From Photoshop to Dreamweaver: 3 Steps to Great Visual Web Design

From Photoshop to Dreamweaver takes you straight to the heart of why these two applications are the best in their respective fields, and why they are made for one another. Written for the Photoshop user who wants to take their design flair and artistic creativity to the Web, this book will show you how to turn your Photoshop creations into fully-functional, fully-interactive, and visually stunning websites. From designing a mock-up of your site to getting it online, From Photoshop to Dreamweaver shows you every step you need to get the most out of your Photoshop creativity - designing your site in Photoshop, streamlining your graphics in ImageReady and making your creations available to everyone on the Web using Dreamweaver. We assume you have used Photoshop before, but even if you are a complete novice with Dreamweaver and ImageReady, you'll find all the information you need right here...

• Plan out your design, with the Web in mind
• Optimise your images, so that they'll load quickly, but still look great
• Create interactive buttons and animations using ImageReady 7.0
• Build templates and style sheets in Dreamweaver MX to keep your pages consistent and save yourself time
• Edit, adjust, and redesign elements of your site with a minimum of effort
• Upload your site to the Web and take full advantage of Dreamweaver MX's amazing site management tools

From Photoshop to Dreamweaver is the first book to recognise the unique partnership these two industry-leading tools offer you, the designer. In this book, we've used the latest versions of these tools: Photoshop 7 and Dreamweaver MX, but the principles and guidance provided remain the same and most steps can be achieved with earlier versions of these tools.

Contents

1. Planning your website
2. Designing Our site in Photoshop
3. Slicing and optimizing
4. Introducing Dreamweaver
5. Saving time with Dreamweaver
6. More advanced web techniques
7. Getting your site online
8. Photoshop and Dreamweaver Pro Tips