Designing Web Graphics. 4, 4th Edition [Paperback]

Linda Weinman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0735710791 | ISBN-13: 978-0735710795 | Publication Date: January 10, 2003 | Edition: 4

The most influential web design book ever written, completely updated to cover motion graphics, broadband interactive design, and more. Since it was first published in 1995, designing web graphics has been the seminal resource for web designers to learn the basics and then the nuances of solid design for the web. Lynda Weinman has been updating the book to reflect changes in the technologies affecting web design, but dwg.4 has been largely rewritten from the ground up. Included is coverage of motion graphics made possible by the Flash phenomenon, broadband-enabled graphics issues, usability, and more. Lynda is rewriting the book so that all coverage of specific tools is focused on the essential functionality of these programs (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, etc.) and not on version-specific attributes of the software, making the book relevant longer for more users.

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The most influential web design book ever written, completely updated to cover motion graphics, broadband interactive design, and more. Since it was first published in 1995, designing web graphics has been the seminal resource for web designers to learn the basics and then the nuances of solid design for the web. Lynda Weinman has been updating the book to reflect changes in the technologies affecting web design, but dwg.4 has been largely rewritten from the ground up. Included is coverage of motion graphics made possible by the Flash phenomenon, broadband-enabled graphics issues, usability, and more. Lynda is rewriting the book so that all coverage of specific tools is focused on the essential functionality of these programs (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, etc.) and not on version-specific attributes of the software, making the book relevant longer for more users.

About the Author

Lynda Weinman has been teaching computer graphics since 1984. She has worked as a faculty member at Art Center College of Design, UCLA, American Film Institute (AFI), and San Francisco State Multimedia Studies Program. Lynda has written magazine articles for MacWorld, MacUser, MacWeek, Step-by-Step Graphics, and How magazines. She has been a speaker at many industry events, including MacWorld, Seybold, Photoshop World, Thunder Lizard Web and Photoshop conferences, DV Expo, LA DV Show, SIGGRAPH, and Comdex. She has worked as a consultant for Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, and many other corporations.

Lynda formed lynda.com, inc. in 1997 with her husband and illustrator Bruce Heavin. Lynda.com creates training materials for creative professionals in the form of books, CD-ROMs, online tutorials, classes, and events. Lynda.com is the co-founder of FlashForward, a conference for Macromedia Flash developers. Other events, such as After Effects West and the Traveling Road Show, have been produced exclusively by lynda.com. To learn more, check out http://www.lynda.com!

Product Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: New Riders Press; 4 edition (January 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0735710791
• ISBN-13: 978-0735710795
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #462,718 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, sparse, poor, May 25, 2004

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Tomas Znamenacek (Brno, Czech Republic) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Designing Web Graphics. 4, 4th Edition (Paperback)

I'm quite amazed by the positive reviews, because this is one of the worst web related books I've ever seen. The techniques presented in this book are often outdated and I could not believe my eyes when I saw the book has been published in 2002. Tricks like using the <pre> tag to increase leading apparently did not die in the 90's.

Even worse, it's plagued with errors --- I found about six huge errors (not typos!) on four pages.

Hands off this one.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Give me a break, December 29, 2004

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J. Laquerre (Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Designing Web Graphics. 4, 4th Edition (Paperback)

The author of this book is so arrogant that I found it difficult to follow the true content in this book. Speaking of content, less than 5 of the 30 chapters in this book even mention web graphics in passing (the title of this book is "designing web graphics"). There are numerous errors in the information being provided, not only typos, but flat out false and/or outdated information. Instead of providing useful content, this author has created an outline of additional resources to buy, such as her other books and subscription to her online resource library, her brother's books and services, her husband's books, and any other book put out by the same publishing company. This author states repeatedly that she has no knowledge of scripting, yet dedicates half of this book to her advice on how to code (consisting of I don't know how) and how to get someone to code for you. She first says that tables should be used only for data, not design, then later explains how to design pages with tables. The double talk in this book will make your head spin. Chapters start out with an introduction to the material, then the material is presented in an abbreviated format (similar to an introduction), then comes a brief recap, and finally a summary... giving you four chances to retain what little information there is to find in the chapters. If this book weren't required reading for school, I would promptly return it for a refund.

25 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Barely Adequate, February 6, 2003

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"seasquawks" (Boise, Idaho USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Designing Web Graphics. 4, 4th Edition (Paperback)

If I didn't damage my book upon receipt, I would have returned it. I'm an intranet developer with very little graphics experience. I purchased this book because of Linda's status in the graphic design world and assumed it would help me add some "umph" to my web designs. Unfortunately, this book didn't expound enough on any one subject to make it worth my effort. The book is good for basic information and can be used for a reference on some design basics. However, it did not provide substantial knowledge for developers with more than 6 months experience. I give it three stars for it being a useful beginner book. I would give it 2 stars if you have any experience at all in web design. Linda Weinman just didn't live up to her billing in my opinion. I'm sure she has the experience and ability. I just wish she would have given us more of that in this book.