Intermediate - Advanced Level Users.
This is a complete guide to Adobe's popular animation program. It is also an outrageous lampoon of the Maoist classic, written by humourist, Derek Pell. The author employs delightful puns and his own uniquely absurdist graphics and Flash animations to lighten the process of learning.
'Surreal-world' techniques and concise step-by-step examples push the book over the edge, and by doing so, inspire digital artists to get the most out of this remarkable new program. Where else can readers learn how to create interactive Mao buttons, pick up 'Long March Shortcuts', or build instant 'Proletarian Preloaders'?
Readers will also find plenty of helpful 'White Bone Demons' to guide them safely around the program's traps and pitfalls. Plus sample layouts and designs for the book's wild companion site - littleredbooks.com.
By purging technical jargon and approaching LiveMotion from a working artists' perspective, Pell offers geek-free simplicity and a refreshingly radical approach to design. In short, it is the funniest, most unusual computer book ever published.
