Task
2: P2
The graphical images that will be saved on the Kingswood
Website, used on school vehicles and put in brochures will be either a vector
graphic or a bitmap graphic. There is a difference between these two graphics.
Vector graphics, unlike bitmap graphics are not made up of small blocks of
pixels. Instead they made of paths which contain points and curves. This allows
the images to be enlarged without a loss of quality. Therefore they are very useful
for the creation of logos etc. Common
types of vector graphics include Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, and
EPS files.
Bitmap
graphics are made up of dots/pixel squares. These individual coloured squares
make up the image that you see on the screen. Therefore if you try to enlarge
or zoom in on the image it becomes pixelated and blurred. Common bitmap file types include BMP (the raw bitmap
format), JPEG, GIF, PICT, PCX, and TIFF. Therefore
for logos the better choice would be to use vector graphics.
For the brochure, either vector of bitmap graphics could be used. The
images used will only be of a small scale, so therefore it will not be enlarged
and will not become pixelated. To create the brochure you could use publisher
with the edited images from software such as Photoshop. On some of the pages,
larger images may be required. This would mean that vector graphics would best
option, as it means quality will not be lost when the image is enlarged.
For the school website, bitmap graphics would be useful for the smaller
images as they are easy files to use e.g. JPEGs. However on some of the web
pages, larger images may be wanted so vector graphics would be needed. This is
because the bitmap graphics would become pixelated when enlarged which would
reduce the quality of the overall website. The vector graphics instead
guarantee that the image quality will be good.
The logo on the side of the school vehicle will need to be made up of
vector graphics. This is because the logo will be of a big scale, so therefore
the file type must stay clear and not become blurry. If bitmap graphics were
used, the logo would be very pixelated which looks like a poor quality. This is
because the graphics are made up of the individual blocks of colour, and when
these are enlarged the blocks become blurry. Therefore vector graphics would be
the better choice for the logo on the side of the vehicle.
