You know the basics of Photoshop and looking for inspiration for new exciting projects* Dirk Metzmacher author of Photoshop Weblogs shows you live on the screen as you reach the next level in advanced image retouching with Photoshop. Look at the Photoshop professional on the shoulder and unleash Photoshop. You ll see what plug-ins enhance the workflow significantly.

This book intends to provide answers to most of the real time design issues.

Intelligent Freeway Transportation Systems: Functional Design focuses on the efficient use of resources in the design of ITS. It discusses the principles of top down design starting with objectives and requirements, and provides guidance for the development and evaluation of functional design alternatives according to cost effectiveness principles. It shows how transportation planning principles such as Wardrop’s Laws and traffic diversion principles relate to functional ITS device selections and equipment locations.

In a complex world, products that are easy to use win favor with consumers. This is the first book on the topic of simplicity aimed specifically at interaction designers. It shows how to drill down and simplify user experiences when designing digital tools and applications. It begins by explaining why simplicity is attractive, explores the laws of simplicity, and presents proven strategies for achieving simplicity. Remove, hide, organize and displace become guidelines for designers, who learn simplicity by seeing before and after examples and case studies where the results speak for themselves.

In today s economy, all of us-even those of us who aren t trained as designers-must become design thinkers. But how? At last, Garr Reynolds has unlocked the secrets and presented them in a compelling and useful way. Whether you re a professional preparing a talk, a student tackling an assignment, or anyone trying to craft a richer life, Presentation Zen Design is the most important book you will read this year.
-Daniel H. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind & Drive