Creating Web Graphics

• If you are familiar with creating computer graphics, applying that knowledge to creating web graphics isn't too difficult.

• If you're not a graphic artist, the process and options could easily take up a course all their own.

• Things to consider:

• • When you create your own graphic, save it in a "true image format" (BMP on Windows, PICT on the Mac). Make any changes to the graphic in the native file format. THEN resave a copy as GIF or JPEG
  • Save the graphics as 75-100 dpi -- anything much more than that is wasted
  • Smaller file sizes are better when it comes to web graphics. The larger the graphic, the longer the download time.