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| Contents of Web Site 101 Part IV - Web Presence Graphics |
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| Should I
integrate graphics into my site? What are some of the graphics design tools available? Are there graphics resources available on the Web for me to use? What things should I consider when designing my graphics? |
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| When used intelligently and efficiently, Web graphics can improve a site's ease of navigation, ease of absorption and overall aesthetics. Including photos of products that you manufacture, sell or support will add depth and a sense of professionalism. Overall, If you need to make a lasting impression on those who visit your site, attractive and functional graphics are a necessity. Today the way graphics are manipulated inside the page creates a whole second generation of websites. | ||
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| Again the choices are abound. Be prepared to do some amount of study and practice because like Rome this software will not be learned overnight. | ||
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| Tons of Free graphics everywhere. Go to any search engine and you will be amazed at the help and content available. Be aware of copyrighted material but the free content is out there waiting and can simplify your work in minutes. |
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| When designing graphics to be used within a Web page, a balance must be made between aesthetics and efficiency. Graphics should be attractive and functional while imposing only a moderate footprint on the transmission time of the entire page. The modems most widely in use today receive data at a meager 28.8k baud; Combined with the overall congestion of the Web these modems typically receive data at about 1.5k per second. Design your graphics keeping this throughput limit in mind and try to limit yourself to roughly 45k-60k of images per page. Recycling graphics throughout all of your pages can also increase efficiency - a technique that is utilized within this site. | ||
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