Stickman Graphics Book Resource Center Production, Prepress, and DTP Applications

Scanning		Prepress/Production
	An Introduction to Digital Scanning part of the Digital Colour Prepress series Agfa Prepress Education Resources P.O. Box 7917 Mt. Prospect, IL 60056-7917 tel:1-800-395-7007	www.stickmangraphics.com What can I say? I wrote it. If you haven't bought it all ready you ought to! But don't take my word for it: check out my reviews. buy it here and now	Pocket Pal A Graphic Arts Production Handbook International Paper No ISBN#, but is usually available in art stores. This is a must have item. buy it at Amazon.com
Prepress/Production
		www.phptr.com For advanced users, this 656 page book is thorough, up to date, and relatively easy to read. Highly recommended!	For advanced users, this 766 page tome is not light reading and is used as an encyclopedia of knowledge.
	The following are good introductory level books on prepress work, but essentially cover the same material:
Trapping A must have item. Highly recommended!	Color Correction Don't let the name mislead you, the entire book is dedicated to the art of color correcting color photographs and artwork Highly recommended!	Color Correction	Reference A dictionary of EVERY computer, internet, typographic, prepress term there is. Good to have!
Computer Programs Dozens of books on Quark Express, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Photoshop come out whenever the programs are upgraded, making it difficult to recommend specific books. However, I can recommend three imprints that put out good guides for these programs aimed at the new user.			Getting Paid!
... For Dummies IDG Books www.dummies.com This is a good series for learning how to use a program for the first time. buy them at Amazon.com: CS2 for Dummies	Adobe ... Classroom in a Book Adobe Press A complete training manual with CDs. buy them at Amazon.com: Adobe Classrooms in a Book	Visual Quickstart Guide Peachpit Press www.peachpit.com These are good reference books to keep close by for looking up specific solutions quickly. They are handy for every level of user, particularly after a program is upgraded. Fondly referred to as the Bunny Books around our office. buy them at Amazon.com: Visual Quickstart Guides	A must have for determining what you should be paid.

CONTENTS

• Publishing and Self-Publishing
• Prepress, Production, and DTP Applications
• Creating Comics
• Graphic Novels; General
• Graphic Novels; Fantasy
• Graphic Novels; European
• Graphic Novels; Super-Heroes Worth Reading
• Philosophy, Religion, and Science
• Conspiracies, Censorship, Revisionist History, and Double Speak