Designing with Fireworks: Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Web-Centric Design

Tips, Tricks and Techniques for
Web-Centric Design
Chuck Mallott
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Designing with Fireworks
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Foundation Fireworks
by
Grant Hinkson
Craig Erskine
Matt Heerema
Matthew Keefe
Hugh Griffith
Chuck Mallott
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vs.
vs.
It’s Just a Tool
Choose the tool
that’s right for you.
What is good design?
“
“
Jeffrey Veen
I’ve been amazed at how often
those outside the discipline of
design assume that what designers

do is decoration. Good design is
problem solving.
What does good design
look like?
Craftsmanship
Consistency
Subtlety
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2
3
“
“
Joel Spolsky
Craftsmanship is
when the last 1% takes
90% of the time.
Craftsmanship
(some examples)
1
This is a bracelet.
This one’s nicer.
This is a house.
This one’s nicer.
Rounded Corners

Typography
Typography
everything is either bold or italics (or both)
small-caps italics!
too much
tracking
cramped
line-height