Web Design Articles and Tutorials - Articles - Web Graphics and Multimedia

Optimizing For Google Image Searches

no@spam.com (SEO Sapien) — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:00:00 EST

Most people know how to do SEO for Google’s main search function, but doing SEO for Google Image Search is a bit different If you’ve got a lot of images you want to make certain Google Image Search picks up, here are some tips to make those images attract Google’s attention

Why to Use PNG Images in Your Web Design

no@spam.com (Praveen Kumar) — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

Concisely explains in layman's terms why PNGs are a better file format when designing for the web.

Understanding Vector and Raster Graphics

no@spam.com (Praveen Kumar) — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Simple, yet complex, are the pages of your website containing graphics all together in every space. And those very graphics can hamper you, if not properly designed for an impressive deliverance to the customer.

Image Formats and Web Design: JPG GIF PNG and SV

no@spam.com (Praveen Kumar) — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

For web designers JPEGs save space and load time, and offer a good general image format for digital photos and some logos. When using JPEGs you must be careful to avoid image degradation. If a JPEG is edited and then saved again as a JPEG, your image will have deteriorated in quality because it has been compressed twice. Sometimes in only two or three generations this can render the image unusable.

Vector Logo Design Vs Raster Logo Design

no@spam.com (Praveen Kumar) — Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

Raster graphics are images that are defined in terms of a generally rectangular grid of pixels, or picture elements. Each pixel is one small square of colour, which, when combined with other pixels side by side, merge together to form one solid image to the eye.

Website Design -- Basic Graphics' Information

no@spam.com (Praveen Kumar) — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:00:00 EST

Graphics will enhance your website if used properly. In this article I cover the foundational information -- basic types of graphics and suggested graphics programs. This is just a start of a huge and important topic.

The Three Principles of Image Optimization

no@spam.com (Praveen Kumar) — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Are you losing visitors to your web site due to slow page load times? Is your site being penalized because the images on your site are too large? Are you able to capture your visitor's attention in the first 10-15 seconds that they are on your site?

The Long and Short of Gif and Jpeg

no@spam.com (Praveen Kumar) — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST

Do you oftentimes feel confused what to use for your web images-- GIFs or JPEGs? And more importantly why?