Designing Web & Mobile Graphics: Fundamental Concepts for Web and Interactive Projects

Schmitt, Christopher

ISBN 10: 0321858549 / ISBN 13: 9780321858542

Published by New Riders, US, 2013

About this Item

Very light corner bumping, little wear overall. Quite clean. 'Graphics are key to the user experience of online content, especially now that users are accessing that content on a multitude of devices: smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. This book provides foundational methadology for optimal use of graphics that begins with HTML and CSS, and delves into the worlds of typography, color, transparency, accessibility, imagery, and layout for optimal delivery on all the different devices people use today.' Illustrated. 300 pages. 8.5 x 9.25 inches. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Designing Web & Mobile Graphics: Fundamental Concepts for Web and Interactive Projects
• Publisher: New Riders, US
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321858549
• ISBN 13: 9780321858542
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Graphics are key to the user experience of online content, especially now that users are accessing that content on a multitude of devices: smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. This book provides foundational methodology for optimal use of graphics that begins with HTML and CSS, and delves into the worlds of typography, color, transparency, accessibility, imagery, and layout for optimal delivery on all the different devices people use today.
 
It serves beginners and intermediate web builders alike with a complete foundation needed to create successful illustrative and navigational imagery for web and mobile. Coverage includes:

• lessons on typography, icons, color, and images

• the latest information on HTML5, CSS3, and other modern technologies

• in-depth exploration of image formats: GIF, PNG, JPEG, and SVG

• ways to employ adaptive strategies for responsive web design

About the Author

Christopher Schmitt is the founder of Heatvision.com, Inc., an Austin-based new media publishing and design firm. An award-winning web designer who has been working in the medium for twenty years, Christopher interned for both David Siegel and Lynda Weinman as an undergraduate at Florida State University. He has a Masters in Communication for Interactive and New Communication Technologies, and is the author of six books, Including CSS Cookbook, which was named Best Web Design Book of 2006.