{"id":57,"date":"2002-02-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-02-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laaker.com\/cms\/?p=57"},"modified":"2005-12-04T02:58:47","modified_gmt":"2005-12-04T02:58:47","slug":"sams-publishing-releases-teach-yourself-svg-in-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laaker.com\/micah\/press-releases\/2002\/sams-publishing-releases-teach-yourself-svg-in-24-hours","title":{"rendered":"SAMS Publishing Releases &#8220;Teach Yourself SVG in 24 Hours&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"prbodycopy\">(New York City) &#8211; SAMS Publishing has announced the release of Micah Laaker&#8217;s &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.svgnow.com\/book\/overview\/overview.shtml\">Teach Yourself SVG in 24 Hours<\/a>.&quot; This title serves as an introduction to the graphics technology in the form of 24 one-hour lessons that build a reader&#8217;s skills gradually. <\/p>\n<p class=\"prbodycopy\">Targeted for designers and HTML developers, the book promises readers the ability to learn the following skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"prbodycopy\">Create SVG graphics<\/li>\n<li class=\"prbodycopy\">Use the SVG tools you currently own<\/li>\n<li class=\"prbodycopy\">Embed actual typefaces within your portable SVG content<\/li>\n<li class=\"prbodycopy\">Animate your artwork and include interactive elements<\/li>\n<li class=\"prbodycopy\">Use Photoshop-like filter effects on your vector graphics<\/li>\n<li class=\"prbodycopy\">Use JavaScript to enhance SVG&#8217;s functionality and performance<\/li>\n<li class=\"prbodycopy\">Overcome common pitfalls of commercial SVG development<\/li>\n<li class=\"prbodycopy\">Use SVG production methods for development teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"prbodycopy\">The book was written based upon Mr. Laaker&#8217;s commercial experience with the technology. While at Iguana Studios, Mr. Laaker helped create the Research &amp; Development department which spearheaded early SVG investigation. Due to this work, Adobe Systems financed the development of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.battlebots.com\/\">BattleBots<\/a> Web site (www.battlebots.com), which became the first commercial use of SVG on the Web. <\/p>\n<p class=\"prbodycopy\">The release of the book coincides with the launch of the book&#8217;s companion Web site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.svgnow.com\/\">SVGnow!<\/a> (www.svgnow.com). This site contains downloadable examples from the book (saving readers the chore of hand-typing each example), links to other SVG resources, FAQs on the technology, a gallery of SVG content, and information on how to spread the word about SVG. The site also exists as a demonstrable example of SVG&#8217;s use in real-world development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prbodycopy\">&quot;Teach Yourself SVG in 24 Hours&quot; is now available at bookstores nationwide, as well as online retailers such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0672322900\/0713m611l-20\">Amazon.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/service.bfast.com\/bfast\/click?bfmid=2181&#38;sourceid=29841905&#38;bfpid=0672322900&#38;bfmtype=book\">BN.com<\/a>. All proceeds from the book after taxes are being donated to the <a href=\"https:\/\/laaker.com\/fund\/\">Rev. Dr. Damon &amp; Mary Laaker Scholarship Fund<\/a>, a fund established for the Omaha Schools Foundation in recognition of the couple&#8217;s many years of public service to the Omaha community and its public schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(New York City) &#8211; SAMS Publishing has announced the release of Micah Laaker&#8217;s &quot;Teach Yourself SVG in 24 Hours.&quot; This title serves as an introduction to the graphics technology in the form of 24 one-hour lessons that build a reader&#8217;s skills gradually. 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