Developing Graphics for Imagemaps in HTML

What kinds of images lend themselves to becoming imagemaps? You can use any kind of image, with any shape of hot regions, but the more complex the shapes of your regions, the more work you must do mapping the image. The important thing is the regions give site visitors a clear idea of where they are linking to.

There is an application of imagemaps you might not have considered. Some sites use narrow toolbars with links to the essential pages on their sites.

Figure -1 is an example of such a toolbar.

The toolbar in Figure-1 is small and attractive. It fits conveniently between the heading of a page or the banner of a page, if there is one, and the content. The toolbar can also be placed at the bottom of the page, to facilitate navigation.