fireworks for design
Adobe Fireworks is an industry leading graphic design software suited to the design of websites.
Overview of the typical subjects I can help with
- Understanding of image resolutions for screen & print
- Identifying the different types of graphic file formats and what each is used for
- Understanding the relationship between Fireworks and Dreamweaver
- Understanding colour palettes and file types - CYMK, RGB and Websafe etc
- Setting up and changing image and canvas sizes
- Using the standard drawing tools
- Understanding the difference between bitmaps and vectors in Fireworks
- Using the selection tools
- Using the text tool and understanding the difference between aliased and non-aliased font
- Alignment and orientation of elements (images, vectors and text)
- Editing RGB colours for website designs
- Applying effects to images and vectors
- Converting vectors to bitmaps
- Editing, moving and flattening layers
- Inserting slices
- Exporting slices and images in preparation for insertion into websites
- Optimising exported images
Although Fireworks can create webpages and javascript driven menus I do not teach this or encourage this method of website build. The process leads to quick results, but little control over the underlying code.
Training rates are £160.00 (no VAT applicable) per session - each session is 4 HOURS.
Please contact me to discuss your requirements.
Please note: I am not officially accredited by Adobe to provide Adobe Fireworks training. The skills I teach are those any experienced user of the software should be able to share. I have a current full disclosure CRB certificate.
