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Coloring Web Graphics .2

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I purchased this book after reading Ms. Weinman's other book, "Designing Web Graphics 3." I wanted to learn more about color combinations and how to make a more attractive web page. This book is not for everybody - therefore I can understand the mixed reviews. It is an expensive book (I guess you pay for all the color) but if you are looking for ideas as to color combinations and how color is presented on the web, this is a useful book. In reply to the person who complained that the colors in the book don't match the RGB colors on the screen, in all fairness the authors say that right up front! They tell you to use the CD to get accurate colors since the printing process used for the book is not the same as the way web colors are produced. So that is not a valid criticism; the authors did the best they could do under the circumstances. If you are looking for color combo suggestions and want to know more about basic color principles, then decide whether the relatively high price is worth it. Me, I am satisfied with my purchase!

The title of this book should have been "Color sets that the authors say are dither-safe in browsers". The useful part is section 6, the rest is cheesy intros, spelling errors, bad English and contradictory statements. The expository part of this book is hastily and sloppily written, not edited, confused, incorrect, repetitive--nearly useless that is. Printed on shiny paper which is hard to read because of glare. The book's very heavy--if you read it in bed you'll end up with carpal tunnel syndrom. The tables are useful though. The book's very pretty, well designed and produced. Still, I think the price is too high, I think.

I've been designing web pages for about 2 years now; while I've got the HTML end down, I was desperately beginning to feel the need to begin my graphical education. Coming across this book in a store, I found it to be exactly what I needed: definitions, samples, the essential dos and don'ts of graphic design. The only drawback is that the book is over 2 years old; anyone just getting into Photoshop at v. 5 will be confused by directions for loading paletes into PS 3 and 4. Still, many of the information on color itself is invaluable to someone with little background on the subject. I would highly recommend reading cover-to-cover!

This is an elderly book, bordering on ancient (1997!), but still useful.

Pro designers will find the book useful for the tools it provides, most especially if they are new to the net. The palettes make a lot of sense to me, whereas they seemingly don't to non-design people (who look at me oddly when I try to explain why).

People who design web pages but who are not graphic designers will not find it very useful, since Weinman and Heavin start at the very beginning of how to present color on the web (meaning the mechanics, not color theory). Most geeks already know this information; they're looking for plug-and-play solutions (ie: instant color palettes for web pages), and this book doesn't appear to be written for that, although it does offer many groupings of colors. (I personally would move the assignment of color around on almost all of them.)

Designers approach web work from a different place than tech types.

Beefs about the printed colors on the page being different from the RGB colors just point up the difference between someone who knows the field and its tools, and someone who is not an experienced designer for print as well as web. As someone else mentions, Weinman and Heavin point this out from the beginning.

It's outdated in terms of some of the stuff on the CD -- Weinman has a website somewhere correcting some of the mistakes on it. There are also some god-awful backgrounds that I will probably never use unless it's for something very specific (and certainly not for a client), but what the hey. The palettes are worth the price of the book to me, but are not to my geek fiance.

I'm also very pleased with the information on making hybrid web-safe colors. There are many times I've longed for a color that I can't use, and this'll get me a lot closer!

While the other two books in this series, "Designing" and "Deconstructing Web Graphics," benfited from their respective revisions, there is little new information in this book, and the price tag is way too steep for a book of moderate usefulness anyway. Most of what you need to know here is repeated in the other books. If you must have it, try to find the first edition on close-out. And if Ms. Weinman must udpate all of her books, I hope that next time she waits until she has something new to say.

This is one web design book I don't think I could ever part with! The CD alone is well worth the money. I haven't read any of the text, so I can't comment on that part. But the rest of the book (75%) is nothing but color information and swatches. This book even makes a bright red background look doable on the web!

This book is semi-useful.. it begins with a painfully basic introduction to web colors, file formats, etc. then proceeds to some pretty useful color schemes. I have had some success with them but beware.. this book is full of spelling and grammatical errors.

I was overjoyed to find that this is more than a book, but a complete software product for color picking in reguards to the web. Inteligently layed out palettes, arranged in value, hue, saturation, analagous, and hundereds of other configurations for the creation of web graphics. Written for implementation in Photoshop swatches, and for other graphic products as well for my mac and pc. I haven't used Pantone Web color since(thanks God)! This is a something I think most web designers can't be without! The palettes alone are worth it to me. I haven't gone wrong with one of Lynda's books yet! Thanks again Lynda!

Coloring Web Graphics.2 contains answers to questions I have had for several years. It is a visual and well written index for web design work. Hundreds of suggestions for color and link combinations. Sofware includes test samples, swatches, cluts. This is a "must have" for web designers on any level.

Weinman is like a smooth talking salesperson that's trying to sell you a lemon! Sure it comes wrapped in a pretty package but after you rode test it, you find out you just bought an old car with a new paint job.

She openly admits that she never even created a Web site before she wrote her first Web book. Get a copy of Designing Web Graphics and read a few pages. You'll quickly see what I mean.

I've bought three Weinman books because that's all I ever heard about when it comes to design. It is a shame to say that none of the books ever had a single new idea. More like old ideas, re-presented in as Weinman talkology lessons.

I am very disappointed with the book. With such a hefty price tag, you'd expect a few new ideas! I will never buy another Weinman book. Ever!