FreeHand Publications

This TechNote lists FreeHand books andperiodicals, as well as videos and disk-based resources. Some of the publications are published by Macromedia. Although the list is not comprehensive, you will find many resources for learning how to use FreeHand and for developing your graphic skills in general. To add to this list or make comments and suggestions, please send us afeature request.

Title: Macromedia FreeHand MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Author: Sandee Cohen

User level: All levels for Mac & Win

ISBN 0321186508

To Order: Macromedia Press

The latest of Macromedia's award-winning software packages to join the MX family, Macromedia FreeHand MX brings the popular vector-based drawing and layout program into the present day. Whether you've built your career on FreeHand and can't wait to master the software's new features or you're just learning FreeHand for the first time, there's no faster way to get up and running with Macromedia FreeHand MX than Macromedia FreeHand MX for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide. Updated by best-selling author Sandee Cohen to include plenty of new step-by-step how-tos and screenshots specific to Macromedia FreeHand MX, this task-based reference is the perfect tool for learning this visual program. The first few chapters provide an overview of the program before walking you through how to create sophisticated artwork using Macromedia FreeHand MX's many powerful features: layers and layering, points and paths, working in color, strokes and fills, creating text and text effects, and more. The final chapters explain printing, preferences and using artwork with other applications and the Web.

Title: Macromedia FreeHand MX: Training from the Source

Publisher: Macromedia Press

Author: Patti Schulze

User level: All levels for Mac & Win

ISBN 0321179161

To Order: Macromedia Press

When faced with a design problem, it shouldn't be because you don't know how to use the design software. If you're learning Macromedia FreeHand MX for the first time, you can rely on Macromedia FreeHand MX: Training from the Sourcefor a thorough ground-up education that you can tackle at your own pace. This popular series from Macromedia Press leads you step-by-step through a program's most important new features as you work through several, practical graphic design projects that reflect real-world problems, solutions, and practices. In Macromedia FreeHand MX: Training from the Source you'll learn how to use the program's robust tools to create a logo and then create a corporate identity package all in one document, organize and manage complex illustrations, and even create an animation that will then be used in a Flash animation. The book's project-based tutorial approach allows you to work through the lessons in the book at your own pace, using the practice files on the companion CD-ROM to get started immediately with the program!

Title: Macromedia FreeHand 10: Training from the Source

Publisher: Macromedia Press

Author: Macromedia

User level: All levels for Mac & Win

ISBN 0-201-75042-2

To Order: 800/283-9444;

www.peachpit.com/peachpit/titles/categories/titles.mmpress.html

The book's project-based tutorials allow you learn at your own pace as you gain hands-on experience with the practice files on the accompanying CD-ROM. Macromedia FreeHand 10: Training from the Source starts with an introduction to the major features of FreeHand 10, then guides you through sample projects. You'll learn the basics--combining text and graphics, working with paths and points, using layers and styles, and preparing files for a commercial printer--then move on to advanced topics, such as the editable symbol library and FreeHand's rich integration with Macromedia Flash. At the end of this desktop course, you'll be proficient at creating and manipulating graphics and text in FreeHand.

Title: Macromedia FreeHand 10 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Author: Sandee Cohen

User level: Beginner - Intermediate

ISBN 0-201-74965-3

To Order: 800/283-9444;

www.peachpit.com/peachpit/titles/categories/titles.mmpress.html

For international purchases, please contact your nearest international distributor or the nearest Peachpit office.

True to the Visual QuickStart Guide name, the book breaks FreeHand into logical, easy-to-follow tasks, illustrated with plenty of screenshots featuring FreeHands new Macromedia user interface. Each concise section walks you step-by-step through a single topic. Beginners can start with an overview of FreeHands tools and interface, then confidently move on to layers, points and paths, Pen and Bezigon tools, color, strokes and fills, and text effects. More seasoned FreeHand artists can use the books page tabs to flip straight to chapters on printing, advanced preferences, and exporting artwork to other applications and the Web. Cross-platform coverage includes Mac OS X!

Title: Freehand 10 f/x & Design

Publisher: The Coriolis Group

Author: Ron Rockwell

User level: Intermediate - Advanced

ISBN 1-588-80164-0

To Order: www.coriolis.com.html

This book showcases the FreeHand drawing techniques that can be used to draw creative and inspiring illustrations. FreeHand 10 f/x and Design teaches how to trace scanned images for use in printable or Web-ready illustrations. It shows how to construct an object from drawings, sketches or actual objects into three-dimensional renderings, how to effectively integrate your illustrations with Flash, plus much more. Real-world projects are provided throughout this book demonstrating intermediate to advanced FreeHand tools and strengthening print and Web-based graphic techniques. The CD-ROM includes demo versions of FreeHand 10 and Flash 5, a library of electronic symbols used in electronic schematic drawings, plus a gallery of other photos for use when trying out these techniques.

Title: Integrating Flash, Fireworks, and FreeHand f/x & Design

Publisher: The Coriolis Group

Author: Joyce J. Evans

User level: Intermediate - Advanced

ISBN 1-588-80163-2

To Order: www.coriolis.com.html

Integrating Flash, Fireworks, FreeHand f/x & Design teaches how to bring together Macromedia's popular Web-design tools into one integrated workflow. Learn how to prepare and export images made in FreeHand for use with Fireworks and Flash. Discover techniques for exporting Fireworks designs compatibly with FreeHand and Flash. And understand how to edit images generated in FreeHand and Fireworks within Flash. This book will allow you to become comfortable using the complete Macromedia environment to develop professional-level Web pages with interactivity. Enhance skills and techniques with real-world projects throughout the book. An accompanying CD-ROM includes trial versions of Fireworks, FreeHand, and Flash; movies demonstrating techniques discussed in the book; clip art demo with 500 pieces; demo plug-ins; and standalone, third-party applications.

Title: Digital Drawing: Print and Web Graphics Using FreeHand

Publisher: Delmar Publishers

Author: David Bergsland

User level: All levels

ISBN 0-766-81639-7

To Order: www.delmar.com

Provides practical knowledge and skills for using FreeHand in a real work environment, whether it's print, Web or PDF multimedia. The book is softcover, with a CD-ROM included. DLC: Computer graphics.

Title: FreeHand Production Techniques

Author: Gary Poyssick

ISBN: 1-56830175-8

Title: FreeHand Wow

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Author: Dayton

To order: 800-283-9444

Title: Information Illustrated

Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing

Author: Dale Glasgow

Title: Peaceful Coexistence: Avoiding the Output Blues

Publisher: Bits & Bytes Press

Author: Taz Tally, PhD

To order: 704-357-3886

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Title: FreeHand Graphic Studio 7 Interactive

Publisher: Peachpit Press

Author: Macromedia, Inc.

User level: All levels for Mac & Win

ISBN 0-201-68837-9

Pages: 144 pages, with 1 CD

Price: $49.95 US

To order: 800/283-9444; http://www.peachpit.com/peachpit/titles/categories/titles.mmpress.html

For international purchases please contact your nearest international distributor or the nearest Peachpit office.