The Web Collection: Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, and Fireworks MX [Paperback]

Sherry Bishop (Author), Jim Shuman (Author), Barbara Waxer (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0619109807 | ISBN-13: 978-0619109806 | Publication Date: November 12, 2002 | Edition: 1

Part of the Design Professional Series, this text offers coverage of Macromedia Flash MX and Fireworks animation, Web site development and design with Dreamweaver, as well as the integration of all three applications.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Sherry Bishop is a computer technology instructor at North Arkansas College in Harrison, Arkansas. She is the author of several college textbooks.

Product Details

• Paperback: 584 pages
• Publisher: Thomson/Course Technology; 1 edition (November 12, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0619109807
• ISBN-13: 978-0619109806
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,388,862 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #50 in Books > Computers & Technology > Graphic Design > Web Design > Fireworks

More About the Author

An accomplished author and presenter, Sherry Bishop is the epitome of a faculty member who has served as a catalyst for intelligent application of innovation and change in both the nation and state during her long career at North Arkansas College. Sherry has been presented with the ACBSP Regional Teaching Excellence Award, the NISOD International Conference on Teaching Excellence Award, and three Endowed Chairs in Technology. She is a 2009 nominee for the Association of Community College Trustees' Faculty Member Award. In her hometown of Harrison, Arkansas, Bishop founded the Ozarks Art Council and the Harrison Investment Team. She is a Master Gardener and has served her church as the Scholarship Committee Chair, former Administrative Board Chair, Board of Trustee Chair, and President of the United Methodist Women. The League for Innovation has recognized Sherry as the founder, organizer and co-host of the popular First Timers Reception held each year. The League for Innovation attributes her leadership, tenacity, and diligence as the factor for the overwhelming success of the First Timers Reception. Visit www.cengage.com/community/mediaarts&design for more information.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sherry Bishop killed Jiminy Cricket before writing this book, May 27, 2003

By 

"candiru15" (North America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Web Collection: Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, and Fireworks MX (Paperback)

**A tongue in cheek review by a severely disappointed graphic designer.**

Jiminy Cricket: "But Sherry, that's just repackaging Macromedia's information and then asking people to pay for something they already have."

Sherry: "Quiet, you! There's money to be made!" *stomp*

Seriously though, the author should have a guilty conscience for putting this book together.

Here are 3 guidelines that should be met before purchasing this book becomes a good idea:

1. You don't have the books that came with the programs.

2. Out of the millions of CD roms Macromedia made, you, the tortured soul that you are, inexplicably got the only ones missing the built-in help manuals and tutorials.

3. Rewarding lazy opportunists by wasting your hard-earned cash is one of your hobbies. (That's okay if it is, I'm not here to judge you.)

If you can read through the manuals and help documents that came with the programs, do the tutorials, maybe do a few Google searches if you get stuck, and simply experiment a little with the programs, you've got all the information that's in this book. The book is this same information regurgitated into a pretty package.

"All right Mr. Smartypants," you're saying to yourself "if you and your pants are so brilliant, why did you buy this book?"

Well, since you asked, I got suckered in by the whole "as well as the integration of all three applications" mentioned in the editorial review. I've got a pretty decent handle on the programs by themselves but I was looking for some good tips on streamlining my workflow when using these 3 programs in conjunction. And hey, the thing is 584 pages long. There's got to be some useful information in there, right?

I found that the integration chapter is probably the shortest chapter in the book. These are the main points of the integration chapter: (Brace yourself for these riveting insider tips!)

-You can insert Flash movies into pages you create with Fireworks and Dreamweaver.

-You can create images in Fireworks and Flash and insert them into Dreamweaver.

-Whatever images or movies you insert can be edited.

That's the kind of underwhelming stuff this book is chock-full of. I put it right back in the mail the same day I got it. If you have even a very basic understanding of the programs you will not learn anything beneficial from this book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Anything but this, October 14, 2003

By 

Sentinel (IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Web Collection: Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, and Fireworks MX (Paperback)

This book is required for a class I am currently taking, and like most Course Technology books it's horrible. If you read the book cover to cover you might get something out of it, but if you forget how to do something forget it. Doing labs and studying for tests I find myself using the Macromedia help and other online sources rather than this book. It says its user level is "intermediate" but it has a lot of basic content. It looks pretty with all of the (expensive) colors and graphics, but the content is actually very lame.

Greetz Purdue students/grads!

1.0 out of 5 stars the worst, December 22, 2006

By 

Ryan - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Web Collection: Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, and Fireworks MX (Paperback)

This book barely goes past the basics. You download pre-made files, and alter them in step by step lessons. "Change font to arial, bold, 12 point. Change the address to xxx and insert our pizza image." Only purchase this book if it's for a class, in which case, buy it as a class and share. All your labs will be exactly the same any way.