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Designing SVG web graphics

Name: Designing SVG web graphics
Author: Andrew H. Watt
ISBN: 9780735711662

by Andrew H. Watt

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Overview

Using a heavily illustrated, step-by-step style, Watt aims to ease designers into a more analytical, programming approach to graphics without losing the appeal of form and design. The change in mindset required of graphic designers in exploiting "visual components" is explained clearly and practically. While presenting real-world examples of design tasks (such as creating a logo, navigation bar, or a full web page), Watt embeds sidebars, notes, and tips to convey the strict programming portion of the process. This makes it easier for the reader to balance the formality of the SVG code with the functionality of the design.The book assumes no prior knowledge of SVG and provides the foundational information for the reader to grasp the key concepts.In addition, and importantly, it contains source code for all of the SVG images and animations created in the book. This educates the readers in how SVG works and lays a foundation for their own experiments.

About the Author, Andrew H. Watt

Andrew H. Watt is an independent web consultant, and principal of XMML.com, specializing in XML technologies as well as more traditional web technologies such as HTML/XHTML, Java, and Lotus Domino. Andrew wrote his first programs in 6502 Assembler and BBC Basic in the mid-eighties. In 1994 he was exposed to the power of the World Wide Web. In 1996 he was excited by the power of the Lotus Domino and more recently has focussed on XML-based technologies. SVG is a key interest in that area. His work with SVG has included the development of SVGSpider.com-the world's "first" all-SVG Web site.

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Using SVG, web designers and developers can gain unprecedented structural and visual control over their graphics. What's more, since SVG is based on XML, you can integrate and personalize graphics on the fly, drawing from back-end databases and other information sources. In short, SVG lets you build web apps that would've been totally impossible before.

That's the hype. But if you want to actually use SVG graphics, where do you start? Here: Designing SVG Web Graphics by Andrew H. Watt. Using a wide range of examples -- including logos, navbars, banner ads, pages, and entire sites -- Watt shows you how SVG works. You'll learn exactly how the XML-based code translates into the graphic. This may be somewhat more analytical than some graphic designers are accustomed to, but the benefits are huge: Since you understand the code, you can manipulate it directly.

Along the way, Watt teaches you all you need to know about SVG viewers, the structure of SVG documents, creating static graphics, incorporating text, using gradients and filters, and -- ultimately -- creating slick animations and interactive graphics. You'll also learn how SVG fits with your existing tools (and especially its relationship to Flash) -- and where it ought to fit in your overall web graphics strategy. (Bill Camarda)

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer with nearly 20 years' experience in helping technology companies deploy and market advanced software, computing, and networking products and services. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.