How to Prepare Images

Questions about when you should use images to enhance your web site. Wondering what a GIF actually is? Herman Drost has you covered: “When to use images for your web site - Navigation
Graphical buttons can link to other pages or resources.

Image Maps – this is a graphic that contains several links on it. It has several “hot spots” or invisible buttons, you can click on. For example you could have a photograph of your family and put a hot spot on each person’s face that links to that person’s web site.

Logos and Trademarks – your business or organization’s trademark are crucial for name recognition and branding.

Thumbnails – this is a small, “thumbnail-sized version of an image. When you click on it, you jump to another page with a larger version of the same image. The visitor can see many different, small images on the first page without having to wait for larger files of the larger images to load.

What are the different image file formats?
Web graphics can be categorized into two file formats:
bitmap and vector.

Bitmap – these are composed of individual values for each color
displayed. The larger the dimensions of the image, the larger
the associated file size will be for the same graphic. When
viewed with magnification, a bitmap resembles a series of little
squares, each of which has a color value that contributes to the
overall shape. Bitmaps have a very rough appearance when viewed
closely but form images when viewed from a distance.

Bitmaps are best suited for photos, drop-shadow effects and
soft, glowing or blurry edges.”

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