how to build every project with inexpensive off-the-shelf components, including the open source Processing programming language and the Arduino microcontroller. You’ll learn basic skills that will enable you to pursue your own creative applications with Kinect. Create Kinect applications on Mac OS X, Windows, or Linux Track people with pose detection and skeletonization, and use blob tracking to detect objects Analyze and manipulate point clouds Make models for design and fabrication, using 3D scanning technology Use MakerBot, RepRap, or Shapeways to print 3D objects Delve into motion tracking for animation and games Build a simple robot arm that can imitate your arm movements Discover how skilled artists have used Kinect to build fascinating projects |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: How to Draw Terrifying Robots Aaron Sautter, 2008 Lively text and fun illustrations describe how to draw terrifying robots--Provided by publisher. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Last Lecture Perfection Learning Corporation, 2019 |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Looking Good in Print Roger C. Parker, 1993 Now celebrating its tenth anniversary, with nearly a quarter million copies sold, Ventana's Looking Good in Print has become a classic, which virtually launched an entire genre. In its three previous editions, this book garnered superlative accolades from both the general and computer media. The fourth edition moves dramatically forward into the now-mature desktop publishing world, covering every conceivable type of print publishing format. Filled with professional advice on myriad topics, users learn to design with the reader in mind, avoid common design pitfalls and much more. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: The Essential Publisher 97 Book Dan Litwiller, Daniel J. Litwiller, 1997 Demonstrates the essentials of Microsoft Publisher 97, including Web design and publishing, how to choose fonts and graphics, how to avoid mistakes, and design issues. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Journal with Purpose Helen Colebrook, 2019-11-26 Journal with Purpose is the ultimate reference for journaling, packed with over 1000 motifs that you can use to decorate and enhance your bullet or dot journal pages. Copy or trace direct from the page, or follow one of the quick exercises to improve your skills. Featuring all the journal elements you could wish for ; banners, arrows, dividers, scrolls, icons, borders and alphabets ; this amazing value book will be a constant source of inspiration for journaling and an instant fix' for people who find the more artistic side of journaling a challenge. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: The Scribe Method Tucker Max, Zach Obront, 2021-04-15 Ready to write your book? So why haven’t you done it yet? If you’re like most nonfiction authors, fears are holding you back. Sound familiar? Is my idea good enough? How do I structure a book? What exactly are the steps to write it? How do I stay motivated? What if I actually finish it, and it’s bad? Worst of all: what if I publish it, and no one cares? How do I know if I’m even doing the right things? The truth is, writing a book can be scary and overwhelming—but it doesn’t have to be. There’s a way to know you’re on the right path and taking the right steps. How? By using a method that’s been validated with thousands of other Authors just like you. In fact, it’s the same exact process used to produce dozens of big bestsellers–including David Goggins’s Can’t Hurt Me, Tiffany Haddish’s The Last Black Unicorn, and Joey Coleman’s Never Lose a Customer Again. The Scribe Method is the tested and proven process that will help you navigate the entire book-writing process from start to finish–the right way. Written by 4x New York Times Bestselling Author Tucker Max and publishing expert Zach Obront, you’ll learn the step-by-step method that has helped over 1,500 authors write and publish their books. Now a Wall Street Journal Bestseller itself, The Scribe Method is specifically designed for business leaders, personal development gurus, entrepreneurs, and any expert in their field who has accumulated years of hard-won knowledge and wants to put it out into the world. Forget the rest of the books written by pretenders. This is the ultimate resource for anyone who wants to professionally write a great nonfiction book. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: The Directory of Business Information Resources, 1999 Laura Mars, 1998-12 |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Basics of Game Design Michael Moore, 2016-04-19 Basics of Game Design is for anyone wanting to become a professional game designer. Focusing on creating the game mechanics for data-driven games, it covers role-playing, real-time strategy, first-person shooter, simulation, and other games. Written by a 25-year veteran of the game industry, the guide offers detailed explanations of how to design t |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: The Best of Instructables The editors at Make magazine and Instructables. com, 2008 This work showcases how-to articles from a DIY project Web site and features instructions along with full-color photographs throughout. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Get Hooked Kim P. Werker, 2006 Crochet is the next big thing in crafts and DIY fashion, already a trend with teens and a staple of current clothing trends. The trendy, simple projects in GET HOOKED will entice even the coolest young person. Clear, starting-from-scratch directions begin with how to hold the hook and where to put the yarn, then move with lightning speed to the good stuff--actually making crocheted items to wear and to share. Extra sections show teens how to make their own hook holders, plan crochet groups, pick fun movies to crochet by, stretch their fingers to keep them nimble, and even crochet for charity. Add the low, low cover price, and stand back as hordes of teens rush to Get Hooked! Projects Include; Friendship Wrist Cuffs Key Chain Baubles Blossom Belt Green Leaf Tote Sushi Roll Pillow Fingerless Punk Gloves Fingerless Prom Gloves Cheer-Me-Up Pillow Je T Aime Beret Star Power Purse Bracelet Baglet Beaded Bookmark Chunky Scarf Pleated Miniskirt Hipster Head Scarf Beauty Bin & Ring Cave And More! |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Always the New Girl Kelly Vincent, 