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Adobe Photoshop 7 Web Design with GoLive 6
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Author: Michael Baumgardt
List Price: $45.00
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ISBN: 0321115619
Publisher: Adobe Press (26 June, 2002)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 74,388
Average Customer Rating: 3.86 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 5 out of 5
The best book on the subject. No update for CS planned
I am the author of this book and if you are looking for the most advanced book on the subject, this is it. There is no other book out there that covers Web Design with Photoshop to that level. For people who look for an easy how-to book, this might not be the right choice, but for anyone who wants to be an expert in Web Design with Photoshop, you simply have to buy this one because the information that you get in this book is not available in anywhere else. For example, the information on image compression is unsurpassed and this book has many gems in it that you won't find when browsing quickly through the book. I can only encourage you to compare this book to others before you make a buying decision (it is also the most beautifully designed book on the market which in my opinion is important. After all, this is a book for designers). But the main reason for me writing a review here is to inform you that THERE WILL BE NO UPDATE OF THE BOOK FOR CS! My publisher and I decided a long time ago that we were going to skip this software release simply because it didn't have enough new web features to justify the time and cost to print a new edition (plus I was working hard on my QuarkXPress 6 book). If you own Photoshop CS and are looking for a Photoshop Web Design book, you can buy this book without having to worry about if the content still applies. It does! The only two things that have changed in CS is that you have now Layer Comps (allowing you to save a layer combination) and a different HTML export when using the slicing tool. I probably will post some updates on my web site ... Very truly yours, Michael
Rating: 2 out of 5
Very disappointing.
I bought this book on the basis of Scott Kelby's glowing recommendations. Having gone through the book, either Kelby's taste differs from mine or he was doing another author a favor.
There is very little on using Photoshop as a web design tool. The book, while extremely well illustrated and designed, is nothing more than another cookbook of Photoshop hints and tips. It is not particularly well written and is often sparse on detail. Many of the tecchniques are taken from others (some with appropriate attribution provided). The substantial number of pages devoted to Adobe GoLive are wasted -- unless you are a GoLive user.
Overall, not a book I would recommend and one that I am strongly considering returning while I can.Jerry
Rating: 4 out of 5
pretty good introduction to web deis
I'm interested in web design and Baumgardt's book provided me with some good introductory information on the subject. He starts out at the begining lwith subjects like HTML code and different types of web images like JPEG, GIF and PNG. He also covers topics like pop up windows, hyperlinks as well as adding music and sound to your website. Overall it's a pretty good introduction into the topic of web design.
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