About a week ago I received a copy of The Smashing Book in the mail. I thumbed through it on the first day and it seemed that there was great information on each page. I decided to sit down and start reading the book from cover to cover. I am glad I did. After over 15 years of creating web sites and applications I thought I was pretty aware of most things web, boy was I wrong. The Smashing Book is a collection of articles written by designer/developers on topics ranging from layout to fonts; colors to site optimization; conversion rates to branding. This book has it all for the UX web professional. Could it be the new ‘Bible’ for UX developers?
On Dec. 1st I received my copy of ‘Creating Visual Experiences with Flex 3.0‘, by Juan Sanchez and Andy McIntosh (2009 Pearson Education Inc). I am a bit of a book fanatic, and find that books are my best resource, but lately there has been a glut of Flex and Air books to hit the market so I was a little skeptical about an AFFB (another freaking flex book). Then I read this book, actually the entire book in 3 1/2 days. All I have to say is… “freaking brilliant.” This is not AFFB. (more…)
The following book review for Manning Press’s Air in Action was submitted by Barry Knapp of Railinc.
Adobe Air In Action provides a good overview of the most frequently required ActionScript API with many easy to follow examples. There is a heavy emphasis toward teaching the readers through specific AIR example that will enable them to quickly create a running AIR application.This book is not geared for those looking for an in-depth discussion of AIR application design, best practices and frame working.(more…)
Posted: 2nd September 2008
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Adrian Pomilio -
User Experience Developer and Adobe User Group Manager - is available for public speaking engagements and freelance development work.
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