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Creating Web Graphics For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

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Book Review for AAUG Communique
Title: Creating Web Graphics for Dummies
Authors: Bud Smith & Peter Frazier
Pages: 312
Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc. 2003
Price: $24.99
Web: www.dummies.com
Phone: 1-800-762-2974
Pro: The eye-catching yellow covers of the For Dummies books are
widely acknowledged to maintain a high standard of excellence
when it comes to their how to books and Creating Web Graphics
for Dummies is no exception.
Con:The book's back and forth between the world of Microsoft and Apple's way to create great graphics for the web I found distracting at times.
Rating: 4.5 Moose
Reviewer: Penelope Wells

Graphic design authors, Bud Smith and Peter Frazier recently produced
Creating Web Graphics For Dummies. The focus of this book is to teach
both amateurs and semi-pros alike how to create good looking graphics
for the Web. The importance of minimizing the user's waiting time which
is less about the means of transmission and more about what's on the
page is also discussed. The authors don't try to cover everything
related to Web page design and graphics rather this book is part of Bud
Smith's other For Dummies books related to this topic, including
Creating Web Pages; Web Design and Web Usability.

This book follows a certain progression starting out with an
introduction to topical and how-to information allowing you to start to
do web graphics tasks right away in the first section.

Part II covers specific graphic tools, and devotes a lot of space to
Window's Paint, Microsoft's Paint Shop Pro followed by Adobe's
Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.

Part III is a step by step guide on how to get your photos into your
web site, and, without causing problems for the user. There's also a
section devoted to the mechanics of compressing photos.

Part IV, the do's and don'ts of using GIF images in your Web Site and
how and when to use animated GIFs.

Part V refers to useful online resources. The authors also include some
graphic tips for creating a business web site in contrast to a personal
home page.

There's a CD-ROM in the back of the book which allows you to try out
versions of Adobe's Photoshop, Elements and Illustrator, and other
software geared more for Microsoft and PC users.

Overall Creating Web Graphics for Dummies is a well-written book and
serves the student well. However, the authors guide us through many
tasks with more reference using Microsoft's software programs. For a
novice in both graphics and the web and one who prefers to focus on
information and instruction for the Mac at this stage, I found some
parts of this book confusing and distracting. According to the
authors Microsoft's user-friendly Paint Shop Pro is now on a par with
Photoshop Elements leaving the user with more software choices for
creating eye-catching graphics for your web page.

My order was sent out and received faster than I thought I would receive it. Thanks for the prompt response. I would order from you again and again.