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Special Edition Using Adobe Illustrator 9 by Peter Bauer
Que, April 2001.
Trade Paperback, 859 pages.
ISBN: 0789724278
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In his latest book, Peter Bauer provides instruction for getting the most out of the latest version of Adobe Illustrator, a powerful graphics tool. The book is divided into nine separate sections covering numerous Illustrator tasks, including creative tools, manipulating objects, enhancing illustrator objects, customizing Illustrator, raster artwork, web graphics, prepress and four-color process printing and actions -- just to name just a few. Each chapter in the book covers a specific task, from creating shapes to using filters and effects, and includes examples, trouble shooting tips, notes and detailed instructions. The appendix in the book includes some extremely useful reference sections which cover installing Illustrator, Illustrator assistance and resources (including online resources), a breakdown of each of Illustrator's tools with descriptions, an alphabetical guide to Illustrator's tabbed palettes and a guide to each of Illustrator's menus. This hefty, 850+ page reference book also provides an extensive fifty page index so readers can quickly locate topics of paticular interest. This is a great tool for Illustrator users of all levels, from novice to expert.

XHTML by Chelsea Valentine and Chris Minnick
New Riders, January 2001.
Trade Paperback, 408 pages.
ISBN: 0735710341
Ordering information:
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XHTML
by Chelsea Valentine and Chris Minnick

XHTML is a re-creation of HTML based on XML, the Extensible Markup Language, which gives the web developer greater control and portability of the data displayed. This reference helps web designers become more familiar with the "X" in XHTML, learn how to convert HTML to XHTML and learn how to best use the new concepts and tools available with XHTML and XML. It also helps web developers incorporate multimedia, graphic, forms (XForms), scripts, Cascading Style Sheets, Extensible Stylesheet Language and advanced linking techniques into their XHTML documents. The reference also contains a list and descriptions of XHTML elements and attributes. An interesting chapter in the book looks at the future of XHTML and its impact on content creators, graphic designers and programmers. Familiarity with HTML will make the book easier to understand and expedite the learning process. New Riders' XHTML provides a solid introduction to XHTML and gives readers a clear understanding of the differences between HTML and XHTML. Highly recommended.

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