Re: can you recommend a good book on the mysteries of Illustrator and graphic fi

[Susan W. Gallagher <sgallagher5 -at- cox -dot- net>]

I recommend _Designing Web Graphics_ by Lynda Weinman. I
have the second edition; she's up to number 4. For more
info, visit www.lynda.com
HTH!
-Sue Gallagher
> 
> From: "Elizabeth O'Shea" 
> I'm probably looking for the impossible: a book that explains things for
> a not-very-graphically-orientated newish user of Illustrator and gives
> lots of tips and tricks. 
> 
> What I don't want is a 'classroom in a book'. We have Adobe's book on
> Illustrator, which I hate. For me it's useless. What I don't need is a
> book that steps me through a hypothetical project. I need a book that
> explains what everything is. For example, I can save an image for the
> web, and I can choose different settings for the gif. What do those
> settings mean? That's what I need to know.
> 
> I also need to know about different image file formats. When do I use
> tiffs? How do I decide optimal image sizes for the web? What's the best
> way to manage our graphics library (which doesn't exist. There's just a
> huge collection of images all over the network).