Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• World Wide Web FAQ
• The Background FAQ
• Graphics File Formats FAQ
• Jeff Bone's Scanning FAQ
• USENET FAQs on Graphics

Web Stuff

• Web Search Tools
• A Beginner's Guide to HTML
• Creating High Impact Documents includes a good discussion of JPEG and GIF formats, among other things.

Web Graphics

• Susan Brumbaugh's Resources for Icons, Images, and Graphics
• Images/Graphics For Use In Home Pages
• Yahoo Web Page Layout and Design
• A good little tutorial on doing imagemaps
• Imagemap Help Page
• The Lycos/A2Z Graphics, Image & Wallpaper Archives
• The Bandwidth Conservation Society has a lot of technical tips about reducing the size of images
• MetaTools Multimedia/Web Publishing Tips from MetaTools University
• An assortment of patterns from the Netscape site.
• This link will show you how to define background colors.
• Another good archive of background patterns
• Texture Land has lots of background textures
• Carol's Clipart Collection really well-organized collection of graphics and backgrounds
• GIF Animation on the WWW

Companies, Tools & Products

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe PhotoDeluxe
• MetaTools Kai's Power Tools (PC & Mac)
• MetaTools KPT Convolver (PC & Mac)
• Alien Skin Black Box (PC & Mac)
• Fractal Design Painter
• Corel CorelDRAW! (CorelPAINT)
• Corel Professional Photos on CD ROM
• Micrografx Picture Publisher
• Play's Snappy Video Snapshot
• Image Club Graphics
• Kodak Digital Imaging

Useful/Interesting Links

• Free Art Website by Laurie McCanna Design & Illustration. Includes some great Photoshop tips!
• Kai's Power Tips and Tricks for Photoshop
• MetaTools University
• The Photoshop f/x Online Companion includes downloadable Mac/PC plugin filters
• Graphics viewers, editors, utilities and info
• Imagex Design Gallery
• desktop Publishing Internet Jumplist
• Michael Sullivan's Scanning Tips Web Site

Books & Magazines

• Peachpit Press has a great selection of graphics-oriented books.
• Real World Scanning and Halftones By David Blatner and Steve Roth
• Real World Photoshop 3: Industrial-Strength Production Techniques By David Blatner and Bruce Fraser
• <Designing Web Graphics> by Lynda Weinman
• WebMaster Magazine