Adobe PageMill 3 F/X and Design [With Contains Adobe PageMill Demo, Bonus Chapters...]

by Daniel Gray

Covers both Windows and Macintosh versions, with details on designing and maintaining Web sites. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576102149
• ISBN13: 9781576102145
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

This is an excellent book !

As a computer teacher who thrives on well written resource books (allowing me to better understand my subject prior to teaching it to my students), I wholeheartedly recommend Adobe PageMill 3 F/X and Design. In my opinion, it is clearly geared towards the intermediate (skill) user who has some working knowledge of PageMill 3. The CD has great resources. Similarly, Daniel's accompanying web site for the book at geekbooks.com is extremely helpful. Thanks for a producing a clearly written book that I have found very helpful.-Themis Drakos

Don't use PageMill without getting this book!!!

Dan is a rare exception in the world of people who write about software. He's entertaining, informative, and easy to understand. This is not a step by step manual. In many instances, Dan demonstrates concepts, and follows with an exercise to demonstrate what he's just explained. This is an excellent teaching method, and one I use in my classes in both web design and in PageMill. Too many times an author gets stuck on the what, instead of on the why. Then the student gets stuck when the time comes to exercise a value judgement. Believe me, you won't have that problem if you get Dan's PageMill in Depth. I use it in my classes, and recommend it to my students, something I don't do lightly. PageMill in Depth is an excellent treatment of a superior product.

It's good, but not perfect. What geekbook is?

I'll be the first to admit that PageMill 3 f/x and design has its flaws. It was published in late spring 1998--more than half a year before the next PageMill 3 book hit the shelves. I invite you to go to the bookstore and take a look at both my book and Maria Langer's PageMill 3 book. We both take a different approach. She does some cool stuff. I do some cool stuff. They're different books.Sometimes, it's better to browse for yourself, in a real world bookstore, rather than just relying upon online reviews.If you've purchased my book, and something's not working for you, please email me (dan@geekbooks.com). We'll work through any difficulties you may be experiencing. I am committed to helping my readers. To me, this about more than just selling books.

Great book. Good for Mac and Win users

I found this book to be very well written. The examples are clear and do a good job of demonstrating the principles of Web design. I purchased this book because I purchased an iMac that came with Page Mill 3.0. The accompanying CD is helpful and contains very useful routines that can be used in your Web pages. This is a no nonsense book that get's you designing web pages quickly. It also serves as an excellent reference. Both Windows and Macintosh versions are described clearly without distracting the reader from the goal of using Page Mill 3.0. If you want to get up and running with Page Mill 3.0 in short order, buy this book.

WOW!!!!!

I remember months ago when I downloaded the trial version of PageMill 3. I was lost. The only thing I actually did with that trial was view my Microsoft Publisher made website. So, when I decided that PageMill 3 was the one I really wanted, I searched for books about it. I found this one. It's unbelievable. Yes, there are a lot of instructions that get a little boring, but the book does include "projects" that allow you to make sample pages using what you have learned. Great idea. And I really like the use of pictures in the book, it made the text a whole lot easier to understand. Thanks Mr. Gray!!!