"CorelDRAW X6 - Official Guide" (by Gary David Bouton) and "Bring it Home with CorelDRAW" (by Roger Wanbolt) are two of the most spectacular and complete guides for you to work with CorelDRAW with the fullness of all its resources.
Whether you're a novice or an experienced CorelDRAW user, I strongly recommend that you have these books on hand.
They are worth every penny you pay and will have two treasures in your library.
See more details in the links below:
CorelDRAW X6 - Official Guide: http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4960076&cid=catalog50008&segid=8700068&storeKey=ca&languageCode=en#tab1
Bring it Home with CorelDRAW: http://www.corel.com/corel/product/index.jsp?pid=prod4920116&cid=catalog50008&segid=9300004&storeKey=ca&languageCode=en
I really like this topic. I hope to read many more good articles about it. retro bowl
I have read it and found it very good. nerdle
I have several of Foster's books and also the official guides too. One of the first things I've always done with printed books is look at the full color center pages to see what the author shows as their examples of their own abilities. In the X5 Official Guide, most of the examples looked like they were renders from a 3D program - so not a representation of anything created in CorelDRAW or PP.
For me, the movies that come with Foster's book are the best overall way for many users to learn. While there are many videos on youtube also, Foster's are clearly communicated, concise, and technically correct.
Foster has never claimed to be a commercial production artist or a highly creative individual meeting the design needs of clients. However, as an educator of the CorelDRAW environment for 15+ years, he systematically and thoroughly shows why his materials have been a benchmark for other educators to reach.
Physical books are traditional, but I think that future learning will be better found in digital format due to the practicality of being able to study anywhere. Make a choice: haul around 2 lbs of a dead tree or a weightless PDF instead. The other benefit of that digital is full color at all times, and has those all important videos where many of us can grasp concepts after seeing it once.
Dear Foster,
My recommendations of books above are based on the products that I own and have read them (so it's just my personal opinion and should not be regarded as definitive). Although I am aware that your products have excellent quality, I did not mention them because, unfortunately, I still do not own any of them, so I can not make a fair assessment about its contents.
The publishing market on the subject is vast and, any list of indications that we do, indeed, there will always be an omission of many other excelent and important products. I'm always aware of your releases, and countless times I've visited your site (www.unleash.com/coreldraw-x6-unleashed) looking for help / tips, etc - which are always very useful.
Cheers!
Silvio, you left out the book that has more than either of those two, CorelDRAW X6 Unleashed. Yes, I'm biased since I wrote it and created all 13 hours of the video tutorials included. Those who want the best and most spectacular book on CorelDRAW X6 can find it at www.unleash.com/coreldraw-x6-unleashed