Introducing the Fusion 360 Advanced Mastery: Your Passport to Design Excellence!Are you ready to unlock the full potential of Fusion 360, whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your design journey? Look no further than the Fusion 360 Advanced Mastery guide—a comprehensive resource tailored for both beginners and advanced users.🚀 Elevate Your CreativityThis guide isn't just another manual; it's your creative companion. Dive into the world of Fusion 360 and explore its advanced capabilities. From parametric designs to complex assemblies, we've got you covered. Discover how to make designs that effortlessly adapt and evolve as your project progresses.🔩 Master Complex AssembliesUncover the secrets of crafting intricate assemblies and breathing life into your designs. Learn to animate components, orchestrate motion studies, and turn static projects into dynamic marvels.🌟 Stunning Visuals AwaitTake your designs to the next level with our advanced rendering and visualization techniques. Create photorealistic renderings that captivate your audience and bring your creations to life in breathtaking detail.🌐 Real-World ApplicationsExplore Fusion 360's real-world applications across diverse industries, from engineering to product design and architecture. Learn how professionals leverage Fusion 360 to tackle complex challenges and drive innovation.🛠️ All-in-One GuideDesign (CAD), animate, render, simulate (FEM), and fabricate (CAM & Technical Drawings) 3D items effortlessly on your personal computer with Fusion 360. Guided by expert engineers, you'll navigate each step of the process, becoming proficient in Autodesk's Fusion 360 software.📚 Clear and ConciseNo confusing jargon here! Our guide uses simple language to ensure you grasp concepts and master tools with ease. Whether you're absorbing key principles or following step-by-step tutorials, understanding Fusion 360 has never been simpler.🌟 Gain a Competitive EdgeWith the Fusion 360 Advanced Mastery guide, you'll possess the knowledge and skills to produce groundbreaking products, design awe-inspiring structures, or even venture into the world of artistry. Seize this opportunity to supercharge your designs, streamline your workflow, and gain a competitive advantage.Don't miss out on the chance to turn your Fusion 360 expertise into a game-changer for your creative pursuits. Grab the Fusion 360 Advanced Mastery guide today and embark on your journey to design excellence in 2024! Read more

Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon -- Official Pilot's Manual Uncover the Mysteries of Rubicon 3Even when piloting an Armored Core, Rubicon 3 is a deadly, unforgiving environment. Corporate exploitation and local resistance have transformed the planet into a patchwork of contaminated warzones―if you want to see all sides of this conflict, you'll need some help navigating both Rubicon itself and the web of subterfuge that obscures the planet’s key players and factions.Continuing our close partnership with FromSoftware, Future Press is proud to present the Official Game Guide for Armored Core VI, a premium 432-page hardback collector's edition. This is an uncompromisingly detailed companion guide that will bring rookie pilots up to speed while teaching even series veterans some new tricks.Combat Training Piloting an AC requires as much battlefield-specific knowledge as you can get your hands on. To truly get to grips with these complex machines, you'll need to learn the finer points of EN management, target acquisition, direct hits, ricochets and many other systems. We break everything down and provide full explanations of each of the 100+ specs that affect your performance.Perfect Assembly With a gigantic list of AC parts and upgrades to acquire and install, the wealth of options can overwhelm even experienced pilots. Each weapon and part comes with its own array of specs, and the potential for customization is almost endless. Learn exactly how every part works and gain the knowledge to build your ideal AC.Mission Mastery We've laid each of the game's 59 missions bare across 200 pages of step-by-step walkthroughs, with detailed maps showing optimal routes and anything of value clearly highlighted. Our recommended builds cater for all playstyles; whether you're sneakily scavenging or attempting a full-on assault, we'll get you through unscathed.Enemy Intel If you hope to outmaneuver corporate hit squads and go toe-to-toe with elite independent mercenaries, your survival will depend on knowing your opponent's capabilities. Learn their behavior, attacks and weaknesses then adjust your AC's loadout and tactics according to the battle at hand.Bonus Content For those who insist on true mastery, the book includes a dedicated 50-page S Rank guide featuring unique route maps and assembly recommendations. Detailed progression charts, combat and data log lists and a comprehensive Trophy/Achievement Guide will ensure you uncover all of Rubicon's mysteries. Read more

