• Web Page Design: GIF vs. JPEG
  http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/wpdgifjpg/start.htm
• JPG vs Gif
  http://www.webwitchery.com/articles/format/
• GIF vs. JPG -- Which Is Best?
  http://www.siriusweb.com/tutorials/gifvsjpg/
• GIF versus JPEG: Choosing a Graphics Compression Format for Web Publications
  http://bibliomining.com/nicholson/GIFJPG.html
  
• vector graphics
  http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/v/vector_graphics.html
• Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG)
  http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/
• Bitmap versus vector graphics
  http://www.prepressure.com/image/bitmapvector.htm
• JPEG
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jpeg
• GIF
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gif
• Vector graphics
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics
• Comparison of graphics file formats
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_graphics_file_formats
• Design: Graphics (good place to get started.) **
  http://webmonkey.com/webmonkey/design/graphics/

Part II: Importing Images

• Graphics, some are Royalty Free ( links )
• Scanning ( example )
• Digital Photography
• A closer look at t the Digital Cameras here at PSGV
• Sony Digital FD Mavica, Sony CyberShot
• Digital Video
• Sony Digital Camcorder
• Digital Audio
• Audacity
• iPods and recorders

Part III: Creating Text and Titles ( example at top )

• Create a title or your name.
• Adding effects to text.

Part IV: Colors for the Web
                  

• webmonkey "Reference Color Codes"
  http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/
• Which Color Palette? Optimizing Web Graphics
  http://www.webreference.com/dev/graphics/palette.html
• more color codes
  http://www.lynda.com/hexh.html
• Web-Site-Tools | HTMLcolors
  http://www.web-site-tools.com/htmlcol.htm
  
• Adjust the colors in photoshop ( dark )

• Resizing images in a web editor vs. adjusting the size of an image in photoshop
• Cropping
• Image / Image Size
  
  
• Rotating an image

Part VI: Layers

• Layers
• Opacity
  

• Filter and then Select a Filter
• Modifying an image
• Layer / Effects
• Select / Modify / Border / choose number of pixels / Filter / Select Filter
• Embossing an Image
• Adding a Drop Shadow
• Feathering

1. File / Save for Web
2. Optimize the image you are exporting for the web. ( view )
3. Review all the versions
4. Click the best version
5. Click OK
6. Then save to the folder in your web site designated for av

• "Web Style Guide" ( http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/ )
• Mastering Photoshop 5.5 for the Web by Matt Straznitskas
• webmonkey ( http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/ )
• webmonkey "Photoshop Crash Course" ( http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/design/graphics/tutorials/tutorial1.html )
• webmonkey "Reference Color Codes" ( http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/ )

Graphics Links
• Web Monkey 
• Free Background Sources
• Graphics Notebook
• Backgrounds Giant
• 1-Click-Clipart
• Doc Ozone does Backgrounds (Great Background images.)
• Blackat's Free Web Graphics
• Brad's Backgrounds & Animated Gifs
• Designed to a T