The graphics?

Hi,

Not sure if this is the right area to post.

Can anyone point me to some resources about the graphics side of web dev?

I mean, I see the programming part and I can see the design part (like in photoshop?), but how would you take something from photoshop and use it in Visual studio and have it all line up?

I have seen it done in tables and with css...but is that all there is? How do you split up the graphics and how do you know how big to make them? I realize this isn't a coding question, but I am having some trouble bridging the gap.

I hope I am being somewhat clear in my question.

Thanks!

As far as actual layout goes CSS seems to be the standard right now. I know that some people prefer tables, and they work fine sometimes, but I've had issues in the past with a table site when things need to be moved around, so I use CSS now whenever possible.

As far as the size of the graphics (I'm assuming you mean file size) you want to make them as small as possible. The smaller your graphics are, the faster your page will load, and the happier your users will be.

If you want a good book to get started with I like this one:http://www.headfirstlabs.com/books/hfhtml/index.php I've recommended it to people in the past and I've never heard anything bad about it from the people I've recommended it to.

I'll check out that book, thanks...

but I did mean the actual size of the graphics (length/width)...

see...I think I am having trouble connecting the two.

I want to create pages using asp.net. And if I create just web forms etc...I have no problem, seems easy.

but I want to create something with more color and definition or maybe a nice big banner with a menu. I don't know how to create those graphics and then use them in ASP.NET. How do I separate them? I have seen slicing (not sure how to do it yet), but then how to I get them all back together in my asp.net page?

Is that all done with css? Is that what you are saying? Just wanted to make sure.

Thanks again!

A similar post in the pasthttp://forums.asp.net/p/1174532/1975337.aspx

Cheers

Vishal Khanna

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