Photoshop for Abusement (Indonesian Edition)

Synopsis: The development of graphic technology is not only utilized to improve the welfare of a person. Like a double-edged sword, a graphic-enabling technology can be used to facilitate acts of crime and deceit with a particular motive. Technology contains elements of paradox, in addition to possible improvement of the quality and value of human, technology is also very possible to trigger moral damage. Crimes and lies in the graphics world are not really new things in the nation. For example, since the 90s there were always commotions by the circulation of controversial photographs of Indonesian celebrities with very vulgar poses. At that time people wondered whether this is true? Are these photos genuine? News like this invites a sense of wonder and curiosity. Critical community does not believe news like that. They start doing a forensic investigation to ensure the authenticity of these photographs, and the result - most celebrities photos are properly engineered. This is one of the many cases of crimes and lies of graphical world controversy that will be revealed in this book, like the case of falsification of documents, the design of the counterfeit valuable cards, act of plagiarism, photo transplant, signature forgery, and so forth. Photoshop, as one of the reliable applications of a graphic designer is a target of the Pixel Jockey (PJ) as an effective weapon to commit a crime or false graphics. In particular, this book will reveal a variety of crimes and lies made by the PJ, what their motives are, how they did it, and what are the ways to investigate the authenticity of a photograph! Basically, this book aims to enrich the knowledge and makes us more vigilant in dealing and responding to cases of crimes and graphics lies that may be around us. Additionally, it is expected that every user, practitioner of graphics applications and PJ to be wiser in their activities and instead create value for the welfare of the nation. Amen !????? (http://www.gramediainternational.com/book/detail/9789792730586)