THE BRAND GAP is the first book to present a unified theory of brand-building. Whereas most books on branding are weighted toward either a strategic or creative approach, this book shows how both ways of thinking can unite to produce a “charismatic brand”―a brand that customers feel is essential to their lives. In an entertaining two-hour read you’ll learn: • the new definition of brand • the five essential disciplines of brand-building • how branding is changing the dynamics of competition • the three most powerful questions to ask about any brand • why collaboration is the key to brand-building • how design determines a customer’s experience • how to test brand concepts quickly and cheaply • the importance of managing brands from the inside • 220-word brand glossary From the back cover: Not since McLuhan’s THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE has a book compressed so many ideas into so few pages. Using the visual language of the boardroom, Neumeier presents the first unified theory of branding―a set of five disciplines to help companies bridge the gap between brand strategy and customer experience. Those with a grasp of branding will be inspired by the new perspectives they find here, and those who would like to understand it better will suddenly “get it.” This deceptively simple book offers everyone in the company access to “the most powerful business tool since the spreadsheet.” Read more

Future Press presents the ultimate and complete Dark Souls compendium book. The enemies, items, equipment, areas and NPC dialogue of each game are all presented in an easy-to-reference format. This beautifully laid out book is designed to make it easy to find what you’re looking for―each entry is color-coded by game, and everything is fully indexed.If you’re new to Dark Souls, or interested in the story but in need of a springboard, this book will get you up to speed on everything that the games explicitly reveal. It also provides the means to connect the dots and start forming your own theories, while acting as a complete reference book of the creatures, characters and locations that make up these magnificent games.The Story of Dark SoulsThe core stories and key elements of each game are summarised in a way that removes ambiguity while also avoiding speculation―everything in this chapter is backed up by sources taken directly from the games.World GuideFor the first time, we present beautifully illustrated maps for every single area of all three games, including their DLC expansions. These maps feature unparalleled detail and are linked to images of each area by camera angle icons. They reveal every last important item, NPC, boss and more.NPC DialogueEvery single line of dialogue spoken by the characters that inhabit these strange worlds is chronicled here, alongside the conditions for hearing them.Reference ReadyThe book is designed to make referencing and comparing entries easy, and includes every single item description across all three games. To reinforce this purpose, we’ve included a highly detailed index and a bookmark ribbon, so you never get lost.Bonus Art PrintsWe’ve selected four images that show the beauty of FromSoftware’s character designs and had them printed on high quality card stock, ready to take pride of place on your wall. Read more

This book celebrates escapes from the flatlands of both paper and computer screen, showing superb displays of high-dimensional complex data. The most design-oriented of Edward Tufte's books, Envisioning Information shows maps, charts, scientific presentations, diagrams, computer interfaces, statistical graphics and tables, stereo photographs, guidebooks, courtroom exhibits, timetables, use of color, a pop-up, and many other wonderful displays of information. The book provides practical advice about how to explain complex material by visual means, with extraordinary examples to illustrate the fundamental principles of information displays. Topics include escaping flatland, color and information, micro/macro designs, layering and separation, small multiples, and narratives. Winner of 17 awards for design and content. 400 illustrations with exquisite 6- to 12-color printing throughout. Highest quality design and production. Read more

A thorough and helpful reference for aspiring website buildersLooking to start an exciting new career in front-end web building and design? Or maybe you just want to develop a new skill and create websites for fun. Whatever your reasons, it’s never been easier to start learning how to build websites from scratch than with help from HTML, CSS, & JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies. This book has the essentials you need to wrap your head around the key ingredients of website design and creation.You’ll learn to build attractive, useful, and easy-to-navigate websites by combining HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into fun and practical creations. Using the 6 books compiled within this comprehensive collection, you’ll discover how to make static and dynamic websites, complete with intuitive layouts and cool animations. The book also includes:Incorporate the latest approaches to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, including those involving new markup, page styles, interactivity, and moreStep-by-step instructions for new site creators explaining the very basics of page layouts and animationsEasy-to-follow advice for adjusting page color and background, adding widgets to a site, and getting rid of all the bugs that affect site performanceBonus 6th book available at https://www.wiley.com/en-us/HTML%2C+CSS%2C+%26amp%3B+JavaScript+All+in+One+For+Dummies-p-9781394164721. Web development is a fun, interesting, and challenging skill that can lead to a lucrative career (if you’re so inclined). And with the right help, almost anyone can learn to create engaging websites from scratch. So, grab a copy of HTML, CSS, & JavaScript All-in-One For Dummies and you’ll be designing and building before you know it! Read more

