After completing Web Design & Graphics: Making Your Site Fast and Viewable, the user should be able to:

	Explain the basic Web graphics formats and their best uses
	Trim graphics to make them as small as possible
	Choose the right settings and treatments for scanned pictures

Graphics Formats

	Graphics formats
	Bitmap or vector?
	Lossless or lossy?
	GIF images
	JPEG images
	Progressive JPEGs versus standard JPEGs

Making Small Graphics

	File size and downloading speed
	Evaluating the style of your image
	Making small JPEGs
	JPEG examples
	Making small GIFs
	Bit depth affects GIF size

Trimming Size and Keeping Quality

	Anti-aliasing versus aliasing
	Using aliased artwork
	Using GIFs for line art-based images
	Modifying GIF color palettes
	Dithering and banding
	Dare to dither
	Four rules of GIF compression
	Hybrid images
	Animated GIF issues

Scanning Images

	Scanning images
	What resolution should you use?
	Dictionary of scanning terms
	Scanning equipment
	Troubleshooting scanning equipment
	Using digital and DV cameras
	Resizing images
	Dot screen patterns and moirés

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to practice the skills needed to design Web sites and graphics
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to apply Web design concepts in an interactive questioning environment
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment

	Familiarity with HTML
	Web Design & Graphics: Introduction to Design (WBDS01)

	Web Design & Graphics: Building Your Site with Images (WBDS03)
	Web Design & Graphics: Building Your Site with Formatting (WBDS04)
	Web Design & Graphics: Using Other Tools (WBDS05)