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Designing Web and Mobile Graphics: Fundamental concepts for web and interactive projects
- By Christopher Schmitt
- Published Dec 21, 2012 by New Riders.
- Copyright 2013
- Dimensions: 8-1/2" x 9-1/4"
- Pages: 312
- Edition: 1st
- Book
- ISBN-10: 0-321-85854-9
- ISBN-13: 978-0-321-85854-2
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Product Author Bios
Christopher Schmitt is the founder of Heatvision.com, Inc., an Austin-based new media publishing and design firm. An award-winning web designer who has been working in the medium for twenty years, Christopher interned for both David Siegel and Lynda Weinman as an undergraduate at Florida State University. He has a Masters in Communication for Interactive and New Communication Technologies, and is the author of five books.
Graphics are key to the user experience of online content, especially now that users are accessing that content on a multitude of devices: smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops. This book provides foundational methodology for optimal use of graphics that begins with HTML and CSS, and delves into the worlds of typography, color, transparency, accessibility, imagery, and layout for optimal delivery on all the different devices people use today.
It serves beginners and intermediate web builders alike with a complete foundation needed to create successful illustrative and navigational imagery for web and mobile. Coverage includes:
- lessons on typography, icons, color, and images
- the latest information on HTML5, CSS3, and other modern technologies
- in-depth exploration of image formats: GIF, PNG, JPEG, and SVG
- ways to employ adaptive strategies for responsive web design
Online Sample Chapter
How to Overcome Browser Challenges in Web Design
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Understanding HTML
Chapter 2: Styling with CSS
Chapter 3: Web Typography
Chapter 4: Challenges in Web Design
Chapter 5: Color for the Web
Chapter 6: Images for the Web
Chapter 7: Creating Images for the Web
Chapter 8: Transparency and Shadow
Chapter 9: Favicons and Mobile Bookmarks
Chapter 10: Lists and Icon Fonts
Chapter 11: Image Maps
Chapter 12: Laying Out Pages
Chapter 13: Images for Responsive Web Design
Chapter 14: Aligning Images
Index
Sample Pages
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