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe IllustratorAdobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book 2024 Release contains 17 lessons that use real-world, project-based learning to cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. For beginners and experienced users alike, you can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Learn to:Create artwork, from precise drawings to stylistic paintingsExplore Generative AI to create vector artworkMake logos, illustrations, posters, podcast covers, flyers, and moreExplore selections, text, shapes, and colorProgress to freeform gradients and layersWork with dynamic symbols, brushes, and creative effectsCreate product mockupsEfficiently export assets and share for reviewClassroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does―an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.Purchasing this book includes valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book's "Getting Started" section to unlock access to:Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the bookWeb Edition containing the complete text of the book, interactive quizzes, and videos that walk you through the lessons step by stepWhat you need to use this book: Adobe Illustrator 2024 Release software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included. Read more

The User Experience Team of One prescribes a range of approaches that have big impact and take less time and fewer resources than the standard lineup of UX deliverables. Whether you want to cross over into user experience or you're a seasoned practitioner trying to drag your organization forward, this book gives you tools and insight for doing more with less. Read more

The simplest, easiest, and quickest ways to learn over 250 Photoshop tips, tricks, and techniques! Scott Kelby, the world s #1 best-selling photography technique books author, is back with a totally updated and revised new edition of his bestselling book How Do I Do That In Photoshop? The first edition of this bestselling book presented an entirely new concept in Photoshop books one that s designed from the ground up to get you straight to whatever it is you need to do in Photoshop right now, get your answer fast, and get you back to editing your images in Photoshop. Thanks to Adobe s incredibly popular Creative Cloud Photography plan, which includes Photoshop and Lightroom, photographers are extending the depth and power of Lightroom by jumping over to Photoshop to do all those things Lightroom just can t do (or Lightroom can do, but in Photoshop, it s faster and easier, or the results are just better). Because Photoshop has so much power and depth, sometimes the things you need are well kinda hidden or not really obvious. There will be a lot of times when you need to get something done in Photoshop, and you know Photoshop can do it (because Photoshop can do just about anything), but you have no idea where Adobe hid that feature, or what the secret handshake is to do that thing you need now so you can get back to working on your images. That s why this book was created: to quickly get you to the technique, the shortcut, the setting, or exactly the right thing you need to do right now. Here s how it works: When you need to know how to do a particular thing, you turn to the chapter where it would be found (Layers, Printing, Fixing Problems, Special Effects, etc.), find the thing you need to do (it s easy, each page covers just one single topic), and Scott tells you exactly how to do it just like he was sitting there beside you, using the same casual style as if he were telling a friend. That way, you get back to editing your images fast. This isn t a book of theory, full of confusing jargon and detailed multi-step concepts. This is a book on which button to click, which setting to use, and exactly how and when to use it, so you re never stuck in Photoshop again. This will be your go to book that sits within reach any time you re working in Photoshop, and you are going to love having this type of help right at your fingertips. Read more

