Simple techniques to improve your layouts and refresh your creative vision, from the founder of Before & After magazine.

Simple graphic design techniques from Before & After magazine to make your page, screen, or presentation look and perform its best.

Learn how to use storyboard film techniques to understand shot composition, consistency, and movement within a frame, and apply those techniques as you build your comic book panels.

Learn how to get started with GraphQL, the popular query language designed to make data fetching and updating easier.

Data-driven applications depend on remote queries that run through APIs. GraphQL—a query language for APIs that was originally built by Facebook—allows developers to choose the kinds of requests they want to make and to receive information on multiple facets of that query in one request. The GraphQL approach to querying across networks can address a wide variety of large-scale development problems.

In this course, learn how to get started with GraphQL. Eve Porcello introduces the basics of this query language, then walks through queries, variables, and operation names. Eve explains how to work with mutations and subscriptions, as well as how to create and enhance schema. She covers topics like creating a custom object, adding an enumeration type, writing schema documentation, and much more.

Note: This course was created by Moon Highway. We are pleased to host this training in our library.

Grasshopper offers new ways to expand and control the 3D design and modeling processes. These ways include automating repetitive processes; generating geometry through mathematical functions; quickly making changes to complex models; and creating complex forms through repetitions of simple geometry. Grasshopper requires no programming or scripting knowledge and allows designers a high degree of flexibility. In this course, instructor Chris Reilly shows you how to get up and running with Grasshopper, fast. Chris explains the algorithms that you need to get the most out of Grasshopper and walks you through the Grasshopper interface. Chris covers how to speed up your workflow with shortcuts in Grasshopper. He goes into data matching, Fibonacci sequences, vectors, and many more math and logic functions. Chris discusses curves, surfaces, transformations, data trees, and so much more. He concludes with a series of example projects that illustrate what you’ve learned in the course.

Groovy—a powerful, easy-to-use, and widely adopted language on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) platform—has found its way into ecosystems like Jenkins Pipelines and Gradle, as well as web development frameworks such as Grails and Micronaut. In this course, learn the basics of working with Groovy. Instructor Benjamin Muschko goes over fundamental concepts such as variables and data types, classes, and exception handling. Along the way, Benjamin establishes the connection between Java and Groovy and highlights where Groovy really shines. He also digs into more advanced concepts, including using closures, working with collections, and reading and writing files. After wrapping up this course, you'll have the basic knowledge you need to run Groovy as a script or full-fledged program.

Learn how to create unique sounds for guitar, bass, drums, synths, and even vocals, with the GUITAR RIG effects processor from Native Instruments.

Learn how to build high-performance, browser-based apps using Google Web Toolkit.

Learn about Hadoop, key file systems used with Hadoop, its processing engine—MapReduce—and its many libraries and programming tools.

Learn how to use Packer, a popular DevOps tool for simplifying the creation of machine images, and implement a continuous development approach to changes in your software.

Learn the basics of secrets management with HashiCorp Vault, a popular tool for protecting sensitive data.

A complete high dynamic range workflow, from assembly to adjustment to finishing touches.

Learn the essentials for making great business portraits, from lighting and camera choices to interacting with your subjects and helping them look their best in front of the camera.

Boost your Swift skills by adding higher-order functions to your coding. Explore the concepts behind higher-order functions like map and filter so you know when to apply each one.

Discover how to create high-quality video content using the free version of HitFilm Express.

Join animator Scott Pagano to discover the awesome power of Houdini, a 3D animation package offering an all-procedural workflow and node networks for faster, more complex renders.

Help set learners up for success by teaching in a way that is more interactive and immersive. Learn 10 techniques to increase learner engagement.

Learn how to shoot professional-looking video in your own home.

Want to create rich and immersive web experiences with HTML and JavaScript? Learn how to use the Canvas element to build 2D graphics and animations right on screen.