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On the launch day of Earth's Super-Dimension Fortress One (the SDF-1), Earth is attacked by mysterious ships which appear in space and deadly 'Battlepods' are dispatched…Talented young pilot Rick Hunter has been caught up in the events and has taken a Veritech ship (an advanced fighter jet enhanced by Robotechnology). After meeting a girl named Minmei, the pair come face to face with a giant alien being…
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Learn how to collaborate more effectively on UX and design projects by using FigJam, the online whiteboard and brainstorming tool.
FigJam is an online whiteboard for ideation and collaborative brainstorming. If you’re a designer, it can come in handy as a tool—plus, it’s really fun for the whole team. In this course, instructor Brian Wood shows you how to use FigJam to collaborate more effectively with your stakeholders on UX and design thinking...
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Learn how to make your web graphics lean, mean, and optimized for modern devices and bandwidth scenarios.
Designing Websites for Performance explores quick patterns, tips, and tricks for working web designers. In this installment, Brian Wood shows you how to optimize and minimize the size of your web graphics for a smooth, seamless browsing experience. Learn how fonts affect page performance, how to use vector artwork for scalability and smaller...
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Learn how non-designers can get the most out of FigJam, the online whiteboard that helps you collaborate more effectively on UX and design thinking projects.
FigJam is an online whiteboard for ideation and collaborative brainstorming. If you work with UX or design teams but you’re not a designer by trade, FigJam can be a fun and approachable tool that lets everyone have a voice on a project. In this course, instructor Brian Wood shows you how to...
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Learn how to use VirtualBox and virtual machines for browser testing. Brian Wood explains how to run multiple operating system to test Internet Explorer compatibility.
You can increase the cross-browser compatibility of your website and test against many versions of Internet Explorer by using VirtualBox. The VirtualBox application allows you to use virtual machines and emulate different operating systems, without needing to invest in additional hardware...
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Learn how to use Figma to create interactive user experience (UX) projects and designs.
Learn how to use Figma, the collaborative interface design tool. This course introduces the features and concepts you’ll need to know to start your first user experience (UX) design project in Figma. Find out how to create new files, segment your project for multiple screens and devices, and start adding content, including shapes, images, drawing, effects, and...
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Learn more efficient ways to manage client expectations and feedback on freelance UX projects with these tips.
Managing clients can be one of the most time-consuming aspects of freelance UX design. Learn more efficient ways to manage client expectations and feedback on freelance UX projects with these tips. Brian Wood introduces strategies for initiating discussions, justifying expenses, prototyping designs, conducting reviews, and—most importantly—getting...
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Learn how to make your site "retina"-ready by optimizing graphics and other content so that it looks great on retina (HiDPI) and non-retina displays alike.
With stunning new screens like the Apple Retina display coming onto the market, many designers want to learn how to make their sites retina-ready. This course provides several options for optimizing graphics and other content so that it looks great on retina (or HiDPI) and non-retina displays...
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Learn how to use Miro for user experience—or just general—brainstorming and collaboration.
Miro is an online tool that allows you to develop ideas and to collaborate easily with other people. In this course, Brian Wood shows you how to employ Miro for user experience brainstorming, with methods that can also be used for wider brainstorming in general. Brian covers how to start up a collaborative session in Miro, different brainstorming project...
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Learn to create optimized web graphics that download quickly and look great on a variety of devices, including Retina displays.
Creating graphics is easy. But creating optimized web graphics that download quickly and look great on a variety of devices can be a chore. Learn the best file formats and production techniques to get great looking graphics every time, in this course with Brian Wood. Discover how compression affects image quality; learn...
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Dean and Sam Winchester were raised as Hunters by their widowed father, seeking vengeance on the supernatural elements that took their mother from them. But the road to vengeance is a dark one, and is it a place where children can have any semblance of a life? On an academic break while at Stanford, Sam Winchester visits the United Kingdom on what is meant to be a sleepy trip. His first day he meets the hypnotic 'Emma of the Isles,' who takes him...
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A New York Times bestseller. As New York City starts the healing process, the political realities on the ground are impossible to ignore. Matty's seen to it that everyone's voice is being heard, but will the social order devolve into anarchy, or is there a new New York to be discovered somewhere underneath the rubble?
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Magnus the Black, a pagan fixer during the Christian conversion of the Viking lands, uncovers a secret that threatens the balance of religious power across Europe. With a young archer in tow and a vindictive blacksmith in pursuit, he tracks a band of rogues and killers north along the infamous "Black Road."
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In the near future, America's worst nightmare has come true. With military adventurism overseas bogging down the Army and National Guard, the U.S. government mistakenly neglects the very real threat of anti-establishment militias scattered across the 50 states. Like a sleeping giant, Middle America rises up and violently pushes its way to the shining seas, coming to a standstill at the line in the sand - Manhattan. Or, as the world now knows it, the...
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The world and characters of the DMZ - a futuristic, war-torn Manhattan - are expanded and enriched in this sixth volume of the acclaimed series as journalist Matty Roth. The United States has decided to resume reconciliation talks with the Free States, but a major new player in the Free States political world could destroy any hope of a unified state. Matty's relationships are strained to the breaking point when he decides to profile the revolutionary...
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Having located Bishop Oakenfort on the extreme northern coast of Norssk, Magnus the Black moves in on this rogue Vatican outpost with the intent to shut it down. But as formidable a Viking warrior as Magnus is, he is still one man versus a fortress. The epic conclusion to the story started with volume one's "THE HOLY NORTH."
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Once the world's most famous chef, Gavin Cruikshank's been in a self-imposed exile for years. In his absence his foodie television program has evolved into STARVE, a morally bankrupt competition that thrills the wealthy with rare and often illegal cuisine. Gavin's crusade to end this outrage has stalled out as he finds himself seduced by the toxic mix of success, money, and adoration.
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A mysterious incident occurs on a remote island… 10 years later, humanity has changed – but danger looms from the skies and an epic adventure is set to begin…Not just another retelling of the Macross saga ... The story continues as we bring Carl Macek's original vision full circle. Taking into account every iteration of the series, this new Robotech casts a fresh eye over classic characters like Rick Hunter, Lisa Hayes, Lynn Minmei, Roy Fokker,...