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Design  Graphics
Image Production:

Camera Raw Exposed
Your digital camera may be doing more harm than good to your photos. Alanna shows us the advantages of using the Camera Raw plug-in with Adobe Bridge and Photoshop. 18 Jan 2006

Web Graphics Overview
Looking to create your first Web graphic? Jason reveals all, from manipulating existing images to building from scratch, choosing a format to Web optimization, rollovers to animations. Updated 27 May 2003

Intro to Photoshop Filters
With the intoxicating power of filters, anyone can be a digital artist. Or just look like one! 7 May 2003

Digital Photography for the Web
Interested in photography, ay? Nudge, nudge? Mike walks us through the tools and tricks you can use to craft stellar-looking snaps for your site. 23 Apr 2003

Scanning Basics
Turning your photos into digital images is easy with the help of a good scanner and some editing software. Let Chris show you why and how. 21 June 2002

Photoshop 7.0 Overview
Adobe's Photoshop 7.0 has officially hit the shelves! Evany takes a whirlwind tour of new features like the File Browser, Healing Brush, and the beefier Brush palette, then shares her opinions. 16 Apr 2002

Photoshop Crash Course
Jim and Luke give you everything you'll need to know about this powerhouse program, including typesetting and image manipulation for both good and evil. updated 16 Sep 1999

All About the Favorites Icon
Is your site in need of some cheap and silly fun? Emily teaches us the joys of creating and displaying the Internet Explorer favorites icon. 01 May 2001

Fireworks 4 Overview
Mike tours Fireworks 4, paying special mind to its Pop-Up Menu Creator, import/export capabilities and Dreamweaver/Flash integration possibilities. 13 Feb 2001

Death of the Websafe Color Palette?
The websafe color palette has long been the only choice for the conscientious web designer. But now that computers offer thousands and millions of colors, has the need to limit our designs to only 216 colors become passé? 6 Sep 2000

Image Editing 101
Image is everything! Jim Frew takes you step by step through the fundamentals. 9 Oct 1996

Scanning 101
Scanning images can bring the romance back into your life. Frew explains how. 16 Oct 1997

Optimizing Your Images
Are people getting tired of waiting for that 350-KB picture of Bea Arthur to load on your site? Never fear, Tim's here to help you cut the fat. 5 Apr 1999

Making Transparent GIFs
Backgrounds be gone! Get the edge on good-looking images. Updated 28 Oct 1999

Four Ways to Create a Mouseover
Interns Theis and Dave show you how to handle the mouseover using JavaScript, dynamic HTML, Shockwave, and Flash. 10 Jun 1998

Client-Side Image Maps
Patrick shows how to map out clickable images. 2 Oct 1996

The ImageReady vs. Fireworks Shootout
Take a look at Web-graphics tools Fireworks and ImageReady through the eyes of two different Webmonkeys — Jonathan and Taylor — to figure out which one's right for you. 28 Jul 1998

Gamma Correction
Why don't graphics look the same on Macs and PCs? Adam Powell has the answers. 26 Jun 1997

Cheap and Cool Photos
Designing for the Web isn't just about Photoshop and clip art. Virginia explains how to use old-school photography techniques to liven up your site. 3 Jun 1999

Palm Images for the Web
Andy shows you how to take those PDA doodles and make them into something web-worthy. 3 Aug 2000

Bring Out the GIMP
The GIMP is a free image-editing program that does almost everything Photoshop can. And it just might bring the Open Source revolution to the masses. 12 Mar 1999

Why Oct. 31 Equals Dec. 25 in Hexadecimal
Sven helps you convert from decimal to hexadecimal to octal. 30 Apr 1997


Formats:

GIF vs. JPEG
Which format's best? Jon Wurtzel on the battle of the graphics titans. 31 Jul 1997

Vector Graphics
Are vector graphics the kind of image files that dreams are made of? Well, they're fast and flexible — all we need is a Web standard. Veen investigates. 23 Mar 1998

Sneak Peek at SVG
Imagine a Web nirvana of Photoshop-quality graphics that are browser-generated via plain text instructions: Enter scalable vector graphics. 4 Mar 1999

Whatever Happened to PNG?
PNGs are better and smaller than GIFs, but they still get no play. Jeff considers why that's so. 22 Feb 1999

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Off-site Recommendations
Lynda
Well-worn copies of Lynda Weinman's books can be found on the desks of Web designers everywhere. Visit Lynda's site to buy one of her latest books, chum discussion areas for Photoshop tips, or even get a job.
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Bandwidth Conservation Society (BCS)
Are you interested in creating quality site graphics that still download fast? Well, you should be. This resource offers tips, tutorials, and an open forum to help keep your images lean and mean.