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Projects at a Glance

The Against The Clock Portfolio Series teaches graphic Bistro Site Organization
design software tools and techniques entirely within
the framework of real-world projects; we introduce and project 1 o Exploring Site
explain skills where they would naturally fall into a real Structure
project workflow. For example, rather than including
an entire chapter about site management, we teach site o Organizing the Site
management where you naturally need to do so — when Navigation
you begin building a new site in each project. o Naming
The project-based approach in the Portfolio Series
allows you to get in depth with the software beginning and Titling
in Project 1 — you don’t have to read several chapters Documents
of introductory material before you can start creating
finished artwork.
The Portfolio Series project-based approach also
prevents “topic tedium” — in other words, we don’t
require you to read pages and pages of information about
marking up text (for example); instead, we explain text-
related mark-up as part of a larger project (in this case, as
part of a digital book chapter). Digital Book Chapter
Clear, easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions walk o Preparing the Workspace
you through every phase of each job, from creating a new project 2
file to saving the finished piece. Wherever logical, we also o Working with Semantic Markup
offer practical advice and tips about underlying concepts o Working with Special Characters
and graphic design practices that will be important as you
enter the job market. o Creating Lists
The projects in this book reflect a range of different
types of Dreamweaver jobs, from organizing a client’s o Attaching an
site and links to developing a functional site template External CSS File
to building a dynamic site. When you finish the eight
projects in this book (and the accompanying Portfolio
Builder exercises), you will have a substantial body of
work that should impress any potential employer.
The eight Dreamweaver projects are described briefly
here; more detail is provided in the full table of contents
(beginning on Page viii). Photographer’s Web Site
project 3 o Placing Static Foreground Images

o Extracting Photoshop Assets