Böcker av Jennifer Harder

Digitally restore your old photos in Photoshop for print out or to use online as still photos. This first of two volumes will show you some of the basic techniques you can use in Photoshop to preserve or repair damaged family and historical photos.In today¿s digital world of smart phones and cameras, you can easily transfer your photos from phone to computer. However, occasionally yoüre left with an old or damaged version of the image and the uncertainty of how to fix them. Aided by the sound advice and tips from author Jennifer Harder, this book will show you how to do so with just a few basic corrections in Photoshop. Using healing tools, basic color correction tools, layer masks, and workspace commands to fill in missing gaps, yoüll be able to print out an unblemished picture or post it on your social media page.A Beginner¿s Guide to Digital Image Repair in Photoshop: Volume 1 provides the know-how to help preserve your family treasures.What You Will Learn Review scanner basics for digitizing your photos Use various ¿healing¿ and color adjustment tools in Photoshop for restoring photos See how custom selections and layer masks can be used in the photo restoration process Apply various workspaces to fill in missing details in an image or merge photosWho Is This Book ForUsers who want to learn how to repair old historical photos and slides for digital presentation or for print as well as those who are interested in basic animation.

This full-color book will teach you how to use Adobe Illustrator's various tools to create infographics, as well as basic page layouts for them. It focuses on Illustrator¿s powerful graphing tools and 2D and 3D effects. How can an infographic or graph be altered and adapted to appear more engaging and still display your data accurately? What additional effects can be used on your infographic to produce the results you envision? In this second volume of Creating Infographics with Adobe Illustrator, you will learn the answers to all these questions. Author Jennifer Harder will walk you through creating basic infographics in Illustrator using Illustrator tools such as Graphing Tools as well as how to create 2D effects and 3D shapes with their related materials, including Symbols. Upon completing this volume, you will have an appreciation for how easy it is to design an infographic or graph to display your data and discover how rudimentary shapes and colors can be altered using patterns, as well as 2D and 3D effects, to enhance readability while conveying meaning to your audience. You will be able to use this knowledge to create your own infographics using Illustrator¿s wide array of tools. What You Will LearnUse Illustrator¿s Graphing Tools to create and modify basic charts or graphsWork with popular 2D effects to enhance your design in IllustratorCreate 3D Shapes using Materials and Symbols and modify your 3D GraphsExplore basic Image Trace and Perspective options in Illustrator Who This Book Is ForBeginner-level designers and others who are interested in learning the process of creating infographics for their company, the classroom, for data visualization, an article in a magazine, or a webpage.

This full-color book, the third of three volumes, focuses on Adobe Illustrator¿s SVG interactivity tools. How can an infographic be made more interactive for an audience? What additional Illustrator tools and Adobe applications can be used to enhance your infographic layout? In this final volume of Creating Infographics with Adobe Illustrator, you will learn the answers to all these questions. Author Jennifer Harder will walk you through creating basic infographics in Illustrator using Illustrator tools for creating SVG files, known as Scalable Vector Graphics, for basic Interactivity on a web page. Then you will review layouts in other Adobe Applications in relation to their connectivity with Illustrator.Upon completing this volume, you will have a thorough understanding of how to design an infographic with basic interactivity for a web page, and how this can improve visualization and convey meaning to your audience. Moreover, youwill be able to use this knowledge to create your own infographics using Illustrator¿s wide array of tools. What You Will LearnDiscover how to apply interactivity to an infographicGain insight into different infographic layouts and how to finalize your project with your clientExplore other Adobe Creative Cloud applications that may assist you in the future as you create your infographics Who This Book Is ForBeginner-level designers and others who are interested in learning the process of creating infographics for their company, the classroom, for, an article in a magazine, or adding interactivity to webpage.

This full-color book will teach you how to use Adobe Illustrator's various tools to create infographics, as well as basic page layouts for them. This is the first of three volumes which will cover all the fundamentals of Illustrator, an industry standard application used by graphic designers and marketing and communication teams. How is an infographic different from a logo or any other illustration? What additional thought processes, skills, or software tools should be utilized to create an infographic? In this first volume of Illustrator Basics, you will learn the answers to all these questions. Author Jennifer Harder will walk you through creating basic infographics in Illustrator using Basic Shape tools, Pen Tools, Type Tools, and Symbols. Upon completing this volume, you will have an appreciation for how easy it is to design an infographic and discover how rudimentary shapes and colors can affect readability while conveying meaningto your audience. You will be able to use this knowledge to create your own infographics using Illustrator¿s wide array of tools. Who This Book Is ForDiscover the tools within Illustrator that are ideal for creating basic infographicsDevelop a logo based upon a scanned sketchGain an understanding of different infographic layouts and the process of reviewing them with your client Who This Book Is ForBeginner-level designers and others who are interested in learning the process of creating infographics for their company, the classroom, for a visual resume, an article in a magazine, or a webpage.

Take your PDF forms to the next level! In this book, yoüll learn various ways to further improve your PDF forms using simple JavaScript coding. Yoüll also discover how a few lines of code can speed up your workflow when working with multiple PDFs in Action Wizard.Enhancing Adobe Acrobat Forms with JavaScript covers up-to-date, real working examples that you can easily download and practice with and edit to suit your own projects. This book also shows workarounds and solutions to various form issues you might encounter. Feel empowered by it and improve your PDF documents!JavaScript has been a part of Adobe Acrobat for many versions. However, few people use its features and focus mainly on using basic form properties, never delving deeper into Acrobat¿s full capabilities. While information on the web can be helpful, if you don¿t know enough about how to use JavaScript in Acrobat you will be left with poor results. JavaScript can be difficult to learn,but it does not need to be scary. This book explains in simple steps for beginner to intermediate level so that you can take full advantage of Acrobat¿s capabilities for your own projects. What You Will Learn¿ Learn simplified field notation and basic JavaScript for Acrobat¿ Work with buttons that can be used for navigation¿ Improve form navigation and printing of forms¿ Add various types of alerts and custom validations to improve client-entered-data¿ Learn the basics of how to prepare a form for e-signingWho Is This Book ForThis book is for anyone who needs to create forms for clients or websites. Students, lawyers, accountants, and human resources will be able to take their work to the next level by streamlining their workflow and utilizing advanced JavaScript features in Adobe Acrobat.

Take your hand-drawn illustrations to the next level by using various selection tools in Photoshop to clean up the artwork, and Illustrator for final refinement. Also, learn to save your artwork as vector images to be used for web, print, or even stills for character animation.Author Jennifer Harder begins by showing you how to use basic tools in Photoshop to clean up your artwork, followed by Marquee tools and more. Next, you will see how to use more advanced tools such as Lasso, Magic Wand, the Object Selection tool, and so on. You'll then get a demonstration of how to control the type of selection using the selection main menu, how to copy selections to another layer, and how to use the focus area. This is followed by a chapter that covers paths, channels, and layer masks that you will master to clean up your artwork. To round things out, you will learn how to use Illustrator's different features to further enhance your work. On completing the book, you will have mastered how to make your artwork and illustrations portfolio-ready.What You Will LearnMaster each selection tool found in PhotoshopChoose the right tools for cleaning and refining artworkSave selections for other projectsMake your artwork scalable in Illustrator using various methods Who Is This Book ForReaders with little-to-intermediate-level experience with Photoshop.