Mordy Golding

Give the gift of illustration: learn to draw a wedding monogram in Illustrator. Mordy Golding shares his insights on taking a design from hand-drawn sketch into a polished piece of vector art. Using the techniques shown in these videos, you can follow along with Mordy's heritage-based design or create a custom monogram of your own. The finished piece can be used on wedding websites, invitations, foil and embossing dies, stamps, and more.

Infographics provide a unique way to visualize your data and trace the story behind it. Join author Mordy Golding in this course as he introduces you to designing charts, graphs, and other infographics in Adobe Illustrator. Mordy reveals five key components to a great information design, and shows how to determine which of the types of graphs available in Illustrator is right for your data. The final chapter takes you step-by-step through the creation of an infographic about renewable energy… Show more

Infographics provide a unique way to visualize your data and trace the story behind it. Join author Mordy Golding in this course as he introduces you to designing charts, graphs, and other infographics in Adobe Illustrator. Mordy reveals five key components to a great information design, and shows how to determine which of the types of graphs available in Illustrator is right for your data. The final chapter takes you step-by-step through the creation of an infographic about renewable energy, using charts, tables, patterns, and text. Plus, Mordy demonstrates how to maximize your export options by creating a file with multiple layers and artboards. Show less

Illustrator Insider Training: Rethinking the Essentials is the first installment in a series of courses designed to show experienced Illustrator users to how master core features and build art more efficiently. Adobe Illustrator has evolved dramatically over the years, and many creative professionals may be missing out on features that have been added to the latest versions. This course takes a fresh approach to core concepts, such as paths, attributes, object hierarchy, groups, and layers… Show more

Illustrator Insider Training: Rethinking the Essentials is the first installment in a series of courses designed to show experienced Illustrator users to how master core features and build art more efficiently. Adobe Illustrator has evolved dramatically over the years, and many creative professionals may be missing out on features that have been added to the latest versions. This course takes a fresh approach to core concepts, such as paths, attributes, object hierarchy, groups, and layers. Advanced techniques such as combining multiple effects and customizing textures are also included. Exercise files and a free worksheet are included with the course. Show less

Real World Adobe Illustrator CS5 is the definitive reference to Adobe's industry-standard vector graphics software. With an easy, engaging style, author and past Illustrator product manager Mordy Golding takes readers through all of the features of the program, explaining not only how to use the multitude of features but also why and when to use them. This edition has been thoroughly updated for Illustrator CS5 and includes techniques on using the new perspective tools to draw, move, scale or… Show more

Real World Adobe Illustrator CS5 is the definitive reference to Adobe's industry-standard vector graphics software. With an easy, engaging style, author and past Illustrator product manager Mordy Golding takes readers through all of the features of the program, explaining not only how to use the multitude of features but also why and when to use them. This edition has been thoroughly updated for Illustrator CS5 and includes techniques on using the new perspective tools to draw, move, scale or duplicate objects in perspective. This edition also covers the refinements to Illustrator's drawing tools, such as its Stroke panel and brushes, including the new Bristle Brush for painting, as well as the Shape Builder tool, which makes it easier to merge, break apart, or modify objects. The multiple artboards that were introduced in CS4 are easier to manage in CS5, with a full Artboards panel.

Along with tips, sidebars, and expert commentary, there are also numerous 4-color illustrations and screen shots from contributing artists included to offer readers the most complete coverage on this extraordinary application. Designers from all fields--illustrators, animators, package designers, graphic designers, web designers, and more--will find Real World Adobe Illustrator CS5 their one-stop guide to creating powerful designs in Illustrator. Show less

In just a short time you can learn how to use all the components of Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Design Premium Edition) to design, create, and edit graphics, publications, and web pages of all kinds–everything from simple brochures to entire integrated ad campaigns.

Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, and Bridge from the… Show more

In just a short time you can learn how to use all the components of Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Design Premium Edition) to design, create, and edit graphics, publications, and web pages of all kinds–everything from simple brochures to entire integrated ad campaigns.

Using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson in this book builds on the previous ones, enabling you to learn the essentials of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat, and Bridge from the ground up.

“This book should be required reading for every introductory digital graphics course. Mordy has packed this book with great information for folks at all levels of expertise!”
– Sharon Steuer, author of The Illustrator CS3 Wow! Book

Mordy Golding has played an active role in the design and publishing environment since 1990. He worked at Adobe as the product manager for Adobe Illustrator and is currently a consultant and trainer specializing in Adobe Creative Suite. A production artist for both print and the Web for many years, he is an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Print Specialist.

John Ray is a senior business analyst and developer for The Ohio State University Research Foundation. He provides custom network, security, and programming solutions for clients across the country, including the National Regulatory Research Institute and the Brevard Metropolitan Planning Organization in Florida.

Learn how to…
Choose the ideal Creative Suite 3 application for the job
Make accurate selections
Manage complex compositions with layers
Apply filters, effects, and transformations
Control color and type precisely
Manipulate vector objects
Paint, draw, and animate objects
Prepare images for use on the Web
Create websites
Display and print your work anywhere–exactly as designed
Design brochures
Develop an entire integrated ad campaign Show less

With this all-in-one kit, users will have everything they need to design and optimize color to create effective Web sites-in one single resource. It's perfect for users who not only need the technical resources for choosing color, but also the when, where, and why of color design.
The kit is loaded with PANTONE's safe palette swatch book, PANTONE's color Web software, and Hayden Books' Killer Web Design: Color, for both technical information and design advice on color creation and display on… Show more

With this all-in-one kit, users will have everything they need to design and optimize color to create effective Web sites-in one single resource. It's perfect for users who not only need the technical resources for choosing color, but also the when, where, and why of color design.
The kit is loaded with PANTONE's safe palette swatch book, PANTONE's color Web software, and Hayden Books' Killer Web Design: Color, for both technical information and design advice on color creation and display on the Web
Covers advanced topics, such as improving color across various platforms and browsers, working with monitor calibration, and improving color bit depth
Provides cost-effective techniques for enhancing color for inline GIFs and JPEGs, animated GIFs, PNG graphics, Shockwave movies, and more
CD-ROM is loaded with a full version of the PANTONE Internet Color System Color Picker for Macintosh, DeBabelizer Lite, sample color files for analysis, color palettes, as well as tools and utilities for optimizing color Show less

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