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Summary: Performs as advertised
Comment: This is a great book for budding web designers. Most of the other books I've read try to teach you everything about Photoshop and, for most new users, that's just too much. This book focuses on the essentials for web use and provides files along with its quicktime tutorials. The movies aren't too long - the speaker has a pleasant voice (although she does keep saying "Ayng gonna" instead of "I'm going to"), doesn't joke around, and takes you matter-of-factly through the exercises. The introduction to the workspace was extremely useful - I no longer feel lost when I open Photoshop. Even if I don't know what every option means, I know which ones I really need and I have reference books for the rest. Also, finally I GET what layers are and how to work with them. I don't click futilely on my screen anymore!
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Summary: Good book but misses some basics
Comment: Generaly a good book but most of the examples start with giving you photoshp files broken up into different "layers". However the book misses how to take a photo and start to divde it up into its components to work on it. The instructor of the course I was takin just said that ws for a basic photoshop course not a photoshop for the web course. Perhaps but that is a basic function of using the software that is missing from the book. This is good for how to use photoshop for the web but you will need a 2nd general introduction to photoshop as well
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Summary: Opinion on shipping is HORRIBLE! STAY AWAY from AMAZON!!! Book is great, though.
Comment: I ordered this book for a class I had, had to study on it.
I ordered it on 8/23/2007 paying to have it shipped next day, the seller is NOT an amazon merchant but AMAZON itself!
I never received it, I had to call and re-order it in order to get it.
I received it in the middle of September!
The book itself is very nice and user friendly with a lot of exercises to let you practice what you study in the chapter. It is very well designed and it lets you really understand Photoshop for the web.
The only problem with it was AMAZON did NOT honor the original purchase nor the shipping!
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Summary: I'm all about practice
Comment: I like reading, but still I have a hard time with textbooks, learning from examples like this book is so much easier and interactive. If you want a very detailed book...you won't get that much detail; if you want to learn basics and a little bit more this is just perfect. I like this book.
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Summary: Wonderful
Comment: I haven't designed a website in 5 years and was looking to get started on doing them again, but needed a refresher. I didn't have any of my notes or books from school, needless to say, and it would have been ancient anyway. But this book was exactly what I needed. It was easy to follow and read. The step-by-step instructions and pictures were essential to making the book an easy read and understandable. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone who wants to make websites and has a basic understanding of photoshop and other applications.
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Learn Adobe© Photoshop® CS2 for the Web with hands-on exercises and demo movies
Do you like to learn by doing? Do manuals leave you bored and craving realworld examples? Do you want concrete training that goes beyond theory and reference materials? If so, this is the book for you.
These hands-on exercises teach you the latest techniques for designing Web graphics and animations. You’ll learn how to optimize images, slice images, and create interactive rollovers. You’ll also learn how to design effective navigation, including elements such as Web buttons, navigation bars, tabbed navigation, and iconic navigation. Plus, you’ll learn techniques for integrating Adobe Illustrator, Adobe GoLive, Macromedia Flash, and Macromedia Dreamweaver with Photoshop into your workflow. Complete with insider tips, illustrated with detailed graphics, and accompanied by a CD-ROM loaded with classroom-proven exercises and QuickTime movies, this book ensures you’ll master the key features of Photoshop CS2 in no time.
Over 100 Step-by-Step Tutorials
• Organize Assets
• Optimize Images
• Optimize Transparent Images
• Create Web Backgrounds
• Design Navigation
• Create Animations
• Slice Images and Layout
• Create Rollovers
• Create Image Maps
• Create Data-Driven Graphics
• Integrate with Illustrator, GoLive,
Flash and Dreamweaver
Tanya Staples is a freelance author and educator teaching traditional and digital art. She has a bachelor’s degree in fine art and art history and a bachelor’s degree in education. Tanya is the author of Photoshop CS and ImageReady CS for the Web Hands-On Training as well as numerous video-based training titles in the lynda.com Online Training Library, covering Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, and Keynote. As the former program manager for the Corel Painter product line, Tanya designed, taught, and wrote about graphics software. Tanya lives in Ottawa, Canada with her husband Matt and son Erik.
lynda.com, Inc. specializes in training books and video instruction for creative professionals. Check out the web site at www.lynda.com.
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