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Learning Raphaël JS Vector Graphics

By : Damian Dawber
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Learning Raphaël JS Vector Graphics

By: Damian Dawber

Overview of this book

<p>Raphaël is an exceptional library that makes drawing vector graphics in the browser straightforward. It boasts a large number of methods that facilitate drawing and animating graphics, allowing developers to create flexible, interactive web applications and data visualizations.<br /><br />Learning Raphaël JS Vector Graphics takes you from being a complete vector graphics novice to an accomplished vector graphics developer. Packed with illustrations and code demos, this book covers a wide array of concepts and takes you through them by example. The Raphaël library is covered in detail and in the context of its real-world applicability. <br /><br />This book looks at the powerful vector graphics drawing library, Raphaël, and how you can utilize it to draw vector graphics and create interactive web applications with ease.</p> <p><br />You will learn how to draw complex vector graphics and how to transform, animate, and interact with them. We will also look at working with existing vector graphics to add an extra layer of complexity to our applications, and finish up by creating a series of data visualization demos. If you want to learn how to create appealing, interactive graphics and data visualizations, then this is the book for you.</p> <p><br />Learning Raphaël JS Vector Graphics is packed full of illustrations and has over 70 demos to really hammer home the concepts covered.</p>
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

About the Reviewers

After leaving school and having spent significant periods in occupations as diverse as a trainee accountant and soldier, Charles Thomas supplied a software solution for a company he worked for as a laboratory supervisor in 1990. When he was made unemployed by his company in 1992, he completed further software training (HNC in Computer Studies in 1994).

Since 1994, he has always been engaged in projects that are on the "bleeding edge of technology" and he enjoys doing these very much. During his career he has worked globally for different companies in England, Europe, Canada, and USA as a software engineer (Some of these companies include the European Bank, GE (Amsterdam), Associated Newspapers / Daily Mail, and HSBC). He now lives and works in the UK and enjoys working as a graphical frontend developer on contract as required by interested companies.

He additionally did a smaller review for Instant RaphaelJS Starter by Packt Publishing.

Lee Turver is a PHP developer based in Manchester with close to 10 years' experience working with various web-related technologies. Now working for one of the leading digital agencies in the North West, building high-quality solutions for high-profile clients.

You can follow Lee on Twitter @LeeTurver.