Easy Web Graphics - Softcover

King, Julie Adair

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0735611920 ISBN 13: 9780735611924

Publisher: Microsoft Press,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

Easy Web Graphics is the ideal guide for the growing crowd of computer-literate people who run a Web site and want it to look its best and be easy to use -- without hiring a full-time Webmaster. The book helps readers evaluate their Web pages with a critical design eye and points them toward the right hardware and software to tackle their design projects -- focusing on the programs in Microsoft RM Office 2000. The book also covers text fundamentals -- font selection, aliasing, paragraph spacing, and so on -- and shows how to use special effects to jazz up headlines and other large text elements. It also discusses photos, drawings, and clip art (including where to find it), it explains critical technical information such as graphic resolution, color palettes, and file formats, and it shows how to draw simple illustrations and shoot and retouch digital pictures with Microsoft PhotoDraw RM . It also presents design treatments that work with both text and graphics. The book covers projects such as using pictures as links, animating GIF images, and creating tiled backgrounds. It also includes a handy listing of Web and print resources that offer excellent design advice and technical assistance.

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From the Publisher:

THINK LIKE A DESIGNER: Learn the fundamentals of good design'including how to focus the viewer's eye, use color, balance text and visuals, and create the right 'feel.'
MASTER THE FINE PRINT: Choose Web-friendly fonts. Format type for best readability and impact. See how and when to add visual sizzle to text.
DRAW ON YOUR SOFTWARE: Build beautiful backgrounds. Create clever bullets, buttons, and bars. Use easy drawing and paint tools. Import and edit clip art.
GET THE PICTURE: Take better product shots, retouch photos, fix flaws, and add special effects.
CRAFT FAST-LOADING GRAPHICS: Set resolution, optimize file size, and know when to use JPEG and GIF file formats.
SOUP UP YOUR SITE: Learn how to use pictures as clickable links and produce animated GIF images, rollovers, 3-D bullets, and other cool tricks!

Synopsis:

Covers Web design basics, including hardware, software, text fundamentals, photographs, graphic resolution, color palettes, and file formats.

About this edition

• Publisher: Microsoft Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0735611920
• ISBN 13: 9780735611924
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 279