Customer Review: Upon receipt of the merchandise, you will get a jolt: how can such a skinny booklet justify spending $75? Its contents are specific exercises, to be performed using the data files in the accompanying DVD. It walks you step by step and the underlaying intention seems to be to teach the basics, for... more info
Customer Review: This is an excellent book for learning how to use Fireworks...it has very good projects and it even has things to do on your own when you are finished the lesson. I have learned alot about Fireworks MX from this book and I highly recommend it.
Customer Review: We're using this book for a Regional Occupational Program web design course. I rate it lower than the average of the other reviews because, while it is thorough in its presentation of Fireworks' many features, the writing isn't quite as tight or precise as our other books. This increases the... more info
Customer Review: The book follows in the footsteps of the other QuickStart books. Fireworks is a nice graphics drawing package. This functionality lends itself easily to a QuickStart approach. The inherent visual nature of Fireworks means that every page can have graphics demonstrating some aspect. (Don't try this... more info
Customer Review: As another reviewer had stated, this book just tells someone to do things without explanations as to WHY it is being done. The most critical component for any instructional writing in the technical realm must show the user what the purpose is for the actions. Screenshots are rare and instructions... more info
Customer Review: Very good, clear step-by-step instructions for beginning Studio 8 users. It could use a little more explanation on the use of CSS, but overall a very useful book.
Customer Review: I'm only about a 1/4 through this book and I have to say I've learned a lot of valuable information. It's an easy read and it's not as time consuming because it's not taking you through every minute detail peice by peice. She's giving you real-life information that is useful in making a basic... more info
Customer Review: I really loved this book because it was fun and interesting and it taught me exactly what I wanted to know. I thought the writing was clear and so were the examples. Do more!
Customer Review: Step-by-step, easy to follow instructios, with clear pictures and diagrams to indicate where to find the tools they want you to use. The projects in this book teach the basics in ways that users will be able to put to immediate use for their own projects. I found it especially useful since I have no... more info
Customer Review: If you hate reading like I do, buy this book. It has killer colorful pages. If you are a beginner and would like to get your feet wet, look no further! If you are advanced user, you might want to think it over. Look at the index first before deciding on buying it.