Special Edition Using Macromedia Fireworks MX [With CDROM]

by Jeffrey Bardzell

Presents an integration of Dreamweaver, Flash, and Director. This book covers usability and interface design in a section on building and exporting interactive page designs. It illustrates how to use... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789727269
• ISBN13: 9780789727268
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Que
• Length: 744 Pages
• Weight: 2.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Technical Fireworks Book

This book does a decent job with the artistic approach to Fireworks, but it's real power lies in its technical explanations - how to use the automation and advanced development techniques for web graphic design. The author does a wonderful job of explaining some Macromedia mysteries, where certain features would otherwise not be explained. A good example of this is Macromedia's loose and changeable meaning of Alpha Transparency - This term can mean different things in different parts of the program, but it's not documented in the software docs. However, this book points this and other such idiosyncrasies out. The language is particularly good. The author seems to be in tune with exactly what you might get confused by and almost always takes great care to fill you in on the jargon or concepts. A couple of times he leaves you out in the cold, but only in one or two cases where the content is not critical. Overall, this is the best Fireworks book I've seen and I really hope they write a follow up edition.

Advanced topics on automating and extending Fireworks

From the new features in version X to advanced integration and extensibility issues, Special Edition Using Fireworks X is a comprehensive and visually captivating reference for Web graphics professionals. This "user friendly" instructional reference explores the ways that Fireworks can be used by teams collaborating on content including using Libraries, Symbols, and proper project management techniques It also provides coverage of Fireworks' animation and interactive features (behaviors) including the Live Animation tool. Also discussed is the emerging use of Fireworks as a whole page design/comping tool, as opposed to a tool used for making individual page elements, as well as concern over interface design and usability, which goes hand-in-hand with whole page design issues Special Edition Using Fireworks X provides coverage of image optimization and export options as well as how to use Fireworks in conjunction with Photoshop 6. Advanced topics on automating and extending Fireworks are also covered.

Excellent resource!

This book is a great resource for a diverse group of users, from beginners to advanced Web graphics designers. It's perfect for quickly accessing a how-to or looking up a term. The book also provides comprehensive information about best-practices and specific tasks, whether basic or complex, while familiarizing you with the nuances of the Fireworks MX interface. There are suggestions and tips to aid your work, and the graphics and examples are clear and easy-to-follow.