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