SVG Essentials takes you through the ins and outs of Scalable Vector Graphics, beginning with basics needed to create simple line drawings and then moving through more complicated features like filters, transformations, gradients and patterns.

The second edition is updated throughout, with expanded coverage of animation, interactive graphics, and scripting SVG. Online interactive examples allow you to experiment with SVG features live in your web browser. Basic concepts like XML markup and CSS styling are explained in appendices, so even someone with no web design experience can start learning SVG.
Learn the essentials of SVG, the mark-up language used by most vector drawing programs and interactive web graphics tools
Create diagrams and icons that can be styled to match your web design, using small file sizes that still look great when printed or displayed on high-resolution screens
Make your charts and decorative headings accessible to search engines and assistive technologies, while also making them easy to update
Add artistic effects to your graphics, text, and photographs using SVG masks, filters and transformations.

Autorentext

J. David Eisenberg is a programmer and instructor living in San Jose, California. David has a talent for teaching and explaining. He has developed courses for CSS, JavaScript, CGI, and beginning XML. He also teaches C and Perl at De Anza Community College in Cupertino. David has written articles for xml.com and alisapart.com on topics such as Javascript and the Document Object Model, XML validation, XSL Transformations and Formatting Objects, and (surprise) SVG. His on-line courses provide introductory tutorials for Korean, Modern Greek, and Russian. David has also been developing education software since 1975, when he worked with the Modern Foreign Language project at the University of Illinois to develop computer-assisted instruction on the PLATO system. He co-authored several of the in-box tutorials shipped with the venerable Apple II computer. David did the programming for the multimedia CD-ROM version of a series of children's stories, and the programming for beginning Algebra and Spanish discs. When not programming, David enjoys digital photography, reading science fiction, and riding his bicycle.

Amelia Bellamy-Royds is a freelance writer specializing in scientific and technical communication. She helps promote web standards and design through participation in online communities such as Web Platform Docs, Stack Exchange and Codepen. Her interest in SVG stems from work in data visualization, and builds upon the programming fundamentals she learned while earning a B.Sc. in bioinformatics. A policy research job for the Canadian Library of Parliament convinced her that she was more interested in discussing the big-picture applications of scientific research than doing the laboratory work herself, leading to graduate studies in journalism. She currently lives in Edmonton, Alberta. If she isn't at a computer, she's probably digging in her vegetable garden or out enjoying live music.

Klappentext

Learn the essentials of Scalable Vector Graphics, the mark-up language used by most vector drawing programs and interactive web graphics tools. SVG Essentials takes you through SVG’s capabilities, beginning with simple line drawings and moving through complicated features such as filters, transformations, gradients, and patterns.

This thoroughly updated edition includes expanded coverage of animation, interactive graphics, and scripting SVG. Interactive examples online make it easy for you to experiment with SVG features in your web browser. Geared toward experienced designers, this book also includes appendices that explain basic concepts such as XML markup and CSS styling, so even if you have no web design experience, you can start learning SVG.

• Create and style graphics to match your web design in a way that looks great when printed or displayed on high-resolution screens
• Make your charts and decorative headings accessible to search engines and assistive technologies
• Add artistic effects to your graphics, text, and photographs using SVG masks, filters, and transformations
• Animate graphics with SVG markup, or add interactivity with CSS and JavaScript
• Create SVG from existing vector data or XML data, using programming languages and XSLT

Zusammenfassung
SVG Essentials takes you through SVG's capabilities, beginning with simple line drawings and moving through complicated features such as filters, transformations, gradients, and patterns. This thoroughly updated edition includes expanded coverage of animation, interactive graphics, and scripting SVG.