Just because a program is one-size-fits-all doesn't mean that a book about it has to be. Take the case of Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Web Design: Even though the popular digital imaging program is geared toward designers of all types (graphics, print, Web), this book that covers it isn't. Instead, it's written just for you--the Web site designer who wants to get answers to Web-related Photoshop questions without wading through a lot of explanations that simply don't apply.

Through clear, direct text and a gorgeous four-color layout, this volume both instructs and inspires--in the process delivering all of the information you need to produce better-organized, faster-loading Web sites. As you follow along with best-selling author Michael Baumgardt, you'll learn how to create and optimize Web graphics, produce GIF animations, manage Web colors, and more. You'll also learn about all that's new in Photoshop 7: an enhanced Rollover palette to manage Web page rollovers, animations, and image maps more easily; Web output enhancements to easily apply transparency to Web page elements; and the new "selected" rollover state for creating more sophisticated Web site navigation bars without hand-coding--and these are just the tip of the iceberg. Whatever your level of experience, if you're ready to take on Web design with Photoshop 7, this is the book for you.

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notice the review ratings are padded by the author? - 2004-03-18
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I am always extremely suspicious of any book where the author does a review of his own book and gives himself 5 stars in an attempt to influence buying behavior. Also note that there is another "name" that repeatedly assigns this book 5 stars 3 different times. Kinda makes you wonder about the book deosnt it?

After looking at this book I recommend you should review this book yourself carefully before making a buy decision and not rely on the positive "reviews" you see here.

The best book on the subject. No update for CS planned - 2004-02-25
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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

Very disappointing. - 2004-02-20
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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

A slick presentation but no nuts & bolts! - 2005-08-17
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Was I ever happy to find this title! I bought it instantly. When I started to try to make some sense of where to start, I found myself jumping all around the chapters to try to get going with my first Photoshop/Go Live project. Today, I'm still stuck and can't find anything to tell me how to get from finished Photoshop layers to a finished Go Live site. Obviously I'm extremely disappointed with this book. The author seems to gloat over having done mega dollar sites and has friends in that club whom he quotes and shows samples from. I'm not there yet and perhaps the bigger problem is that Adobe never could make GoLive as user friendly as Dreamweaver (which they recently BOUGHT).
Do yourself a favor. Unless you want to pay for a beautiful, almost coffee table book, find something that gets to the nuts & bolts of building a site and give this book to your grandma.

good stuff - 2006-04-09
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I am a graphic design student. I know Photoshop well, have a pretty good sense of design, but know web design less well. For me, this book is excellent.

In the section on Developing A Design Concept, the author gives great advice to designers in deciding upon structure and site hierarchy, stressing ease of use over "prettiness."

His critique of existing websites is helpful, as are the Photoshop tips. The writing is clear and concise.

I would have given the book 5 stars if there were an updated version that incorporated information about CS 2. As it is, I still recommend it highly to designers.

P.S. About the author reviewing himself--many authors/marketers do this anonymously. I think it's forthright of him to identify himself.

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