SVG for Web Designers

* SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics), an XML-based technology, is the open source standard for delivering vector graphics over the Web, allowing designers more exacting control over the appearance of Web pages
* Using a minimum of technical jargon, this book explains how to create SVG images using Illustrator, GoLive, and other popular software
* Teaches designers to add specific fonts to Web pages using SVG, integrate small but visually exciting bitmap images, use Cascading Style Sheets to format SVG graphics, and more

Table of Contents

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

Part I: SVG Overview.

  Chapter 1: What Is SVG?

  Chapter 2: Creating Your First SVG Image.

Part II: SVG in Illustrator.

  Chapter 3: Drawing and Editing SVG.

  Chapter 4: Compositing and Styling for SVG.

  Chapter 5: Working with SVG Filters.

  Chapter 6: Creating Dynamic SVG Content.

  Chapter 7: Saving SVG Graphics.

Part III: SVG in GoLive.

  Chapter 8: Adding SVG to a Web Page.

  Chapter 9: Editing SVG Code.

  Chapter 10: Dynamic SVG.

Part IV: SVG in Action.

  Chapter 11: Graphs and Charts.

  Chapter 12: Maps.

  Chapter 13: Scientific Illustrations.

  Chapter 14: Mobile Devices.

  Chapter 15: Web Interfaces.

  Appendix A: Filter Primitives, Attributes, and Properties.

  Appendix B: SVG Tools and Resources.

  Glossary of Terms.

  Index.