All documentation assumes you have a basic understanding of how to use your computer, the programs you have purchased for it, and the process of creating Web pages.
Each Designer's Club issue includes 22 images in GIF format and 10 in JPEG format for use on the World Wide Web. Six of these files will also be animated GIF images. These images are found in a folder called "Web Images."
Each issue will include a mix of small images, perfect for buttons, and larger images for spot art. Web-safe colors assure clean color on Mac or PC. File sizes and palettes are minimized for fast downloading.
Each GIF image has two versions: one that can be used on a white background, and one optimized for a black background. Full transparency means no unsightly background box. JPEG files are on a white background and some have drop shadows.
NAMING CONVENTIONS
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"B" following the number means it can be used on a black background (for example, 001B9901.GIF)
"W" following the number means it can be used on a white background (for example, 001W9901.GIF)
"A" preceding the number means it is animated (for example, A01B9901.GIF would be an animated file that should be used on a black (or dark) background).
SEE THE ANIMATED IMAGES IN ACTION
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To see how the images have been animated, open the folder titled with the month/year followed by HTML (for example: 0199HTML represents the January 99 folder). You will see a document titled: DC0199.HTM. If you have Netscape Navigator, you may simply double click the file to open it. From the FILE menu of Internet Explorer for Macintosh select LOAD FILE to open that file. From the FILE menu of Internet Explorer for Windows select OPEN. In other Web browser programs, follow your normal procedures for opening html documents. You will then be presented with an animated index of all six images.
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DESIGNER'S CLUB WEB SITE TEMPLATES USER'S GUIDE
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All documentation assumes you have a basic understanding of how to use your computer
and the programs you have purchased for it. For best results, we recommend you use an
HTML editor and a monitor displaying 24 bit color.
Each Designer's Club issue includes one Web site consisting of a home page and linked pages.
All you have to do is customize the text to suit your specific needs.
Everything you need to use this month's Web Site Templates is conveniently located in the
folder on your CD entitled WEB_9902.
Copy the entire folder to your hard drive before you customize the Web pages.
Some pages will contain an animated GIF to liven up the content.
Highlight buttons are used to help identify the page being viewed.
Web Site Templates will work in browser versions 3.0 and up.
NUMBERING SYSTEM
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Images for each Web page are saved in the images folder inside the WEB_9902 folder.
The file name (first letter of the file name) represents the page it belongs to.
"BK" following the page letter is the background image for that page.
"HB" (Highlight Button) for all pages.
"PB" (Plain Button) for all pages.
Each HTML document is named with a letter followed by the year and the month.
** PRINTED PICTORIAL INDEX **
This provides thumbnail and file name for each image in the issue.
**EXTENSIS PORTFOLIO BROWSER**
Included on the CD is a copy of the Extensis Portfolio¬ Browser. The Extensis Portfolio Browser can be run off the CD, no installation is required. Simply open the Extensis Portfolio Browser folder and double-click the "DC Web 01/99.fdb" file to open the electronic catalog with the Portfolio Browser. In the Extensis Portfolio Browser folder is a file called "Portfolio 3.0 Browser QSG.pdf" this file contains instructions on how to use the Portfolio Browser. The Adobe¿ Acrobat Reader must be installed on your computer first in order to view any Acrobat (PDF) files. The installation program for "Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.01╙ can be found in the "Extensis Portfolio Browser" folder. Double-click the Reader 3.01 Installer icon.
Extensis Portfolio Browser application: This application allows you to "browse" a catalog of images. You can view thumbnail versions of the images in the catalog, search for images by keywords, preview images, and copy them to your hard drive.
Current web Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the web images in the current month's Designer's Club package.
Current year web Browser catalog: This catalog contains all the web images from January of the current year through the present.
Dynamic Graphics Copyright Guidelines
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The use of the artwork, from disc or index, in whole or in part without written permission - for multiple resale in the form of stock proofs, engravings, film, mats, printing, digitized images, etc. - is expressly denied. Any resemblance to specific individuals, living or dead, is purely coincidental (except where noted). No testimonials are implied or intended by such similarities.
Site licenses are available upon request from Dynamic Graphics, Inc.
Company Information
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http://www.dgusa.com
Dynamic Graphics, Inc.
6000 N. Forest Park Drive
Peoria, IL 61614-3592
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Phone: 800-255-8800
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