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"When everybody zigs, zag," says Marty Neumeier in this fresh view of brand strategy. ZAG follows the ultra-clear "whiteboard overview" style of the author’s first book, THE BRAND GAP, but drills deeper into the question of how brands can harness the power of differentiation. The author argues that in an extremely cluttered marketplace, traditional differentiation is no longer enough―today companies need “radical differentiation” to create lasting value for their shareholders and customers. In an entertaining 3-hour read you’ll learn: - why me-too brands are doomed to fail - how to "read" customer feedback on new products and messages - the 17 steps for designing “difference” into your brand - how to turn your brand’s “onliness” into a “trueline” to drive synergy - the secrets of naming products, services, and companies - the four deadly dangers faced by brand portfolios - how to “stretch” your brand without breaking it - how to succeed at all three stages of the competition cycle From the back cover: In an age of me-too products and instant communications, keeping up with the competition is no longer a winning strategy. Today you have to out-position, out-maneuver, and out-design the competition. The new rule? When everybody zigs, zag. In his first book, THE BRAND GAP, Neumeier showed companies how to bridge the distance between business strategy and design. In ZAG, he illustrates the number-one strategy of high-performance brands―radical differentiation. ZAG is an AIGA Design Press book, published under Peachpit's New Riders imprint in partnership with AIGA. For a quick peek inside ZAG, go to www.zagbook.com. Read more

Get in touch with your creative side using Photoshop ElementsPhotoshop Elements 2024 For Dummies covers the newest version of Adobe’s beginner-friendly photo editing software. With the help of this Dummies guide, you’ll discover the ins and outs of Photoshop Elements, so you can transform your images from ordinary to extraordinary. The software is packed with all the photo editing tools you need to turn your images into showstoppers. With the help of the easy-to-understand instructions in this book, you’ll learn how to use the editing tools, utilize layers, make one-click fixes, brighten colors, add filters, and beyond. Get started with Photoshop Elements and make basic edits in quick modeCreate different views of an image and use the history panel to find the best version of your imageReplace backgrounds, merge photos, and do other neat editing tricksUnderstand camera raw to turn your camera’s image data into a stunning photoThis bestselling Dummies guide is the book you need to get started with Elements and learn the insider tips that will give your images that “wow factor.” Read more

A powerful and inspiring book from the founders of IDEO, the award-winning design firm, on unleashing the creativity that lies within each and every one of us.Too often, companies and individuals assume that creativity and innovation are the domain of the ‘creative types’. But two of the foremost experts in innovation, design and creativity on the planet show us that each and every one of us is creative.In an entertaining and inspiring narrative that draws on countless stories from their work at IDEO, and with many of the world's top companies and design firms, David and Tom Kelley identify the principles and strategies that will allow us to tap into our creative potential in our work lives, and in our personal lives, allow us to think outside the box in terms of how we approach and solve problems.‘Creative Confidence’ is a book that will help each of us be more productive and successful in our lives and in our careers. Read more

THE #2 TIMES BESTSELLER'Artificial intelligence is going to have a massive impact on everyone’s lives... an accessible and sensible read that helps demystify AI' Deborah Meaden, entrepreneur and star of Dragon's Den'Nigel Toon is a visionary leader in the field of artificial intelligence... a must-read' Marc Tremblay, Distinguished Engineer, MicrosoftThose who understand how AI thinks are about to win big.We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able to think in ways that are intuitive, or respond to questions as a human might. All that has changed, dramatically, in the past few years.Our search engines are becoming answer engines. Artificial intelligence is already revolutionising sectors from education to healthcare to the creative arts. But how does an AI understand sentiment or context? How does it play and win games that have an almost infinite number of moves? And how can we work with AI to produce insights and innovations that are beyond human capacity, from writing code in an instant to unfolding the elaborate 3D puzzles of proteins?We stand at the brink of a historic change that will disrupt society and at the same time create enormous opportunities for those who understand how AI thinks. Nigel Toon shows how we train AI to train itself, so that it can paint images that have never existed before or converse in any language. In doing so he reveals the strange and fascinating ways that humans think, too, as we learn how to live in a world shared by machine intelligences of our own creation. Read more

This book provides a comprehensive overview of video game technical animation, covering the next generation pipelines that industry developers utilise to create their games. It covers the technical animation workflow from start to finish, looking at both software and hardware, as well as the industry standard processes that all technical animators need to know.Written to be an accessible technical animation resource, this book combines easy-to-understand principles with educational use cases on how to combine the principles and tools taught within. Example test scripts, animation files, and rig assets are provided as tangible examples that can be modified and taken apart to deepen your understanding. It covers the end-to-end pipeline of technical animation, from the very first steps of placing joints in Autodesk’s Maya to breathe life into your static characters, through tools and automation development, all the way to Unreal Engine 5 integration and optimisation.Additional resources are available on the book’s GitHub repository. From this resource, you will find example files for Maya and Python scripts that will help with your own work and demonstrations featured throughout this book.This book is essential reading for early-career game technical animators as well as those studying game animation courses. It will also appeal to technical animators working in the film industry. Read more

