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Seven years is a long time in any industry, but when it comes to the worlds of design and technology (and particularly the point at which the two merge), it's an eternity! No wonder, then, that you (and about a million other readers!) have been eagerly awaiting this latest update to Robin Williams ' enormously popular Non-Designer's series. In these pages, Robin defines the principles that govern type as well as the logic behind them so that you learn...
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"Robin Williams, author of The Non-Designer's Design Book, is beloved and respected worldwide for her frank, funny, down-to-earth method for teaching design fundamentals. In The Four Principles of Great Design Learn by Video, Robin brings those teachings to video for the first time. In this three-hour course, you'll learn how to effectively use contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity (C.R.A.P.) to create professional-looking brochures, ads,...
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Lance Clayton once dreamed of a career as a rich and famous writer. He has only managed to be a single dad and high school poetry teacher. His son is a jerk who won't give him the time of day, and his girlfriend won't acknowledge publicly that they are dating. A freak accident provides Lance his worst tragedy, and greatest opportunity at fame, fortune, and popularity. But can he live with the knowledge of how he got there?
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Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face the father who never really understood him, while trying to balance his newly precarious existence. The Los Angeles Herald Examiner calls Saul Bellow "the...
7) Being Human
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Robin Williams stars in five unique and intimate tales linked by a common theme: a man's need to find his place in the world. In each tale, a man is set on a journey. Collectively, they experience an odyssey that crosses thousands of years, from Bronze Age wilderness to contemporary metropolis. Each taking a few more steps towards whatever it is that men search for: the sense of belonging that we call home, and the closeness of relationships that...
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Robin Williams stars as a burned-out Chicago fireman conned into investing his disability money in a run-down, backwater Caribbean resort in this comic look at the other side of paradise.
Jack Moniker (Williams) fights to hold onto his dream of a tropical island resort when the first planeload of losers arrives. Now, not only must he referee the nerdy bachelors and the bikini-clad young women prowling for a rich husband, but also contend with a...
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A riveting, critically acclaimed psychological thriller based on true events! Gabriel Noone, a celebrated writer and late-night talk show host, becomes captivated by the harrowing story of a young listener and his adoptive mother. But when troubling questions arise about the boy's identity, Noone finds himself drawn into a widening mystery that hides a deadly secret!
10) Popeye
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Based on the long-running comic strip created by E.C. Segar (and less on the animated cartoons created by Max Fleischer, which were decidedly different in tone and approach), Popeye follows the sailor man with the mighty arms (played by Robin Williams in his first major film role) as he arrives in the seaside community of Sweethaven in search of his long-lost father. Popeye meets and quickly falls for the slender Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall, in the...
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Adopting a back-to-the-basics approach, this bestselling little Mac classic has been revised and overhauled to introduce users to Snow Leopard, Apple's newest version of its operating system. In the gentle, friendly, funny style that generations of computer users have come to know and love, author Robin Williams shows readers how to dive in and start working with the Mac and OS X Snow Leopard. This full-color little book walks readers through all...
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These days, it's not just corporate marketing directors tasked with giving computer-based presentations--anyone forced to stand in front of a crowd and talk for more than three minutes had better know how to put together a slide presentation. You're not a professional designer, but you want your slides to look professional. What do you do? Enter Robin Williams , the beloved, best-selling non-designer's designer (with over 850,000 copies of The Non-Designer's...
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If you want to tame Mac OS X Tiger, but you want to do so in the comfort of your own home, this guide makes it possible! Robin Williams uses her trademark friendly teaching style to reveal exactly what you want to know: What's new in Tiger, what's great about it, and how can you get the most out of it fast! Focused lessons take you step-by-step through practical, real-world projects that teach Mac OS X Tiger inside and out. Covers everything from...
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The latest update of Robin Williams's bestselling guide will have you working miracles in no time with Snow Leopard, the fastest and most reliable version of the Mac OS X ever. With this book, you can learn in your own way, whether it's working through the lessons from start to finish, jumping straight to step-by-step exercises about new features, or looking up just what you need to know at that moment. There are hundreds of exciting tools and hidden...
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Learn design theory and practical know-how from the award-winning author/design team, Robin Williams and John Tollett! Robin Williams introduced design and typographic principles to legions of readers with her best-selling Non-Designer's book series. Now she and designer/co-author John Tollett take you to the next level of creative design with practical advice and lessons in composition, visual impact, and design challenges. Presented in Robin and...
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If you've got something to say and want to join the podcasting revolution but don't know how to start, this short and approachable guide from bestselling authors Robin Williams and John Tollett will teach you how to create and distribute podcasts using Apple's easy-to-use audio and Web site tools. Using the Garageband and iWeb tools from Apple's iLife 06 suite of tools, Robin and John show you how to create professional sounding and looking podcasts,...
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A lot has happened in the world of digital design since the first edition of this title was published, but one thing remains true: There is an ever-growing number of people attempting to design pages with no formal training. This book is the one place they can turn to find quick, non-intimidating, excellent design help from trusted design instructor Robin Williams. This revised classic--now in full color--includes a new section on the hot topic of...