I picked up a couple ideas from this book, but it really doesn't offer much practical information for the intermediate or advanced Web designer. Of course, if you don't understand the difference between a GIF and a JPEG then perhaps this book is a good place to start. One thing I thought was annoying was the fact that the book splits its time (and pages) explaining how to make graphics with Photoshop and PhotoPaint so, unless you use both, there's a lot of useless info