Web Design Essentials, 2nd Edition

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Features

• Adobe's well integrated Web design tools are covered.

  • Showcasing the best features of Adobe's Web applications, this one book does more for Web authoring and design students using Adobe software, than a whole shelf full of single-application titles by showing how Adobe programs can work together. Ex.___

• Full-color Cookbook Format.

  • Richly illustrated with inspiring techniques—the concise two-page spreads of step-by-step “recipes” allows students to visually access the information quickly and easily. Ex.___

• Industry-leading Author—Maria Giudice is the creative director for HOT, a multiple media design agency in San Francisco and co-author of Elements of Web Design now in its second edition. Her clients include Agfa, Netscape, Narrowline, Apple, and Microsoft. She teaches and lectures regularly about designing for print and the Web, and has been profiled in Communication Arts, Print,and Publish. She is the author of the previous edition of this book.

  • Industry-leading teachers, writers, and designers provide students with expert, professional instruction and advice. Ex.___

Description

Part of the Adobe Essentials series, Web Design Essentials, 2nd Edition showcases the very best in professional Web design techniques in practical detail. Web designers will learn how to combine Adobe Photoshop, LiveMotion, GoLive, ImageReady, and Illustrator to create eye-catching, “sticky” Web sites and graphics, using an assortment of step-by-step tips that can help you take full advantage of all of Adobe’s tools. Laid out in a glossy, 4-color format, readers will learn how to plan and manage site content, prepare graphics, manage type, animations, rollovers, and more.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

1. Planning Production.

Planning Sites with Flowcharts. Managing Site Content. Automating Tasks with Actions. Automating Tasks with Droplets.

Converting Raster Images to Vector Graphics. Selecting and Replacing Colors. Shifting Colors to the Web-Safe Palette. Dithering Only Part of an Image. Expanding on the Web-Safe Palette. Creating Drop Shadows. Tiling a Background Pattern. Creating Static Motion.

Specifying Fonts for Your Site. Understanding System Fonts. Using Anti-Aliasing. Simulating HTML Text in a Graphic. Creating a Quick D Text Effect. Applying Style Sheets to HTML Pages. Understanding Style Sheet Attributes.

Slicing Images for HTML Tables. Making Slices for Complex Grids. Making Image Maps. Creating a Graphical Frame for Text. Setting Up Tables with Drop Shadows. Making Framed Sites Searchable. Designing Forms for the Web.

Slicing Images for an “Animated” Download. Creating Animated GIFs. Creating a Complex Animated GIF. Using Layers to Create Rollover Effects. Using Blending Modes to Create Rollover Effects. Understanding Blending Mode Effects. Combining Animation and Rollovers. Designing “Remote” Rollovers. Animating with DHTML. Producing Animated Movies.

Creating a PDF Style Guide. Hex/RGB Conversion Chart.

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