Photography and Graphics

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Graphics for Web vs. Graphics for Print

Submitted by Troy Benn on 04/17/2009

DPI = DOTS PER INCH

On the Web everything you see is 72 DPI. Why you ask? Because the files have to be small enough for you to download them and so your monitor and graphics card can actually display them without crashing your computer.

In Printing everything must be 300 DPI. Why you ask? Because you don’t want your brochures to appear blurry and pixilated. (Pixilation is when you can actually see the dots that make up an image)

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Design Hell - When Web Design Goes Wrong

We copied this from its original posting on theoatmeal.com. We have been through this as well with clients who think they are Web designers themselves. We hope you enjoy!

Submitted by Troy Benn on 04/02/2009
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