Leverage the power of Macromedia Studio MX to design and build attention-grabbing dynamic web sites on time and under budget. This is the only book on the market that shows readers how to use Macromedia Studio MX (Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, Flash MX, Freehand 10, and ColdFusion MX) and SiteSpring to design, build and manage web sites quickly and easily. A one-stop approach to the use of the key features in each of the applications and clear instructions regarding how they come together in Studio MX.
Using the newly released Macromedia Studio MX, which includes Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks MX, Flash MX, Freehand 10, and ColdFusion MX, the authors follow the creation of a fictional online clothing catalog. The book begins by teaching solid planning and content management practices with Macromedia SiteSpring, then moves on to developing the site concept, testing ideas, and getting client approval. The content development process forms the bulk of the book, showing readers how to take advantage of the tight integration between the Studio MX products to put together an attractive site that incorporates art, animation, and dynamic pages. The web site will provide the working prototype that is built in the book, as well as all code and extensions referenced in the book.
I Managing a Web Project
1 Planning the Site
2 Content Management
3 Communicating Through Sitespring or a Client Site
II Developing the Site Concept
4 Testing Your Ideas with Site Models
5 Wireframing a Site
6 Preparing for Dynamic Content
III Developing the Content
7 Planning the Look of the Pages
8 Planning the Look and Feel of the Site
9 Imaging in Fireworks MX
10 Video and Flash MX
11 Creating Line Art for the Web
12 Using Type
13 Designing Dynamic Web Sites
14 Animation on the Web
15 Creating Assets with Flash
16 Preparing the Animations for the JCT Site
17 Building the Navigation Elements
18 Transitions
19 Building Dynamic Pages in Dreamweaver MX
IV Testing and Delivering the Final Product
20 Connecting with ColdFusion MX
21 Image Optimization and the MX Studio
22 Site and Code Optimization
23 Working Out the Bugs and Going Live
Tom Green is the Multimedia Program Coordinator for Humber College in Canada. In 2001, he participated on the jury of the 2001 EMMA awards. He wrote Macromedia Director 8 and Lingo Fast and Easy Web Development (Primatech).
Jordan L. Chilcottdevelops eCommerce, Multimedia and Intra/Extranet solutions for various corporations. He also moderates the Dreamweaver Talk List, sharing his knowledge, tips/tricks and experiences.
Chris Flick curently is the art director and Web master at a prominent consulting firm in Northern Virginia where his main responsibility is to help the clients in his firm establish a world-wide, international presence on the Web.