2022-05-10 Knitting nerd Sarah Redmond is always the new girl, never the popular one. Moving all over the country with her flighty mom seemed to be her lot in life, but her junior year at Sierra Vista High School feels like it could be different. She's finally on the verge of a social breakthrough. But when she gets publicly punked at her first party, she and her new friends find a creative way to use their shared obsession with knitting to exact sweet revenge. And when their efforts lead to a lucrative business, Sarah knows she's set. But when her deadbeat dad comes back around she starts to wonder if she should try for a different life, instead of following the paths her parents have chosen. She'd always half thought her small-time knitting channel could grow into a big-time knitting channel, but maybe college as a backup plan isn't such a ridiculous idea, after all. But is that something a girl like her can really make happen? Kudos for the book: First place in the 2023 National Excellence in Story Telling (NEST) Award, YA Novel Finalist in the 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Young New Adult Fiction (17+) Finalist in the 2023 Book Excellence Award, Young Adult Fiction (2023) Quarterfinalist in the 2021 BookLife Prize for Fiction, Young Adult & Middle Grade |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: COOL STUFF YOUR PARENTS NEVER TOLD YOU ABOUT PARENTING Foong Kwin Tan, 2013-03 Cool Stuff Your Parents Never Told You About Parenting is written by an early childhood education expert who is a mother, a kindergarten teacher trainer, an early childhood educator and a kindergarten curriculum developer. It provides parents with in-depth understanding on how and why children learn, think and behave so differently form us, so that parents can help their children develop the necessary skills required for meeting the demands of the 21st century. This book has a unique combination of research findings, underlying principles, step-by-step guide and practical suggestions to some contemporary issues such as how parents can enhance their childrens intelligence from infancy, selecting good quality early childhood education programs, promoting creativity and character development and dealing with over exposure to the screen culture. Specifically designed for parents, teachers, childcare workers, nannies, grandparents, parents-to-be and all those who are passionate about young children aged from zero to eight years, this book will help them understand the true nature of young children and work with them effectively. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Beekeeping For Dummies Howland Blackiston, 2017-01-17 Everything you need to 'bee' a successful backyard beekeeper If you've ever thought about becoming a backyard beekeeper—or have already tried a hand at it and want to be better one—then this is the book for you! In Beekeeping for Dummies, 4th Edition you'll find everything you need to know in order to start your own colony, including how to assemble and maintain beehives, handle every phase of honey production, purchase and use all the latest tools, and what to do beyond your first season. This hands-on guide provides all the tools, tips, tricks, and techniques needed to become a real backyard beekeeper. You'll learn to identify the queen from her workers and drones, properly open and close the hive, distinguish one type of honey from another, and preserve your colony if disaster should strike. Keep bees on a small urban rooftop or in a large country yard Assemble your own hive and sustain it for years to come Safely inspect and manage your colony Harvest and sell your own honey Becoming a backyard beekeeper isn't as hard as people think—and with this hands-on guide, you'll be able to create one honey of a colony that will have the neighbors buzzing. |
| before & after how to design cool stuff: Game Design Workshop Tracy Fullerton, 2018-08-06 This book helps you to create the digital games you love to play, using a non-technical approach to game design without the need for programming or artistic experience. Award-winning author Tracy Fullerton demystifies the creative process with clear and accessible guidance on the formal and dramatic systems of game design. Using examples of popular games, illustrations of design techniques, and refined exercises to strengthen your understanding of how game systems function, the book gives you the skills and tools necessary to create a compelling and engaging game. This fully updated 4th edition includes expanded coverage of new platforms and genres of play, including casual games and games for learning. It expands on agile development processes and includes a host of new perspectives from top industry game designers. Game Design Workshop puts you to work prototyping, playtesting, and revising your own games with time-tested methods and tools. These skills will provide the foundation for your career in any facet of the game industry including design, producing, programming, and visual design. |
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How to tell PowerShell to wait for each command to end before …
Normally, for internal commands PowerShell does wait before starting the next command. One exception to this rule is external Windows subsystem based EXE. The first trick is to pipeline …
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vba - How to wait until ActiveWorkbook.RefreshAll finishes before ...
I simply want the rest of the code to wait until the refresh process finishes before executing the rest of the code. Right now I was only able to fix it by not calling on RefreshAll, which gives me …
Get everything after and before certain character in SQL Server
Jun 13, 2012 · I got the following entry in my database: images/test.jpg I want to trim the entry so I get: test So basically, I want everything after / and before . How can I solve it?
How do I use 'git reset --hard HEAD' to revert to a previous commit?
Mar 2, 2012 · For safety, you should always check that the output of git status is clean (that is, empty) before using it. Initially you say the following: So I know that Git tracks changes I make …
How do I resolve git saying "Commit your changes or stash them …
Apr 1, 2013 · remote: error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge: some/file.ext Please, commit your changes or stash them before you can merge. What …
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