Web Graphics Sourcebook [Paperback]

Ed Tittel (Author), Susan Price (Author), James M. Stewart (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471156922 | ISBN-13: 978-0471156925 | Publication Date: September 30, 1996

Now anybody can create a Web site that sizzles! This complete book/ CD-ROM package contains all the software and expert advice you need to create the kind of graphics found in today's hottest Web sites. And the best part is, you don't have to be a professional artist or an HTML wizard to use it. Written by leading Web graphics experts, it covers all the technical and artistic bases for Webmasters and graphic artists alike. From computer graphics basics, to tips on how to use HTML to create cool effects with your graphics, Web Graphics Sourcebook covers:
* Important technical information about graphic formats and structures
* Creating and modifying graphics with paint programs and other special-effects software
* How to prepare graphics so they don't slow your site to a crawl
* Using HTML and Netscape(r) extensions to create wild graphics effects
* Using CGI to create animation
* How to use Java to create animations
* How to use VRML to create 3D worlds
With the software and support you get with the CD-ROM and the Web Graphics Sourcebook Web site, there's no limit to the kind of graphics you can put into your own site, no matter what the size of your software budget! The CD-ROM includes:
* HTML editors and free Web graphics
* Commercial and shareware utilities for creating and manipulating graphics
Visit our Web site at: http:/www.wiley.com/compbooks/

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In their introduction, the authors of the Web Graphics Sourcebook claim that aside from a computer and a Web browser, "everything . . . you need is in this book and on the [accompanying] CD-ROM." They are mostly right. The CD-ROM includes a variety of useful Macintosh and PC freeware and shareware tools such as text editors, a WYSIWYG HTML utility, graphics applications, and media utilities. The only element missing from this book is inspiration--the skeleton of instruction is present, but the soul of suggestion is nowhere to be found. If you are familiar with the basics of HTML, want one book, and like the convenience of having the tools provided on the CD, then this is probably the book for you. Web Graphics Sourcebook does go to great lengths in describing the function and application of everything from Paint Shop Pro, probably the most widely-used shareware graphics application, to Shockwave, the Web extension of Macromedia's Director, a multimedia authoring tool. This book covers VRML and some Java, as well as alternative file formats such as Adobe Acrobat and Novell Envoy. An extensive directory of additional resources--physical addresses and URLs--is also provided.

From the Publisher

Written by a team of Internet experts and graphic artists, this book/CD-ROM provides all the information, artistic advice, and software needed to create sophisticated graphics and animation for a Web site. An invaluable resource for both PC and Macintosh users, it offers tips on preparing graphics so that they don't cripple the speed of the Web site. There is also practical tips on using HTML, CGI, Java, VRML, and other technologies that are reshaping the look and feel of the Web. Includes CD-ROM with ... * Web graphics created by the authors * Commercial and shareware utilities for creating and manipulating graphics * An online HTML document with links to other resources on the Internet. Includes companion Web site with... * Additional software * Updates to the book text * Hot links to developing Internet resources.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 720 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (September 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471156922
• ISBN-13: 978-0471156925
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,857,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pass on this one -- there are a lot of other better books!, July 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Web Graphics Sourcebook (Paperback)

The pages of this book are so badly designed that I couldn't force my eyes to read it. How can the authors' advice on graphics, layout and design be credible when their book design is so obviously lacking?