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Graphic design and image processing is a complex issue. A graphic designer could spend years mastering this skill. This article only touches on the subject and offers a brief explanation of the basic steps required in order to prepare your graphics for web pages. For more detailed information, check out the links at the bottom of this page.

3 basic steps to prepare graphics for web pages

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Resize The Image - Keep your original images in a safe folder so that if you need them again, they will be fully intact. Avoid enlarging images as you will lose resolution and end up with a muddy looking picture. It is always better to start with a large image file and reduce it. The images should be no larger in dimensions than is necessary to achieve the desired visual effect.

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Enhance The Image - Usually changing the size of a rastor graphic causes some distortion of the image. There are many methods of cleaning up and enhancing your images so that they appear sharp, bright, and clear after they have been reduced in size and depth. The methods include adjustments to contrast, brightness, saturation, hue, and sharpness. For best results, we use Adobe Photoshop .

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Reduce File Size - The download time for a web page is dependent on the amount of data that the page contains. A few large image files will slow the download time down to a crawl on slow connections. In order to shorten the download time and reduce bandwidth, graphics are reduced in file size before inserting into web pages.

Graphic optimization by our skilled graphic designers is included in our web page design service. For more information or a free initial consultation, contact us.

- Some Informative and Useful Links -

Adobe online tool for reducing the file size of graphics

WebReference.com - Technical Information and Tutorials

Yale University - Technical Information and Tutorials

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