Foundation Fireworks CS4

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

00. Book forward, possibly: --- Jon Hicks, prominent FW designer --- Alan Musselman, FW dev relations Part I: Learning Fireworks 01. Introduction --- History of Fireworks --- Adobe acquisition of Macromedia --- Fireworks vs. Photoshop 02. Integration --- with Dreamweaver --- with Flash --- with Photoshop --- with Illustrator (HG) 03. Working with rasters --- Marquee, lasso --- Pencil, brush --- Blur --- Sharpen --- Dodge --- Burn --- Smudge --- Rubber stamp --- Replace color --- Red-eye removal --- Eraser 04. 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) 05. Exporting --- Hotspot tool --- Slice tool --- Exporting code (not recommended) --- Optimizing quality vs. file size --- Using the side-by-side view Part II: Using Fireworks 06. Creating effects --- Adding depth --- Inner shadow --- Drop shadow --- Jewel button --- Chrome --- Water droplet --- Reflections --- Wicked worn --- Pixel bevel --- Simple mask 07. Creating logos --- (Firefox logo done in FW!) --- Convert text to vector --- Kerning letters --- Modifying typography --- Anti-aliasing, how much? 08. Animation --- Frames --- GIF --- Flash 09. 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) 10. Extensibility --- Installing a plugin --- Must-have plugins --- Photoshop compatible --- for Fireworks only --- Creating your own Part III: Fireworks in Action 11. Website case study #1: Blog—Matt --- Gather requirements --- Choosing a color palette --- Building the interface --- Slicing and dicing --- Writing the code (by hand) 12. Website case study #2: Photo Site—Nathan Website case study #3: Comic Site—Hugh 14. Website case study #4: CSS Sprites—Craig 15. Website case study #5: Adobe AIR— Rogie 16. Website case study #6: e-Commerce—Chuck Appendix --- Keyboard shortcuts --- Fireworks resource sites

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