Web Graphics
October 15th, 2007
The most important thing to remember about web graphics is that the file size should be kept as small as possible. It should not go beyond 100 kilo bytes in size. A smaller size is much preferable as an average web viewer’s modem will struggle to download at a speed of anything above 3 kilobytes per second. However, it should be reduced to the smallest size possible without loosing too much image quality.
A file size is measured in bytes, kilobytes or megabytes. The measurement represents how much hard drive space is being taken up by the image when stored. Its size should provide an idea of how long an image will take to download. Graphics are in different shapes, sizes, formats, resolutions and color depths thus it is important to determine specific goals before creating designs.