In Photoshop CS5 for the Web, author Jan Kabili shows a wide range of optimal uses for Photoshop in the web graphics workflow. This course shows the most efficient ways to optimize images so that they maintain quality and download quickly in a browser, the why and the how of image slicing, and practical techniques for designing web page layouts, page backgrounds, navigation bars, and buttons in Photoshop. Exercise files are included with the course.

Topics include:

Customizing a web workspace

Coloring web graphics

Optimizing images as JPEG, GIF, or PNG files

Creating background graphics for sites

Working with transparency

Building navigation bars, buttons, and rollover graphics

Designing web page mock-ups

Adding animation

Automating web-related tasks in Photoshop

Integrating with the rest of the Adobe Creative Suite

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