A complete introduction for beginners to Sun's powerful JavaFX scripting language JavaFX is a scripting language which provides built-in properties for manipulating objects within a 2D coordinate system. A competing technology to Microsoft's Silverlight, JavaFX provides the tools to fill and pen stroke colors, and create special effects, shapes and lines. It also manipulates images and play ...

Presents a kaleidoscope of animated text and type samples across a broad spectrum of styles and effects. This book presents a historical outline of ornament and its evolution through the major creative periods from the beginnings of the 20th century to the present.

Contains 35 seminal articles reflecting over 100 years of dialogue within the museum community about what it means to be a relevant institution. This book is suitable for museum professionals, students, and those interested in museums and their development.