Exploring the Art and Technology of Web Design

by Anderson, Ruth Ann

• ISBN13: 9781401871079
• ISBN10: 1401871070
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-15
• Publisher: Course Technology

Summary

This introduction to designing high-impact websites shows how to combine an understanding of design principles with the right images and the right authoring software to create visually compelling Web sites that offer a first-rate user experience. In a highly practical approach, the reader is introduced to essential features of basic programs of Web design-Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash plus HTML-as well as how these programs interact with the Web design features of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Unlike the many software books that devote in-depth coverage to just one of these programs, Exploring the Art and Technology of Web Design takes the holistic approach designers need to succeed in a client-driven work environment, delivering a thorough understanding of ALL of the elements that go into great web design. An examination of key related topics-vector and pixel images, FTP programs, simple digital audio and video-editing software-contributes to the development of both a technological understanding of the software and a conceptual understanding of the design principles that lead to the creation of striking Web sites.

Author Biography

Ruth Ann Anderson teaches in the Fine Arts department at California State University Northridge in Los Angeles and in the Digital Media Art department at Orange Coast Community College in Costa Mesa, California.

Table of Contents

Preface
SECTION I: ONSTAGE: HTML	2	(39)
The Basics: An Introduction to the Internet, HTML, and Web-Safe Colors	4	(18)
Images, Links, and HTML Tables	22	(19)
SECTION II: ONSTAGE: DREAMWEAVER	41	(108)
An Introduction to Site Design, Save for the Web Features, Image Maps, and Dreamweaver	42	(20)
Navigation, Linking, and Image Slicing in Photoshop and Illustrator	62	(22)
Framesets, Frames, and Navigation with Rollovers	84	(22)
Navigation in Four Parts, Gesture, and Type	106	(24)
Layers, Media Files, FTP, and Uploading to the Internet	130	(19)
SECTION III: ONSTAGE: FLASH	149	(163)
An Introduction to the Flash Environment, Frame-by-Frame Animation, and Symbols	150	(20)
Creating Motion Tweens, Motion Guides, and Illustrator SWFs	170	(18)
Masks and Raster Images	188	(20)
An Introduction to ActionScript	208	(22)
Type and Movie Clips	230	(16)
Importing Audio and Video	246	(22)
Creating a Web Site with Scenes	268	(22)
Creating a Web Site with Root ActionScript	290	(22)
The Big Finale	312
Index