Overview
Covering both the Windows and Macintosh versions of GoLive 4, this title explores new features such as a movie editor for QuickTime 3, support for XML, and Actions Plus--12 of the most commonly requested JavaScript actions. The full-color insert showcases results achieved with GoLive and examples of the visual impact of well-designed Web pages.Synopsis
Mastering Adobe GoLive 4 offers practical, incisive instruction designed to help you get the most out of Adobe's premier Web development tool.
This book combines expert advice on sound design principles with guidance on using GoLive's native tools. We've also included a range of feature chapters and tips on how to integrate GoLive with other Adobe products including Illustrator, Photoshop, ImageReady, and ImageStyler.
Mastering Adobe GoLive will enable you to:
- Understand and apply principles of visual design
- Design and implement successful user interfaces
- Adjust your approach to the interactive, non-linear realm of the Web
- Set up GoLive for optimal operation
- Create Web pages in GoLive's visual Layout view
- Enhance your site with style sheets and JavaScript
- Use Adobe Illustrator to create professional Web page logos
- Use Adobe Photoshop to improve the quality of photos and spot art for the Web
- Optimize and animate graphics with Adobe ImageReady
- Generate special graphic effects and JavaScript using Adobe ImageStyler
- Prepare Web sites for publication
- Publish sites to the Web
- Maintain and promote Web sites
Mastering Adobe GoLive 4 was written by Molly E. Holzschlag and Stephen Romaniello. With over 35 years combined design, media, and computer experience between them, their teamwork is evident in the book's authoritative look at how Adobe GoLive integrates into the world of the visual design.
About the Authors:
Molly E. Holzschlag is an author, instructor, and media designer who brings her irrepressible enthusiasm to books, classrooms, and Web sites. Honored as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Women on the Web, Molly has spent a decade working in the online world, writing and contributing to more than 10 books about the Internet and Web.
Stephen Romaniello is a graphic designer, illustrator, and fine artist. As a Certified Technical Trainer in Adobe Photoshop, he conducts digital photography and pre-press seminars around the country. He is also the founder of GlobalEye Systems, which offers training and consulting in digital media and the Web. Stephen has written multiple articles and contributed to 3 books on Web-related topics. He lives in Tucson with his wife and daughter.
Molly and Stephen both teach in the Communication Graphics Department of Pima Community College, where they met several years ago. Sharing an interest and enthusiasm for the future of design and interactive media, their combined voice is encouraging and visionary.