The Best Design Books for Dummies
With more than 200 million books in print and more than 1,600 titles, For Dummies is the most widely recognized and highly regarded reference series in the world. Since 1991, For Dummies has helped millions make everything easier.
CSS Web Design for Dummies
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“This book is the perfect beginner reference, showing those new to CSS how to design Web pages and implement numerous useful CSS effects available.”
AutoCAD 2010 for Dummies
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“AutoCAD is the hot computer-aided design software known for both its powerful tools and its complexity. AutoCAD 2010 for Dummies is the bestselling guide that walks you through this complicated program so you can build complex 3D technical drawings, edit like a pro, enter new dimensions, and plot with style.”
Photoshop CS5 All-in-One for Dummies
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“Photoshop is the world’s most popular image editing software, with more than four million users worldwide. Professional photographers, graphic designers, and Web designers as well as photo hobbyists are eager to learn the newest features of the latest version, Photoshop CS5. This complete reference makes it easy, with nine self-contained minibooks covering each aspect of Photoshop.”
iPhone Application Development All-in-One for Dummies
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“Whether you’re a beginning programmer who wants to build an application for your iPhone or you’re a professional developer looking to leverage the marketing power of the open iPhone SDK, this helpful guide has your needs covered. iPhone enthusiast and developer Neal Goldstein shows you the ins and outs of developing applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch and explains how to get your apps into the AppStore and market and sell them.”
Building a Website for Dummies
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“If you need to build and maintain a Web site, even if your experience is severely limited, this book makes it easy and fun. You’ll learn to plan, design, create, launch, and maintain your site using the most up-to-date tools.”
Freelancing for Dummies
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“A total guide to starting and running a freelance business, Freelancing For Dummies is for anyone thinking about striking out on their own, or who’s already decided to make the move into self-employment. It’s also an excellent resource for established freelancers looking for ways to jump start their businesses.”
Digital Photography Workbook for Dummies
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“With great, easy-to-follow instruction and lots of practice tasks, this roll-up-your sleeves workbook is packed with exercises to help you become a better digital photographer and photo editor. You’ll learn the basics of classic photocomposition, find out how to capture and accentuate movement in action photos, and get comfortable adding even more pizzazz to your pics using Photoshop Elements.”
iPad for Dummies
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“Get the most out of your iPad with this fun and friendly full-color guide!
Part iPod touch, part MacBook, and part eReader—and all impressive—the iPad combines the best technological advances from all of these products into one ultraportable touch device. This full-color guide is the perfect companion to help you get up to speed and on the go with Apple’s revolutionary iPad.”
Solidworks for Dummies
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“Whether it’s your first venture into 3D technical drawing software or you’re switching to SolidWorks from something else, you’re probably excited about what this CAD program has to offer. Chances are, you figure it’s going to take awhile to get the hang of it before you can begin cranking out those perfectly precise 3D designs. SolidWorks For Dummies, 2nd Edition, can help you dramatically shorten that get-acquainted period!”
PHP and MySQL for Dummies
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“Here’s what Web designers need to know to create dynamic, database-driven Web sites.
To be on the cutting edge, Web sites need to serve up HTML, CSS, and products specific to the needs of different customers using different browsers. An effective e-commerce site gathers information about users and provides information they need to get the desired result.”
Figure Drawing for Dummies
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“Figure Drawing For Dummies appeals to both new art students and veteran artists who find it difficult to proportionally draw the human form. The illustrations and examples in Figure Drawing For Dummies are designed to help readers capture this elusive figure.”
Can you recommend any other books for us design dummies?
Don’t forget you can source these great books from stores across the high-street and in stores across the land (and more than likely get a good deal with online stores.)
All books are the property and copyright of the dummies.com owners, this post is simply to showcase the great books which they have created.
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