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Photoshop for the Web

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This is the first edition there is a 2nd edition about photoshop 5.5 buy that one not the 1st edition.

This book was required for a class that I am taking, and, frankly, it should not have been. With the introduction of Photoshop 5, much of its special 'work arounds' for web professionals are no longer necessary. For example, adding a drop shadow to an image is now as easy as clicking on Filters > Drop Shadows.

But this book was written when Photoshop 4 was still the newest kid in town, and has nearly two pages of instructions to create a drop shadow effect.

If O'Reilly updates the book for the Photoshop 5 release, I'd recommend buying it. Otherwise, I'd stick with something a bit more current.

Review written 5-20-99

Photoshop for the Web is not 'just another Photoshop book of shortcut commands and tool tips. It IS an invaluable collection of insider techniques that the experts use everyday in their combined art and occupation to exploit the usefulness of this truly amazing program. I love how this software has been so widely adopted and used in ways never imagined in its conception. The question rapidly becomes what can't Photoshop do? Mikkel does a great job of showing you this tool's versatility in an easy to follow text.

First of all, this is not a book for beginners. I had to buy a more basic instruction manual to cover the details that this one takes for granted. But once you get past that, there's some great material here. The attention here is not on the mechanics of graphics creation (hence the need for prior knowledge), but on how to make graphics look good. As such, the author uses extensive examples from his own and others' experience. The 160 full-color glossy illustrations are nice, too. And if you don't like the examples themselves, they do provide plenty of ideas for things you can do on your own. There's also a lot of material on how to use graphics to improve Web sites, which was useful as well. My main problem was that it could have been a bit longer.

This book has great real world examples. It has easy to follow examples and case studies from real web preofessionals. I found it easy to follow and very helpful in day to day production. I would recommend this book to anybody interested in producing images for the web.

Photoshop for the Web's byline says it all: Real-World Solutions for Web Designers. Within minutes of perusing Mikkel Aaland's book, I found exactly four new tricks that I immediately applied to improve my own website. Photoshop for the Web reveals what top Web Designers do to get that little bit extra that sets their sites apart from the rest of the field. This book now rests on my most hallowed piece of real estate--on my desk next to my mouse.

I loved this book. I discovered an infinite number of new tricks using the Photoshop tools I already knew. Everything was spelled out clearly as the what the tip or procedure will accomplish, how to accomplish it in Photoshop with step-by-step instructions and why it works in the first place. Plus the book is well-organized so I can quickly find and refind what I was after.

There are many ways to accomplish the same end in Photoshop. This book shows some of the most clever and efficient ways to prepare graphics for the Web. Even the experts, such as the professional web designers surveyed from the book, could benefit from Photoshop for the Web. As both a bookseller and web consultant, I recommend this book over the rest.

I have been using Photoshop for the Web for over two months now and it became my daily work and play reference. As an architect working overseas, I am using the web and e-mail to communicate with clients and consultants around the world. Very often using images more than words. Being able to produce and edit good quality, compact images is essential and Photoshp for the Web delivers. I particularly like the "cookbook" approach. Not being a multimedia artist/expert, this is the first book that gives me both - ready to use recipes for successful product and enough information to experiment with and learn my own solutions. Highly recommended!

Great recipes for maximizing your Photoshop grafiks for the web. Cool tips and tricks from design experts.

Mr. Aaland has provided us with an excellent and very detailed analysis of using Photoshop to produce web pages. With the number of web sites doubling every 100 days, and every one of the 10 million + AOL subscribers having the ability to create their own web page, this is a must read book !