Foundation Fireworks CS4

By: Chuck Mallott, Rogie King, Nathan Smith, Matt Heerema, Hugh Griffith

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Paperback | 2 August 2011

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308 Pages

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Are you a web designer who is looking for a new and quicker way to prototype and create for the web? Perhaps you are a programmer who finds most design tools to be overkill for what you need to get done. Or, maybe you're an old Fireworks pro, who wants to get up-to-date on the changes in Creative Suite 4. Either way, this book has something for you.

Coverage of all that's new and powerful for the Web designer and developer in Fireworks CS4
Targets developers who want design tools that don't get in their way and designers who want development tools that don't constrain their creativity
Do all your website and page prototypes and comps in one tool and learn how to take them straight to Dreamweaver to implement your designs

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Programming & Software Development Software Engineering Graphical & Digital Media Applications Web Graphics & Design Graphics Programming

Book forward, possibly:
Jon Hicks, prominent FW designer
Alan Musselman, FW dev relations
Learning Fireworks
Introduction
History of Fireworks
Adobe acquisition of Macromedia
Fireworks vs. Photoshop
Integration
with Dreamweaver
with Flash
with Photoshop
with Illustrator (HG)
Working with rasters
Marquee, lasso
Pencil, brush
Blur
Sharpen
Dodge
Burn
Smudge
Rubber stamp
Replace color
Red-eye removal
Eraser
Working with vectors
Benefits vs. raster
Integration with Flash
Good at all resolutions
Combining shapes, add/delete vertices
Join
Split
Union
Intersect
Punch
Crop
Line tool
Pen tool
Masks (CM)
Shapes
Rectangle (most commonly used)
Ellipse
Polygon
Special (all the rest)
Exporting
Hotspot tool
Slice tool
Exporting code (not recommended)
Optimizing quality vs. file size
Using the side-by-side view
Using Fireworks
Creating effects
Adding depth
Inner shadow
Drop shadow
Jewel button
Chrome
Water droplet
Reflections
Wicked worn
Pixel bevel
Simple mask
Creating logos
(Firefox logo done in FW!)
Convert text to vector
Kerning letters
Modifying typography
Anti-aliasing, how much?
Animation
Frames
GIF
Flash
Web design workflow
Using multiple pages
Using/Benefits of Symbols (CE)
Using the 9-slice tool
Enterprise environment
Benefits of PNG
Wireframing (HG)
Designing on a grid
Common grid templates
Using the align tool
Batch processing (Is this the right place for this? HG)
Extensibility
Installing a plugin
Must-have plugins
Photoshop compatible
for Fireworks only
Creating your own
Fireworks in Action
Website case study #1: Blog—Matt
Gather requirements
Choosing a color palette
Building the interface
Slicing and dicing
Writing the code (by hand)
Website case study #2: Photo Site—Nathan Website case study #3: Comic Site—Hugh
Website case study #4: CSS Sprites—Craig
Website case study #5: Adobe AIR— Rogie
Website case study #6: e-Commerce—Chuck
Appendix
Keyboard shortcuts
Fireworks resource sites
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