Graphics File Type Choices for Web Design

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The most suitable file formats for a web site are JPEG and GIF. Using these file formats is not as easy, as it seems. And the usual question is JPEG or GIF – what file format to use?

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Make Sure Your Work is Ready to Print

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When you’re designing for web, your images are usually 72 dpi (Dots Per Inch), which is standard for screen resolution. For most print projects, you’re going to need more than 4 times that resolution: 300 dpi. If you try and print your files at 72 dpi you will end up with blurry, fuzzy pictures, and you want the highest quality for your clients, right?

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Resize a whole Flash Animation at Once

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This is an often asked question, unsurprisingly, considering that the size, shape and position of elements on web pages change so often (especially when client’s change their mind).

Therefore an easy to use technique to move the whole of a Flash animation on the stage at once can become an essential requirement.

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