Web Design and Graphics

Synopsis
Web Design & Graphics: Making Your Site Fast and Viewable shows users how to make graphics that will download quickly on the Internet and will display well across all browsers and systems.

Audience
This course is for anyone who is interested in learning more about building a Web site or the graphics for a site.

Time
4 hours

Product Code: WBDS02

After completing Web Design & Graphics: Making Your Site Fast and Viewable, the user should be able to:

Explain the basic Web graphics formats and their best uses

Trim graphics to make them as small as possible

Choose the right settings and treatments for scanned pictures

Graphics Formats
Graphics formats

Bitmap or vector?

Lossless or lossy?

GIF images

JPEG images

Progressive JPEGs versus standard JPEGs

Making Small Graphics
File size and downloading speed

Evaluating the style of your image

Making small JPEGs

JPEG examples

Making small GIFs

Bit depth affects GIF size

Trimming Size and Keeping Quality
Anti-aliasing versus aliasing

Using aliased artwork

Using GIFs for line art-based images

Modifying GIF color palettes

Dithering and banding

Dare to dither

Four rules of GIF compression

Hybrid images

Animated GIF issues

Scanning Images
Scanning images

What resolution should you use?

Dictionary of scanning terms

Scanning equipment

Troubleshooting scanning equipment

Using digital and DV cameras

Resizing images

Dot screen patterns and moirés

This course has the following features:

Exercises that allow users to practice the skills needed to design Web sites and graphics

A file containing the text of the exercises

Simulations that allow users to apply Web design concepts in an interactive questioning environment

A glossary

A Skill Assessment

Familiarity with HTML

Web Design & Graphics: Introduction to Design (WBDS01)

Web Design & Graphics: Building Your Site with Images (WBDS03)

Web Design & Graphics: Building Your Site with Formatting (WBDS04)

Web Design & Graphics: Using Other Tools (WBDS05)

Get more out of your Software
Improve your Skills
Prepare for Certification
Save time every time and reduce frustration.

Our online training material lets you:
TEST your skills
LIST the areas where you need additional training
Take lessons that TEACH SKILLS to improve these areas
Tests your skills again

NO HIDDEN CHARGES.
NO SETUP or SHIPPING CHARGES.
NO ads or banners in the training material.
No selling of your personal information, no email lists.
Just 100% Quality Training at one low price.

Repeat the courses as often as you need, you have 12 months of unlimited access and can view your scores anytime so you can easily track your progress.

Our training is tested and guaranteed to provide RESULTS and save you TIME.

All courseware is online 24 hours a day.
Our courseware is optimized so content delivery is fast even with a 28.8 modem connection.
If you can get on the Internet you can access the training, ANYWHERE, ANYTIME.