New Riders imprint: 313 books
Secrets of Great Portrait Photography
Photographs of the Famous and Infamous
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
In this sexy, bold book, Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Brian Smith tells the stories behind the photos and lessons learned in 30 years of photographing celebrities and people from all walks of life. Smith’s long list of famous and infamous subjects includes pro basketball players Dwayne Wade...
The Print and the Process
Taking Compelling Photographs from Vision to Expression
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2012
The Print and the Process is a book of ideas, thoughts, and techniques about our photographs and the process that leads us to the final image. (To be clear, it is not an instructional book about how to print your images.) In this beautiful book, David duChemin takes the reader behind the scenes on four...
The Visual Toolbox
60 Lessons for Stronger Photographs
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2015
Simply having a certain camera or lens isn’t going to make you a better photographer. So, what will? Understanding your camera. Thinking differently. Studying photographs and knowing what they provoke in you, and why. Giving the craft time to grow. Looking to painters, designers, and others who work...
Storytellers: A Photographer's Guide to Developing Themes and Creating Stories with Pictures
A Photographer's Guide to Developing Themes and Creating Stories with Pictures
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2011
It's amazing how many images the world's photographers produce! Professional or not, images surround us in our everyday lives. What makes successful photographers stand out? What drives us to revisit the same images over and over? All images tell a story. Whether they're produced as works of art, on...
by Julie Dirksen
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2011
Products, technologies, and workplaces change so quickly today that everyone is continually learning. Many of us are also teaching, even when it's not in our job descriptions. Whether it's giving a presentation, writing documentation, or creating a website or blog, we need and want to share our knowledge...
by Ernest Adams
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
You understand the basic concepts of game design: gameplay, user interfaces, core mechanics, character design, and storytelling. Now you want to know how to apply them to the puzzle and casual game genres. This focused guide gives you exactly what you need. It walks you through the process of designing...
Seattle 100
Portrait of a City
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2010
Seattle 100: Portrait of a City is the culmination of a two-year personal project by renowned photographer, filmmaker, and social artist Chase Jarvis. Both a creative project and an insightful ethnography, Seattle 100 shares—via more than 300 stunning black-and-white portraits and biographies of each...
Do Good Design
How Design Can Change Our World
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2008
How Design CAN CHANGE the World Today, everyone is a designer. And the future of civilization is our common design project. How does design help choose our leaders?Why do we really have an environmental crisis?How can accessible design broaden your audience?Why does the U.S. economy now...
Living the Dream: Putting your creativity to work (and getting paid)
Putting your creativity to work (and getting paid)
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2012
Living the Dream is a business book for creative people. It provides the insights and action steps they need to confidently put their skills and passions to work, to make the best business decisions possible, all in service of the ultimate goal--to make a living doing what they love. This inter-disciplinary,...
by Giles Colborne
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
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...
Designing the Moment
Web Interface Design Concepts in Action
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2010
The trick to great design is knowing how to think through each decision so that users don't have to. In Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action, Robert Hoekman, Jr., author of Designing the Obvious, presents over 30 stories that illustrate how to put good design principles to work...
Writing for the Web
Creating Compelling Web Content Using Words, Pictures, and Sound
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
With Writing for the Web, you’ll learn everything you need to know to create effective Web content using words, pictures, and sound. Follow along as instructor and writer Lynda Felder combines easy-to-follow guidelines with photographs, lists, and tables to illustrate the key concepts behind writing...
I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life
The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2007
What is an avatar? Why are there nearly a billion of them, and who is using them? Do avatars impact our real lives, or are they just video game conceits? Is an avatar an inspired rendering of its creator’s inner self, or is it just one among millions of anonymous vehicles clogging the online freeways?...
Peter Read Miller on Sports Photography
A Sports Illustrated photographer's tips, tricks, and tales on shooting football, the Olympics, and portraits of athletes
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2013
In Peter Read Miller on Sports Photography, the 30-year Sports Illustrated veteran photographer takes you into the action of many of his most iconic shots, relating the stories behind the photos of some of the world’s greatest athletic events, including the Olympics and the Super Bowl. Discussing the...