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OpenCV2 Computer Vision Application Programming Cookbook
22 July 2011
A while ago I was contacted by the people of Packt Publishing to review the OpenCV 2 Computer Vision Application Cookbook by Robert Laganière. Now that’s a long title for a book. I’ve used OpenCV on a few small projects so I decided to read the book and write a review for them.
CSS3 for Web Designers
12 April 2011
CSS3 for Web Designers is a small book, it’s only 189 pages. Or 222 pages if you use a slightly bigger font size. I’m not reviewing a ‘real’ book this time. I’ve read the ‘enhanced’ ePub version on the iPad.
Getting Started with Processing
18 October 2010
The smallest book I’ve read about Processing so far. But this is probably the best book to read if you want to get started with programming. Most programming books are boring and start with a lot of concepts like algorithms, variables and classes.
Never Use White Type on a Black Background
30 September 2010
This little book takes you through 50 ridiculous design rules and ends with the advice to break these rules. Not the greatest piece of liturature, but a good book for light reading. The book is a collection of quotes made by designers, authors, creative thinkers, photographers, …
The Zen of CSS Design
28 September 2010
In 2003 Dave Shea built a website with semantic markup to show what could be accomplished with stylesheets. The markup of the website stays the same on every page. The only thing that changes the layout is the CSS file.
Building Findable Websites
24 September 2010
A book you should read if you want to optimize your website for search engines. This book discusses findability in a great way and you’ll learn about the things to do and to avoid when optimizing your website.