This book offers a comprehensive introduction to urban design, from a historical overview and basic principles to practical design concepts and strategies. It discusses the...

Master the critical knowledge you need to design speech-enabled applicationsIt's not just a far-fetched gizmo straight out of a sci-fi movie anymore. Speech interface technology, which allows a...

Starting from the basic behavior of light, Ms. Kurachi introduces the most useful techniques for global and local illumination using geometric descriptions of an environment in the first section....

UX writing is good for business, while also playing a critical role in delivering a top-notch user experience. Standing at this pivotal intersection between business goals and user needs is...

"The first thing you think is where's the edge, where can I make a bit more money, how can I push, push the boundaries. But the point is, you are greedy, you want every little bit of money that...

Get the latest tips, facts, and secrets that help you make the most of Aperture 3Aperture offers a full range of tools to help serious photographers organize and manipulate images and...

Offers unique advice for taking great photos and videos with your iPod or iPhone!Packed with unique advice, tips, and tricks, this one-of-a-kind, full-color reference presents step-by-step...

Build the design industry you want to see—the one we all deserve.Make the most of the pivotal intersection between business goals and user needs.Create incisive and inclusive...

Great content doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It gets bogged down in teams, organizations, silos, and process. Beth Dunn helps you break the vacuum seal and bring unity and joy back to...

Do you love doing design work, but dread the inevitable design reviews that follow? Dread no more! Donna Spencer has the blueprint for a winning design presentation—one that conveys...

In the years since publishing the first edition, emotional design has gone from innovative to essential in designers’ toolkits. Aarron Walter once again offers wise, inspiring guidance for...

Get the clear picture of the hottest features of iPhoto '09As Apple's software program for importing, arranging, editing, and sharing digital images, iPhoto '09 is an incredibly popular way...

The missing manual on how to apply Lean Startup to build products that customers loveThe Lean Product Playbook is a practical guide to building products that customers love. Whether you work at...

Many computer applications require microprocessors to reliably interconnect and communicate with other peripherals in order to perform their intended functions. Interface design, which includes...

Good design systems can help you create digital products with efficiency and consistency. But great design systems will support and strengthen your team’s creativity at the same time. In...

To solve the most critical performance problems with the biggest impact, start with images. Responsive Issues Community Group (RICG) chair Mat Marquis helps us make smart decisions about images...

Bringing together the results of more than 300 new design studies, an understanding of people, knowledge of hardware and software capabilities, and the author's practical experience gained from...

Learn the technology behind hearing aids, Siri, and Echo Audio source separation and speech enhancement aim to extract one or more source signals of interest from an audio recording...

In communication acoustics, the communication channel consists of a sound source, a channel (acoustic and/or electric) and finally the receiver: the human auditory system, a complex and...

From product documentation to menu labels to marketing emails, writing for the web can feel challenging—even insurmountable. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Whether you’re new to writing...