Professional Web Graphics [Paperback]

Matt Slaybaugh (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 061903470X | ISBN-13: 978-0619034702 | Publication Date: May 29, 2001 | Edition: 1

Learn how to implement professionally looking graphics into Web sites and turn static looking interfaces into attractive professional Web pages. Focus on the end goals of a Web project first then implement Web graphics using PhotoShop and ImageReady. Through practical exercises and projects, individuals learn how to produce a successful Web project in the real world. After completing this book users will have the knowledge base needed to succeed as Web graphic artists and developers.

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About the Author

Matt Slaybaugh has been designing and developing Web sites since 1994 (when much of the content of this book did not exist) and has intimate knowledge of the requirements of professional Web developers. He is an Editor-at-Large for Internet.com and a lecturer for the Online Publishing course at New York University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology; 1 edition (May 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 061903470X
• ISBN-13: 978-0619034702
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #947,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Right, June 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Professional Web Graphics (Paperback)

This is a rare book in that it actually teaches how to make images for Web pages, as opposed to just showing different cool Photoshop effects. Most graphics books go through the different features of popular image software, but leave you to figure out how to apply that information in making cool sites. This book focuses on the end product and includes exercisies to give practice. Although it is a textbook, the style is not academic. The situations and examples are all from real-world environments that you might find yourself if you created Web graphics for a living. I would have liked to have seen more on vector software such as Illustrator and Flash, but that minor issue doesn't diminish the value of the book. Side note: The table of contents that Amazon lists book does not match what is actually in the book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated and Ancient, April 20, 2011

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This review is from: Professional Web Graphics (Paperback)

Don't buy it. I was forced to purchase this book for a web graphics class I had and found it to be useless. If you need to read up on technology it only makes sense to utilize the latest editions of texts you can find. I don't know what my instructor was thinking.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference, February 4, 2010

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Gabriel Ross (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Professional Web Graphics (Paperback)

I agree with the previous reviewer that this is basically a textbook, but not at all dry, and quite readable with plenty of real world examples.

Designing web graphics is not an easy subject matter: the software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash) is powerful but has a bit of a learning curve. Like a bunch of my colleagues, I've been using GRSites for making graphics for my web design projects, but this book has helped me to finally take the plunge and learn photoshop like the "pros". Great book, Mr. Slaybaugh!