From Photoshop to Dreamweaver - Softcover

Smith, Colin; McIntyre, Catherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590591747 ISBN 13: 9781590591741

Publisher: Apress, 2003

Synopsis

This book will show you how to combine the power of Adobe Photoshop 7 and Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, both the premier applications in their fields.

The book's core purpose is to teach the fundamentals of designing for the web using Photoshop and Dreamweaver, through a combination of theory and practical examples. We will start with a brief look at the history of the Internet and some design theory, to lay the groundwork for what follows. We do not aim to bore you with theory! Projects and step-by-step examples will form a large part of this book—so that you can see the theory and good advice put into practice.

The end goal of this book is to enable the reader to create a visually stunning, fully functional and aesthetically pleasing website. The combination of web design theory and clearly worked examples will allow you to go away and experiment for yourself—more aware of the potential complexities involved in building a website and better positioned to do it more efficiently than before. The outcome: a great visual and well-designed site.

Creating an aesthetically pleasing website that is also universally functional is no easy task. Through the initial concept stages and into implementation a web designer must be aware of the fundamentals involved in taking a flat and lifeless graphic and converting it into a dynamic entity. For an uninitiated artist or potential web designer the traps and pitfalls in creating such a site are plentiful. Walking our reader through this in the simplest and most informed manner possible is the goal of this publication.

Respecting the Internet as a flexible medium as rich in personality as those who use it is the message that were trying to get across. But at the same time we want to make the site design and development process accessible by explaining to the reader the fundamentals in clear and concise language and providing relevant screen shots and graphics.

About this title

From the Publisher

The structure of the book aims to mirror the way professional web designers create their sites, as well as providing the background theory that you need to be aware of, in order to create a well-designed, functional and aesthetically pleasing site in the most efficient way possible. Everyone wishes to create their own individual site and together with the practical exercises, advice is offered about how you might wish to personalize the examples given.

From Photoshop to Dreamweaver is the first book to recognise the unique partnership these two industry-leading tools offer you, the designer. In this book, we've used the latest versions of these tools: Photoshop 7 and Dreamweaver MX, but the principles and guidance provided remain the same and most steps can be achieved with earlier versions of these tools.

About the Author

Colin Smith is an award-winning graphic designer who has caused a stir in the design community with his stunning photorealistic illustrations that he composes entirely in Photoshop. He is also founder of the popular PhotoshopCAFE web resource. He has won several design contests and awards including: first place, illustration, Photoshop World Guru Awards 2001, Los Angeles; finalist, Macworld Design Contest 2002, New York; and first Place, illustration, Photoshop World Guru Awards 2002, San Diego. Colin has coauthored six books for friends of ED, including From Photoshop to Dreamweaver, Photoshop Most Wanted 2, and Photoshop 7 Trade Secrets. His latest book is How to Do Everything with Photoshop CS (McGraw-Hill Osborne, 2003). Colin writes weekly columns for Planet Photoshop and the National Association of Photoshop Professionals member site, and is a contributing writer for the Photoshop User and Mac Design magazines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Apress
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1590591747
• ISBN 13: 9781590591741
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 261