Elements of Interface Design with Photoshop - Softcover

Hamlin, S.

 
9781562056681: Elements of Interface Design with Photoshop

Synopsis

This step-by-step visual tutorial, on creating interface elements for the Web and multimedia presentations using Photoshop, includes technical tricks and tips. It shows the reader how to create buttons, windows, navigation tools, background patterns and complete interface designs.

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From the Author

Reply to Chris Kaminski
Clearly Mr. Kaminski has not actually read or gone over the techniques in Interface Design with Photoshop. There is not other way to explain his uninformed critique. For starters, the book specifically avoids KPT texture generated interfaces. The book goes well beyond standard shadow, glow, and emboss techniques. The concept behind this book was to take these popular techniques to new levels and apply them in unique ways. Beyond that, Interface Design with Photoshop covers techniques not documented anywhere else such as distortion techniques, random-bordering techniques, usable (as opposed to wild, KPT-esque) textures from scratch, and many more techniques that are wholly unrelated to bevels and embosses. While it is true that the techniques covered in this book aren't as applicatible in the corporate environment--perhaps they should be (look at SyForce's site for instance--zzz). The techniques featured in Interface Design with Photoshop go well beyond the gaming and multimedia world (which, however, is admittedly my genre). Mr. Kaminski is also wrong in assuming I never use these interfaces as readers of the Autumn 97 issue of Adobe Magazine can attest or those who have visited my site at www.eyeland.com. I employ the techniques featured in Interface Design with Photoshop on a daily basis. I can only presume that Mr. Kaminski is enrolled in the old school of infosnobs who will likely go on presuming that interface design can only be a stuffy, narrow minded discipline. I don't envy him his dull job. For the rest of, we will continue to breath a level of warmth, appeal, and (imagine this) fun into our interfaces and get paid handsomely to do so.

Synopsis

This step-by-step visual tutorial, on creating interface elements for the Web and multimedia presentations using Photoshop, includes technical tricks and tips. It shows the reader how to create buttons, windows, navigation tools, background patterns and complete interface designs.

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