Lavishly illustrated, Saucier wastes no space on a page. Twenty-two chapters cover every kind of Web animation imaginable, from animated GIFs to virtual-reality technologies, from dynamic HTML to Shockwave and Flash. Although an enormous amount of material is covered, details aren't lacking. In each chapter, an ample number of Web sites that use a specific technology are cited, along with sample code and explanations to describe exactly how the technology works.

In addition, there are chapters and examples on things that are not related to animation necessarily, such as adding a hit counter to a page, implementing a search engine, how CGI scripts work, and maintaining and analyzing site statistics. The closing chapter, "Design Considerations for Animated Web Sites," offers insight into design aesthetics, and some suggestions to consider when choosing a given technology or style.