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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
management where you naturally need to do so — when Site Navigation
you begin building a new site in each project. o Naming
The project-based approach in the Portfolio Series and Titling
allows you to get in depth with the software beginning
in Project 1 — you don’t have to read several chapters Documents
of introductory material before you can start creating o Making Files
finished artwork. Public
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
you through every phase of each job, from creating a new project 2 o Preparing the Workspace
file to saving the finished piece. Wherever logical, we also
offer practical advice and tips about underlying concepts o Working with Semantic Markup
and graphic design practices that will be important as you o Working
enter the job market. with Special
The projects in this book reflect a range of different
types of Dreamweaver jobs, from organizing a client’s Characters
site and links to developing a functional site template o Creating Lists
to building a dynamic site. When you finish the eight
projects in this book (and the accompanying o Attaching an
Portfolio Builder exercises), you will have a substantial External CSS
body of work that should impress any potential employer. File
The eight Dreamweaver CS6 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 Working with Static Images

o Controlling Backgrounds with CSS
o Working with Other Image Types

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