Web Design with Macromedia Studio MX 2004 provides beginning designers with a step-by-step process for creating a Web site with the new Macromedia Studio MX 2004. Structured around a good Web development cycle of plan, design, build, test, and maintain, the book starts by planning the site and creating a wire frame with Freehand MX, along with vector graphics for use in Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and Fireworks MX 2004.
From there it moves to Flash, where the designer learns how to create dynamic content for use on the Web. Next, Fireworks is used to manipulate graphics and create Web page designs. Then the content is brought into Dreamweaver MX 2004 and the site launched. Throughout the book, the focus is not only on how to use each tool, but how to use them together to create a seamless workflow.
All of the tools needed to create and test the Web site are on the book's CD-ROM, including trial versions of the Macromedia products covered in the book, as well as the Open Source server technologies (Apache, MySQL, PHP, and PERL).
KEY FEATURES
- Walks the designer step-by-step through the creation of a
Web site with Macromedia Studio MX 2004
- Focuses on how to integrate the products seamlessly and
provides a useful development cycle
- Gives real world aspects and accurate information with a
constant eye toward validation standards, the World Wide
Web Consortium, and accessibility
1 An Introduction to the Web Server Process and the Design
Cycle
2 Taking the Macromedia FreeHand MX Tour
3 Exploring the Object Panel and Looking at More Effects
4 Designing Frameworks in FreeHand MX
5 Introduction to Macromedia Flash MX 2004
6 Tweens and Layers
7 Symbols, Timeline Effects, and Interactivity
8 Introduction to ActionScript and Programming Concepts
9 Saving Flash Movies and Creating Flash Web Sites
10 Exploring Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004
etc.