Discusses the latest Web graphics software application for the creative business user who needs to create professional-looking Web graphics. Provides an overview of Adobe's brand-new Web graphics creation tool and takes the reader through a discussion of the capabilities of this new product, which enables the reader to get up to speed quickly. Shows in step-by-step format how to create sophisticated Web graphics, such as applying special effects, imagemapping, HTML table slicing, batch imaging operations, and using interactive JavaScript rollovers.
Those using ImageStyler will easily learn plenty of new tips and techniques in
Adobe ImageStyler in Depth, a guide to Adobe's Web-graphics tool. The book pairs a fun and casual tone with detailed content, so it succeeds in serving both the beginner and the more intermediate user looking for real hands-on insight.
Adobe ImageStyler shows you how to create textures, backgrounds, styles, JavaScript rollovers, layouts, navigational elements, and animations. You also learn about batch processing; using ImageStyler with popular vector, bitmap, and HTML tools; and optimizing your images with Adobe ImageReady.
This book doesn't shy away from palette, platform, browser, and bandwidth issues, but it doesn't bury you with too much technical detail either. Large screen shots and illustrations, clear headings, and step-by-step procedures simplify the learning process. A four-color section shows many ImageStyler graphics, and the companion CD-ROM has more artwork as well as demo and shareware versions of ImageStyler, Photoshop 5, Illustrator 8, and several utilities for Mac and PC. Appendices on shortcuts, fonts, image mattes, and seamless textures round out the book. --Kathleen Caster
