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School / Work Affiliation: lynda.com

Website: http://lynda.com

About Me: Lynda Weinman worked as a Hollywood animator and designer until she discovered computers in 1982. Inspired by the potential of the emerging graphics software industry, she shifted her focus from working with traditional media and analog cameras to using computers for imaging, motion graphics, and interactive design. Self-taught, she started her own business out of her garage, and produced animation on early personal computers, working as an independent contractor for clients such as Disney and Apple. She started writing articles for magazines in 1985, and began speaking at conferences about how computer graphics were transforming the animation and design industries. Lynda became a full-time teacher and writer after becoming a mom in 1989, and went on to teach at Art Center College of Design, American Film Institute, San Francisco State University’s Multimedia Studies Program, UCLA Extension, and the Kodak Center for Creative Imaging.

In 1995, Lynda wrote the first book on web design, called Designing Web Graphics (now in its 4th edition), which became a national and international bestseller. She became known for her easy-to-understand, approachable, and generous teaching style. She left her teaching posts to start the first web design school in the world with her husband and partner, Bruce Heavin. With the dot com crash, and travel fears after 9/11, attendance slowed down, so she took her lessons online and created a subscription service that hosts a library of courses. Today, her company, lynda.com, Inc., publishes the work of more than 100 trainers on hundreds of software and design topics. lynda.com has created a library of over 35,000 online video tutorials, available for an affordable price to anyone who wants to learn or improve software skills. With more than 80 employees, and tens of thousands of loyal subscribers to its Online Training Library®, lynda.com has become a leading force in the software training industry.

lynda.com is headquartered in Ventura, CA, and celebrated 10 years online in 2005.