In this new and improved third edition of the highly popular Game Engine Architecture, Jason Gregory draws on his nearly two decades of experience at Midway, Electronic Arts and Naughty Dog to present both the theory and practice of game engine software development. In this book, the broad range of technologies and techniques used by AAA game studios are each explained in detail, and their roles within a real industrial-strength game engine are illustrated.New to the Third Edition This third edition offers the same comprehensive coverage of game engine architecture provided by previous editions, along with updated coverage of:computer and CPU hardware and memory caches,compiler optimizations,C++ language standardization,the IEEE-754 floating-point representation,2D user interfaces,plus an entirely new chapter on hardware parallelism and concurrent programming.This book is intended to serve as an introductory text, but it also offers the experienced game programmer a useful perspective on aspects of game development technology with which they may not have deep experience. As always, copious references and citations are provided in this edition, making it an excellent jumping off point for those who wish to dig deeper into any particular aspect of the game development process.Key FeaturesCovers both the theory and practice of game engine software developmentExamples are grounded in specific technologies, but discussion extends beyond any particular engine or API.Includes all mathematical background needed.Comprehensive text for beginners and also has content for senior engineers. Read more

Unlike any time before in our lives, we have access to vast amounts of free information. With the right tools, we can start to make sense of all this data to see patterns and trends that would otherwise be invisible to us. By transforming numbers into graphical shapes, we allow readers to understand the stories those numbers hide. In this practical introduction to understanding and using information graphics, you’ll learn how to use data visualizations as tools to see beyond lists of numbers and variables and achieve new insights into the complex world around us. Regardless of the kind of data you’re working with–business, science, politics, sports, or even your own personal finances–this book will show you how to use statistical charts, maps, and explanation diagrams to spot the stories in the data and learn new things from it. You’ll also get to peek into the creative process of some of the world’s most talented designers and visual journalists, including Condé Nast Traveler’s John Grimwade, National Geographic Magazine’s Fernando Baptista, The New York Times’ Steve Duenes, The Washington Post’s Hannah Fairfield, Hans Rosling of the Gapminder Foundation, Stanford’s Geoff McGhee, and European superstars Moritz Stefaner, Jan Willem Tulp, Stefanie Posavec, and Gregor Aisch. The book also includes a DVD-ROM containing over 90 minutes of video lessons that expand on core concepts explained within the book and includes even more inspirational information graphics from the world’s leading designers. The first book to offer a broad, hands-on introduction to information graphics and visualization, The Functional Art reveals: • Why data visualization should be thought of as “functional art” rather than fine art • How to use color, type, and other graphic tools to make your information graphics more effective, not just better looking • The science of how our brains perceive and remember information • Best practices for creating interactive information graphics • A comprehensive look at the creative process behind successful information graphics • An extensive gallery of inspirational work from the world’s top designers and visual artists On the DVD-ROM: In this introductory video course on information graphics, Alberto Cairo goes into greater detail with even more visual examples of how to create effective information graphics that function as practical tools for aiding perception. You’ll learn how to: incorporate basic design principles in your visualizations, create simple interfaces for interactive graphics, and choose the appropriate type of graphic forms for your data. Cairo also deconstructs successful information graphics from The New York Times and National Geographic magazine with sketches and images not shown in the book.All of Peachpit's eBooks contain the same content as the print edition. You will find a link in the last few pages of your eBook that directs you to the media files. Helpful tips:If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards.You will need a web-enabled device or computer in order to access the media files that accompany this ebook. Entering the URL supplied into a computer with web access will allow you to get to the files.Depending on your device, it is possible that your display settings will cut off part of the URL. To make sure this is not the case, try reducing your font size and turning your device to a landscape view. This should cause the full URL to appear. Read more