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Summary: An Editorial Disaster
Review: The annoying, chummy tone of the generally awful writing is the perfect compliment to the factual inaccuracies, typographical errors, and tiny type. A fair number of the required tutorial files were not on the CD, and are not available on the website. There's a great deal of useful information, but why wade through an error-laden bombastic text that's easily 20% longer than it needs be to get at it? It's a handsome text, but handsome is as handsome does. A good editor could have saved this book. Apparently Savvy doesn't employ any.
Rating:
Summary: An Editorial Disaster
Review: The annoying, chummy tone of the generally awful writing is the perfect compliment to the factual inaccuracies, typographical errors, and tiny type. A fair number of the required tutorial files were not on the CD, and are not available on the website. There's a great deal of useful information, but why wade through an error-laden bombastic text that's easily 20% longer than it needs be to get at it? It's a handsome text, but handsome is as handsome does. A good editor could have saved this book. Apparently Savvy doesn't employ any.
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Summary: Comprehensive Guide to Fireworks and Dreamweaver
Review: This book takes you on a journey from basic information to advanced concepts. Regardless of your experience with Dreamweaver and Fireworks, you're sure to learn something new. The chronological organization covers both programs in a logical manner for beginners that are starting with an idea and working their way to a final website. For the more advanced readers there are numerous indexes so that the desired information is easily found. Something all readers will find especially useful is the seven-page appendix of Windows and Mac Keyboard Shortcuts. This book is great for anyone interested in mastering Dreamweaver and seamlessly integrating Fireworks for more efficient web design.
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Summary: Comprehensive Guide to Fireworks and Dreamweaver
Review: This book takes you on a journey from basic information to advanced concepts. Regardless of your experience with Dreamweaver and Fireworks, you're sure to learn something new. The chronological organization covers both programs in a logical manner for beginners that are starting with an idea and working their way to a final website. For the more advanced readers there are numerous indexes so that the desired information is easily found. Something all readers will find especially useful is the seven-page appendix of Windows and Mac Keyboard Shortcuts. This book is great for anyone interested in mastering Dreamweaver and seamlessly integrating Fireworks for more efficient web design.
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Summary: Verbose, uninspiring tome
Review: When I purchased this book I had high hopes for it, as most of the customer reviews had given it a high rating. But, this is probably the most uninspiring web design book I've ever come across. Yes, all the technical details are in there, so if you're looking for a reference manual, perhaps this book would be a good one to have on your shelf ... but Macromedia's own help files, website, and user's guide provide the same information. So, why spend the extra [$$] for a volume that's not nearly as succinctly written?! If you're the type who likes to learn by doing, then you'll be disappointed with "DW/FW" Savvy. The tutorials are lackluster and the included photos/layouts on CD-ROM are unbelievably amateurish. The Fireworks section is just "OK," which is surprising since Joyce J. Evans is a highly regarded expert. Once again, everything you need to know is included, but you're definitely not going to say "Wow, I want to do that!" My advice is to sprint on over to Project Seven's website and purchase their "Dreamweaver MX, Building on Solid Foundations" ebook. You'll learn *so* much and have a truly enjoyable time while you do. PVII's team has a design aesthetic that provides for clean, functional, well thought out pages coupled with cutting edge CSS techniques that will have you just marvelling at how much you can do with styles. Bottom line, your money could be better spent elsewhere.
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