Coloring Web Graphics.2 [With Contains Palettes, Clip Art, Color Swatches...]

by Bruce Heavin and Lynda Weinman

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1562058185
• ISBN13: 9781562058180
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: New Riders Publishing
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Takes the work out of figuring out color schemes

This is one web design book I don't think I could ever part with! The CD alone is well worth the money. I haven't read any of the text, so I can't comment on that part. But the rest of the book (75%) is nothing but color information and swatches. This book even makes a bright red background look doable on the web!

Great book for those just getting into graphics/colors!

I've been designing web pages for about 2 years now; while I've got the HTML end down, I was desperately beginning to feel the need to begin my graphical education. Coming across this book in a store, I found it to be exactly what I needed: definitions, samples, the essential dos and don'ts of graphic design. The only drawback is that the book is over 2 years old; anyone just getting into Photoshop at v. 5 will be confused by directions for loading paletes into PS 3 and 4. Still, many of the information on color itself is invaluable to someone with little background on the subject. I would highly recommend reading cover-to-cover!

Fills a niche - not for everyone!

I purchased this book after reading Ms. Weinman's other book, "Designing Web Graphics 3." I wanted to learn more about color combinations and how to make a more attractive web page. This book is not for everybody - therefore I can understand the mixed reviews. It is an expensive book (I guess you pay for all the color) but if you are looking for ideas as to color combinations and how color is presented on the web, this is a useful book. In reply to the person who complained that the colors in the book don't match the RGB colors on the screen, in all fairness the authors say that right up front! They tell you to use the CD to get accurate colors since the printing process used for the book is not the same as the way web colors are produced. So that is not a valid criticism; the authors did the best they could do under the circumstances. If you are looking for color combo suggestions and want to know more about basic color principles, then decide whether the relatively high price is worth it. Me, I am satisfied with my purchase!

Awsome!

I was overjoyed to find that this is more than a book, but a complete software product for color picking in reguards to the web. Inteligently layed out palettes, arranged in value, hue, saturation, analagous, and hundereds of other configurations for the creation of web graphics. Written for implementation in Photoshop swatches, and for other graphic products as well for my mac and pc. I haven't used Pantone Web color since(thanks God)! This is a something I think most web designers can't be without! The palettes alone are worth it to me. I haven't gone wrong with one of Lynda's books yet! Thanks again Lynda!

Bible for web graphics, safe color and scanning information.

Coloring Web Graphics.2 contains answers to questions I have had for several years. It is a visual and well written index for web design work. Hundreds of suggestions for color and link combinations. Sofware includes test samples, swatches, cluts. This is a "must have" for web designers on any level.