Re: advice on web graphics books

Juliana--

"What to look for exactly" depends on what you need or want to learn. 
Yes, there are lots of books. Some deal with design in general -- not 
specifically the Web, or even computer design-- such as "Principles 
of Form and Design," by Wucius Wong.

Others are broad coverage Web-oriented books, like "<designing web 
graphics.3> How to Prepare Images and Media for the Web," by Lynda 
Weinman.

There are more focused books, like "Web Designers Guide to Graphics 
-- PNG, GIF, & HPEG," by Timothy Webster.

There are books that show web sites, such as "Web Design Studio 
Secrets," by Deke McClelland and Katrin Eismann.

And there are a bunch of books dealing with a particular application 
that can be used for Web graphics, such as "Photoshop for the Web," 
by Aaland and Koman.

These books are all arguably good, useful books -- IF the topics they 
cover are what you want to learn.

You may want to post a message that's more specific. Are you looking 
for books on certain design principles and techniques; or how to use 
certain applications? Perhaps there's a lot of topics you want to 
cover, but maybe a few that take priority.

If you can get to a large bookstore, it could be helpful to spend 
time browsing through the books.



--Jeff

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>Hello all! This is my first post here, and I'd be grateful if somebody
>could help me. I am looking for a good book on graphics and webdesign,
>but as there are so many I have no idea of what to look for exactly. It
>seems that most titles have a love/hate approach from readers (like
>those David Siegel books, for instance).
>
>I don't want to spend money on books with beginning HTML, but I need
>some useful tips and ideas for web graphics. Any suggestions?
>
>TIA,
>
>Juliana Bastos.
>
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