Creating and Editing

Digital Images

Graphics Go-Around

• Share graphics that have been found or graphic styles that you like and why

Graphic Formats

• PNG - Fireworks format that includes each vector as a layer so individual layers can be modified in the future. Save these files in a back up directory.

• GIF - Flattens all layers into a very small file size. This is the recomended file type for use in webpage designes when size and speed of loading are important. Almost all of your webpage graphics should be GIFs
• JPEG - A high resolution format that offers very nice picture quality at the expense of size. You should limit how many JPEGs you have on your site and it is recomended that you use thumbnails if do use this format. A thumbnail is a smaller picture (maybe even a gif) that can be clicked on to show the orignial picture.
• BMP - Bit map. A picture that is a collection of dots. Great when you want colors to blend together, but it is just like paint in that mistakes can not be erased. This file size is one of the largest and the picture quality is less than that of JPEG

Banners, Buttons and Backgrounds

• Demonstration of each and some of the features and special effects
• Teachers have work time to create their own Banners, Buttons Backgrounds

Vector Graphics:

• Direct instruction on the tools in the Vector set vs Bitmap