MacDesign out of the box
reviewed by Robert Pritchett
Author: Andrew Shalat Inside Mac Press/Pearson Education http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321375742 Released: November 23, 2005 Pages: 272 $30 USD $42 CND £22 GBP, 25€ EUR ISBN: 0321375742 Strengths: Shows what can be done – and the possibilities. Weaknesses: None found. A website would have been nice though. Novice/Intermediate Other reviews: http://www.mymac.com/showarticle.php?id=2301 |
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This book is a result of years of methodical answers to quick questions with the intent of saving phone calls. Andrew Shalat spices his comments with humor and I can just envision him on the other end of a phone answering questions. I tend to find myself having to get humorous because after the 600th time of saying the same thing to different people, the answers tend to get a little dry and I tend to get a little crazy with my responses too.
The way the book is set up, Andrew first goes to the tools that are inside the box and come with Mac OS X before venturing outside the box. He does this with 4 “Chapters” that cover the following; creating fliers, postcards, logos and business cards, web design, video and movies and he finishes with a few pieces on software speculation. Each section ends with “For A Few Bucks More” so you aren’t left out of knowing that there are basic apps in place with Mac OS X but there are other apps that enhance the experience. You know, like all the major software apps that make up the Mac software industry.
By the way, all the illustrations are full color, making this almost a coffee table kind of book.
Andrew brings all this introduction of ideas and apps back to the Mac and calls that box the Rosetta Stone of design. It’s all really just a matter of learning the language.
