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Summary: Hillman Curtis Flash Web Design
Review: This is an inspiring book. It will sweep you away because of the great designs it offers up. I picked up alot of handy tips from having gone through the pages, but it falls short when it comes to presenting itself as a teaching tool. In fact, you are only able to work on a few of the projects because there is no CD-ROM provided and you have to go the Hillman Curtis website to see the book examples. You aren't allowed to download them, therefore, a great learning opportunity is missed here. If you could truly go through the projects step by step, this would in my opinion be a five star book. It is still worth the price, but it missed the mark as a real tutorial.
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Summary: The Best Flash Book To Date
Review: What I believe we're witnessing here in Hillman Curtis is the creativity of the new age artist. This is the new Picasso or new Monet. Well, that's my opinion. :)What I enjoyed most about this book was not only the step-by-step "how-tos" but also the philosophies, the reasons behind placing an image here or making something move in this way as opposed to that. Hillman Curtis describes making an impact, making someone stop typing that message on AOL IM and sitting up to watch the spot you create (hard to explain without giving too much away - get the book!). I also enjoyed the step-by-step process of creating storyboards for clients, of business tactics and "getting a client." Overall a great read and highly recommended.
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Summary: Slightly overrated.
Review: Yep, this guy is what I consider one of the more crazy people. But believe me, in the best sense of the word. He is without a doubt, an immensely creative person, with what I believe is a God given gift for creation. He can take the most simple idea, and elaborate it into a whole proyect. Of course, he's got back up from his production team, but the guy is the brains behind the operation. Plus, he really knows how to design for web oriented multimedia. In my opinion, if you need some tips and tricks of the trade, plus a look at some inspirational proyects, then I suggest you pick up this book. Not much talk, just concrete examples and tools for all of us web designers/programmers out there.
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