He includes GIF, JPEG, and PNG, raster and vector graphics, CSS, Ajax effects, the canvas objects, SVG, geographical applications, and more - everything that designers (and non-designers) use to literally paint the Web. More importantly, Shelley's own love web graphics shines through in every instance. Not only can you master the different techniques, you can also have fun doing it. Topics in Painting the Web include: GIF, JPEG, PNG, lossy versus lossless compression, color management, and optimization Photo workflow, from camera to web pages, including a review of photo editors, workflow tools, and RAW photo utilities Tricks for best displaying your photos online Non- photographic raster images (icons and logos), with a tutorial step-by-step for creating popular "Web 2.0" effects like reflection, shiny buttons, inlays, and vector graphics SVG image A tutorial, with examples from all the major components Tips and tricks for using CSS Interactive effects with Ajax such as accordions and fades canvas object implemented in most browsers Geographic applications like Google Maps and Yahoo Maps, with examples of non-programming courses and Visual effects such as shape and display data in tables or graphical Web design for non-designers Graphics are not important for a web experiences, but they make a distinction between functional sites and one that is alive, exciting, and interesting.