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Foundation Fireworks CS4 (Foundations) |  | Authors: Grant Hinkson, Craig Erskine, Matt Heerema, Chuck Mallott, Matthew Keefe, Hugh Griffith
Publisher: friends of ED
Category: Book
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 616673
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 282
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1430216182
Dewey Decimal Number: 005
EAN: 9781430216186
ASIN: 1430216182
Publication Date: March 23, 2009
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Product Description
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 keep up to date on the latest 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
What you'll learn - Why Fireworks vs. any other graphics Web design tool
- How to use Fireworks as a compliment to web development
- How to integrate Fireworks into an enterprise environment
- How to master a tool that boasts extreme versatility
Who is this book for? Code savvy designers, or web developers who want to refine their design sensibilities. Either way, the individual(s) will be those who want to enhance their work-flow with a graphics tool that allows them to quickly get things done, rather than getting in their way.
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 Great for someone moving from photoshop to fireworks for web design May 4, 2009
Brian Artka (Milwaukee, WI USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I'd like to add a good review for this book after seeing the low stars by others.
I have primarily been using Photoshop for all my web design comps, but many of my friends and peers use fireworks for their own work. I heard Fireworks CS4 had some newer features that caught my attention so I looked into them. I was sold and wanted to start using Fireworks.
This book answered many questions I had about certain situations, and also had some great examples that helped my workflow. It may be too basic for a Fireworks veteran, but for a transplant like myself, It was worth the read.
You might find all the info you need about Fireworks on the web, but that holds true for almost anything these days. When I can, I prefer to read a book and learn rather than the screen. Foundation Fireworks CS4 brought me up to speed, taught me some new tricks, and gave me some great ideas for future comp/protyping of websites. I'm happy with this purchase, and Friends of Ed (the publisher) has satisfied my learning needs again.
I am very pleased! April 29, 2009
Ruth Kastenmayer (Charlottesville,VA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been looking for a book to introduce Fireworks to users who have Fireworks as part of a Creative Suite Package, but who have not used it and would like to learn more. Foundation Fireworks CS4 explains clearly why Fireworks is the tool of choice for web graphics and rapid prototyping. It also mentions a lot of new tricks and introduces the new features in the CS4 release. I enjoyed reading this book myself and will be mentioning it to friends.
Love it! May 23, 2009
Alan Musselman (San Francisco)
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've been really pleased with Foundation Fireworks CS4 and constantly use the book as a reference for inspiration and motivation!
 A good book for any Firework user June 29, 2009
Marlon Ceballos (Bogotá, Colombia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like all the books in the Foundation series, this book is an good resource for those who want to start using Fireworks and even for those who have already used who will find valuable information within its pages.
This book is divided into three parts:
Learning Fireworks: This part shows the most basic concepts of this application as the implementation and integration with other applications CS4, the work with bitmaps and vectors and the optimization process and export for web.
Using Fireworks: This part explains the creation of common tasks such as using filters and creating animations. A big surprise of this chapter are the most advanced topics as creating and editing skins for Flex, the development of prototypes using AIR, the use of extensions and the use of JavaScript and Flash to automate tasks and extend Fireworks.
Fireworks in Action: This part shows step by step 3 of interesting case studies: a blog, a navigation system that uses CSS and a website prototype for e-commerce.
In general I like about this book:
- The explanation of all the concepts are very clear.
- Use large images which is very important for the screenshots since it facilitates the reading of menus and commands.
I do not like failure to include sample files which is of great importance since it facilitates and encourages them to practice the concepts read.
Marlon Ceballos
Colombia Adobe User Group Manager
fireworks rules for web production December 7, 2009
Uncle Mertz (Brooklyn, NY)
Historically, web designers who create "eye catching" graphics referred to Adobe Photoshop as the tool of choice. This may be true for many designers, but Fireworks CS4 appears to be THE production tool for WEB 2.0 build and deploy. This is my opinion after working through this excellent book profiling ALL the TOOLS and STOCK ITEMS that you get in Fireworks CS4. If you want to BUILD an interface for a website, this tool is the place to start and this book will walk you through ALL the techniques and tips you need to create eye catching, functional web layouts.
The book is very thoughtfully arranged. The content of this book covers the tools, sample work projects, visual effects, integrating with Flash and Flex, two case studies and much more. This is THE book to purchase and complete before proceeding with any studies you may be contemplating to learn the Flash application. All your assets will be easily created by Fireworks CS4 and ready to pack into Flash to add the animation and interactivity.
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