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ART OF GRAPHIX: Putting favourite formats on file
PNG (portable network graphic) is a type of image file that is often favoured in web design and creative projects involving Photoshop or similar software. It is a type of file that allows an object to be placed into software with a clear background or as a partially transparent image, making it especially useful when creating a graphic from multiple layers. PNG is one of my favourite image files.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Graphic differences impact image types
Rasterising is the process of turning vectors, text layers, layer effects or any other type of graphics into a simple bitmap image made of pixels. Raster graphics can be made from vectors and are a collection of coloured pixels that make up images.
DEIDRE M BASTIAN: The right image for your website
If you have a blog, online store or regular website that you want to look amazing, it pays to optimise each image that is uploaded. We can look at this in three ways: Making images look good; making images load quickly; and making images easy for search engines to index. Most posts go over one aspect of optimisation or another. However, it is best to start with high-quality images.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Don't compress image quality by format choice
Compression plays a vitally important role in many imaging systems by reducing the amount of data needed to store and/or transmit image data. While many different methods exist to perform image compression, perhaps the most well-known is the baseline
ART OF GRAPHIX: Show resolution on image appearance
If you have been around since the beginning of digital photography you will know how much progress has been made. Today’s models make the first digital cameras look incredibly weak, which is largely due to resolution. What is Image Resolution and wh
'Hot shot' program stands test of time
CORELDRAW, still a ‘hot-shot’ program, was first released in January 1989, running on the Windows 2.x operating system. Today, the software is still used by many people, with the latest version primarily still designed for Windows. There were several
Donte Armbrister wins 1st-round match
DONTE Armbrister set the pace for Team Bahamas, winning his first-round match in the men’s singles yesterday as the tennis competition got underway at the National Tennis Centre.
THE ART OF GRAPHIX: A full menu for PNG file format
A file with the PNG file extension is referred to as a ‘Portable Network Graphics’ file. This format uses lossless compression, and is generally considered the replacement for the GIF image format.
ART OF GRAPHIX: What kind of image are you looking for?
WHEN it comes to pictures, some people cannot imagine NOT taking advantage of the greater opportunities of RAW while others think any extra step is too much trouble, and are quietly satisfied with JPG, but my own biased opinion is that it is worth the try as the benefits are so great.
ART OF GRAPHIX: Software on a dime
Everyone likes freebies, prizes, rewards, discounts, sales and mark-downs. Ask any web or graphic designer and they’d tell you that they, too, are a part of this, as free software can truly make their life much easier, especially on the pocket. Why? Because software is not cheap, regardless of what they are trying to accomplish.
THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Presenting the right resolution
“What resolution should I make my pictures for a PowerPoint slide show?” If you have asked this question and gotten answers such as: “Just scan your images at 96 dpi”, I’ll have to ask you to press your brain’s Restart button because, for PowerPoint purposes, it is incorrect.
The making of a business logo
WHEN starting your small business saving costs is always a concern for new entrepreneurs, hence designing and making your own logo is a good way to save some money. However, creating a logo for your company can be as simple or as complicated as you want it.
