Document Engineering: Analyzing and Designing Documents for Business Informatics and Web Services (Hardcover)

Description

How do you define a serious Illustrator user? How about one who uses Illustrator to produce robust and professional-looking vector graphics but also needs the program to be flexible and efficient in  workflow and production cycles. If this describes you or the user you strive to be, then you need this book Filled with the industrial-strength techniques and best practices required to get you up to speed fast on Illustrator CS2 without missing a beat in your production workflow, Real World Adobe Illustrator CS2 is the definitive reference for the serious Illustrator user. Thoroughly  updated for this version of the software, Illustrator pro Mordy Golding offers a complete guide to the new features such as  Live Trace, Live Paint, the Control Palette, Custom Workspaces, and expanded support for Mobile devices, to name a few. You'll also find practical insights on creating type, symbols, graphs, color, effects, Web graphics, and more. Along with tips, sidebars, and expert commentary, there are also numerous illustrations and screen shots included to offer readers the most complete coverage on this extraordinary application. Designers from all fields–illustrators, animators, package designers, graphic designers, web designers, and more–will find Real World Adobe Illustrator CS2 their one-stop guide to creating powerful designs in Illustrator CS2.

 

Table of Contents

Preface          xv 

Foreward        xxi 
 
Part I Introduction 
 
1.Introduction to Document Engineering  3
 

Part II Foundations 
 
2.XML Foundations 41
 
3.Models, Patterns, and Reuse 73
 
4.Describing What Business Do and How They Do It 101
 
5.How Models and Patterns Evolve 149
 
6.When Models Don't Match: The Interoperability Challenge 171
 

Part III The Document Engineering Approach 
 
7.The Document Engineering Approach 207
 
8.Analyzing the Context of Use 243
 
9.Analyzing Business Processes 273
 
10.Designing Business Processes with Patterns 317
 
11.Analyzing Documents 353
 
12.Analyzing Document Components 373
 
13.Assembling Document Components 419
 
14.Assembling Document Models 461
 
15.Implementing Models in Action 491
 
16.Management and Strategy 539
 

Part IV The End of the Beginning 
 
17. Epilogue 575
 
      Notes 579
 
      Glossary 621
 
 

Index     647