What Makes For a Good Graphics Design Computer?
People who use their computers for graphic design work need computers with specs different from those that will be enough for general users. Because the hardware configuration plays such a huge role in the quality of the final output, most graphic designers take a lot of trouble in choosing their computers. For a long time, Apple was the first and practically the only choice and Macs set the standard for graphic design abilities that others tried, but never could match. Today companies like HP and Dell have introduced PCs and laptops that are able to compete with Apple. But the best way to define what makes a good graphics design computer is not to look at competing brands and models, but to define the specs that make a computer the right one for a graphics designer.
It’s Not Going To Be Cheap
A graphics design computer is going to be a high end one, with a lot of expensive options. While there are the lucky few for whom money is no object, for most of us compromises will have to be made. These compromises need not affect the performance of the computer if they are thought out judiciously. For example, a person who does designing as a hobby will not need huge storage and can make do with a smaller HDD. Those who do not do large volumes of work could consider a less expensive processor since speed is not a critical area for them. There is only one thing that must never be compromised on and that is the graphics card – always get the best you can.
The Basic Graphic Design Computer Specs
Let’s start with the Operating System – you must have Windows 7 64 bit version (unless you are going in for Apple). Next comes the optical drive – any high speed DVD RW will do. Blu Ray is a needless expense. As for RAM, you should look for at least 6 GB of DDR3. You could go in for less, but as mentioned earlier, it will slow you down. Do not make the mistake of looking at the HDD only in terms of capacity. While 500 GB is the minimum, you should think of one of the new 10,000 RPM drives rather than the older 7,200 RPM ones. The speed with which you can open files will be a blessing. If you can afford it, go in for the new SSDs – very reliable and fast. You will need a second storage device and a 1 TB external drive is the best. Read the rest of this entry »
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Basics of Successful Web Design
The world of internet has changed the way information is accessed. The internet is known as the information superhighway. The World Wide Web mostly gained momentum after 1990s and especially after the world famous search engine Google appeared on the scene. Today the internet has become the place for marketing products and services and the ecommerce phenomenon is the most happening thing in the world of internet. For any business to flourish and reach to thousands of potential customers it has to have a website. Although making a website is easier if you overlook some important aspects such as attractive design, easy navigation, and useful content on the site then you cannot hope for an effective web presence for your online business.
A good web design is done from the point of view of the visitors and it incorporates simple and easy features. With the advent of Web 2.0 the websites in the cyberspace have now become much more interactive with user generated content and a lot of other such features. Some of the basic things that a website must include is content, usability, appearance and visibility or accessibility for the visitors.
Basics of Web Design
Web designing is all about being creative with simplicity of use for the visitors in the mind of the developers. In the web design process professionals such graphic designers, web designers, and a web developer are the main professionals and each does their job to make a successful website. A graphic designer is responsible for logo design, home pages and other developments in a web site. Read the rest of this entry »
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Best Colors For Web Designing
There are many web design tutorials that cover Web color in detailed scientific terms. However, for our objectives, let’s briefly discuss Web color and how it will be used in the Web portfolio. You will need to develop a color scheme for your Web portfolio pages. This means that you will designate colors for your page background, the type used on the page and any other static elements that reside in the page. There are two types of color that can be used in Web graphics. The colors can be associated with the Web graphic file formats we just mentioned: GIF and JPG. GIF
GIF files use index color. Index color consists of 216 common colors found on all computer monitors and within all Web browsers. These common colors reside in a Web palette. The Web palette of colors is available in Macromedia Fireworks and Adobe Photoshop so they can be used in design of Web screens without variance of color when the pages are on the Internet. Also, the Web palette is the standard color palette in Macromedia Dreamweaver and Macromedia Flash. This allows us to achieve consistent color across Web applications and Web browsers.
We use Web colors for:
o Web text/HTML text
o Web page backgrounds
o Web page colors used for table or layer backgrounds
o Web links
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