Andrew Glassner's Other Notebook: Further Recreations in Computer Graphics

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Summary: Recreate special lighting and camera techniques
Review: Andrew Glassner's Other Notebook: Further Recreations in Computer Graphics by computer graphics researcher and expert Andrew Glassner is an inspiring, thought-provoking, full-color, visual, mathematical, and tutorial tour of some of the artistic achievements that modern computers are capable of. Individual chapters address programming functions and commands to craft remarkable images of soap bubbles, Celtic knotwork, recreate special lighting and camera techniques, transform sounds into shapes, and much more. Andrew Glassner's Other Notebook is a very highly recommended supplementary resource for budding computer artists, hobbyists, students, and professional designers seeking to create unique and memorable computer graphics.

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Summary: Amazing book! Glassner "rulez"
Review: I've discovered a great author! This is the first book of his I've got and now I'm going to get the rest of them (need more money now <g>, many aren't cheap.)

It's very well written (this is so rare in the technical area!), it has huge and detailed bibliographies; obviously recent; structured in my favourite way -- right after each chapter there's a list of sources you can pursue in order to "get more" of the material in this particular chapter.

The projects are engaging, mathematically "handlable": not overwhelming, that is -- but far from primitive, and very pretty; the soap bubbles section is my favourite; I'm following the bibliography now and reading up on these bubbles in the recommended (and, btw, very cheap) Dover book; you can get it right now off the web too, along with this one; it's like ten bucks or something like that; god bless Dover for pandering to the impoverished fanatics.

All in all "Other Notebooks" is a truly enjoyable little book -- and I'm not even a "graphics programmer", at the moment this thing is a new-found hobby for me: I'm trying to think why I've bought this piece? Most likely 'cause it's very pretty (not only the projects, the book itself is very well made, it's esthetically pleasing -- good print, clear layout, good paper, color inserts: none of those crude and smeared black-and-white photocopies that some of the other graphics books "sport".) So, at the moment it's just a lucky find due to my habit of aimless browsing in bookstores, but if I read more stuff like Glassner's who is to say? maybe I'll get deeper into it. Mark this name, he writes exceedingly well and he's got something to say too.

I recommend this book, wholeheartedly; if you're into graphics it's a must I think, but even if not -- get it anyway, it's damn pretty, and thus motivating, and I'm sure that besides the enjoyment you'll derive from this work itself, you'll find plenty of opportunities to apply what you'll learn from this book. A clear thumbs-up, w/o a shade of exaggeration.

Rating:
Summary: Amazing book! Glassner "rulez"
Review: I've discovered a great author! This is the first book of his I've got and now I'm going to get the rest of them (need more money now , many aren't cheap.)

It's very well written (this is so rare in the technical area!), it has huge and detailed bibliographies; obviously recent; structured in my favourite way -- right after each chapter there's a list of sources you can pursue in order to "get more" of the material in this particular chapter.

The projects are engaging, mathematically "handlable": not overwhelming, that is -- but far from primitive, and very pretty; the soap bubbles section is my favourite; I'm following the bibliography now and reading up on these bubbles in the recommended (and, btw, very cheap) Dover book; you can get it right now off the web too, along with this one; it's like ten bucks or something like that; god bless Dover for pandering to the impoverished fanatics.

All in all "Other Notebooks" is a truly enjoyable little book -- and I'm not even a "graphics programmer", at the moment this thing is a new-found hobby for me: I'm trying to think why I've bought this piece? Most likely 'cause it's very pretty (not only the projects, the book itself is very well made, it's esthetically pleasing -- good print, clear layout, good paper, color inserts: none of those crude and smeared black-and-white photocopies that some of the other graphics books "sport".) So, at the moment it's just a lucky find due to my habit of aimless browsing in bookstores, but if I read more stuff like Glassner's who is to say? maybe I'll get deeper into it. Mark this name, he writes exceedingly well and he's got something to say too.

I recommend this book, wholeheartedly; if you're into graphics it's a must I think, but even if not -- get it anyway, it's damn pretty, and thus motivating, and I'm sure that besides the enjoyment you'll derive from this work itself, you'll find plenty of opportunities to apply what you'll learn from this book. A clear thumbs-up, w/o a shade of exaggeration.

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Summary: Best book I've enjoyed in years!
Review: The combination of beautiful graphics and a curious mind make this book a fantastic educational experience. I just happened to see it in a bookstore, picked it up, and couldn't stop reading it until the end. The quality of the book, even though it is a paperback, is fantastic, and each chapter opens up a new and fun idea. I notice that Amazon is nearly out of stock. I suspect that means it's really selling well. It should.

Rating:
Summary: Best book I've enjoyed in years!
Review: The combination of beautiful graphics and a curious mind make this book a fantastic educational experience. I just happened to see it in a bookstore, picked it up, and couldn't stop reading it until the end. The quality of the book, even though it is a paperback, is fantastic, and each chapter opens up a new and fun idea. I notice that Amazon is nearly out of stock. I suspect that means it's really selling well. It should.