- Paperback: 560 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (Jun 21 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0072223677
- ISBN-13: 978-0072223675
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 18.5 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 939 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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- #55 in Books > Computers & Internet > Graphic Design > Web Design > Fireworks
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Product Description
Get a solid introduction to the premier Web graphics creation tool with this hands-on beginner’s guide. Designed for easy learning, this book is filled with step-by-step projects, Q & A sections, helpful hints, 1-minute drills, and much more.
From the Back Cover
Essential Skills for First-Time Designers
Create beautiful artwork and Web graphics--even if you're a newcomer to graphic design. Cover the basics--vector drawing tools, bitmap image editing, and animation files--then learn all the powerful tools and features of Fireworks MX. Create Web-ready graphics including buttons, banners, and backgrounds. Work with text. Integrate with all the major Web applications, including Dreamweaver and Macromedia Flash. Author Kim Cavanaugh leads you through a step-by-step program designed to help you discover how Fireworks works independently as a powerful graphic design tool or in concert with other programs to create visually stunning Web pages. Covers both Windows and Macintosh OS X versions of Fireworks MX.
This Beginner's Guide is Designed for Easy Learning:
- Modules--Each concept is divided into logical modules (chapters), ideal for individualized learning
- Goals--Each module opens with the specific skills you'll have by the end of the module
- Ask the Experts--Q&A sections throughout are filled with extra information and interesting commentary
- 1-Minute Drills--Quick self-assessment sections to check your progress
- Projects--Exercises contained in each module show how to apply what you are learning
- Mastery Checks--End-of-module reviews that test your knowledge using short-answer, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and simple coding questions
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First Sentence
In these days the Internet has reached a certain level of maturity, so almost all of us expect to see visually appealing graphics that reach out from a web page and grab our attention. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
In these days the Internet has reached a certain level of maturity, so almost all of us expect to see visually appealing graphics that reach out from a web page and grab our attention. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Newbies--and others too,
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This review is from: Fireworks MX: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)
I picked this book up even though I had used Fireworks in the past and was (I thought) pretty good with the program. I'd read some of the author's tutorials and figured it was worth a shot and I might learn something new.I'm really glad I did. Even though the book is a "start at the very beginning" kind of book, I learned lots of new techniques and short-cuts that I wasn't aware of. The author writes in a very easy to understand style, and never whips out new jargon without explaining what it means first. Even though the title says this is a beginner;s book I think you can learn a bunch from it even if you've used the program before.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not very useful for me.,
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This review is from: Fireworks MX: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)
The book is organized as a series of projects.Some of the projects aren't explained completely. Some rely on you to figure out a step. This is extremely annoying for a "beginner's " book, since it really adds to the time it takes to complete the projects. It doesn't work well as a reference either, since you have these relatively large projects rather than specific steps so it's not always easy to extract that single step you are looking for. Finally there are easier ways to do some of the things presented here.
4.0 out of 5 stars
4 & 1/2 stars, really.,
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This review is from: Fireworks MX: A Beginner's Guide (Paperback)
This book is excellent for learning Fireworks. The chapters are walk-through lessons that take you step-by-step through each skill. The exercises have enough repetition to enable you to become fairly competent. The book is much more readable than most other technical books. I have a 4 year in Computer Info Systems, but this book was not "beneath" me. The only complaint that I have is that a few as the exercises didn't work exactly as instructed. With my background, I was able to figure out how things actually worked, so it wasn't a significant problem. Others, with less computer experience, may get a bit more frustrated.I liked the book so well, I have bought this publisher's books for JavaScript and Flash. I'm hoping they will be as easy to go through and I'll be developing training systems on the web in no time!
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