Task 2- P2

Task 2 - P2

The graphical images used Kingswood Website, school vehicles and brochures can be either a vector graphic or a bitmap graphic. Vector graphics, unlike bitmap graphics are not made up of small blocks of pixels, 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 to make logos among other creations.　Common types of vector graphics include Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, and EPS files. Bitmap graphics are made up of individual coloured squares make up the image. 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.　

• The brochure, the images used could either be vector or bitmap graphics. The images used will only be small scale; therefore the images won’t be enlarged and will not become pixelated. To create the brochure you could use publisher and use 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, so the quality is not lost when the images are enlarged.

• The logo on the school vehicle will need to be vector graphics, because it will be a large scale logo. The file type must stay the same quality and not become blurry, so it is easy to see. If bitmap graphics were used, the logo would be very pixelated which looks like a poor quality, as the graphics are made up of the small 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 vehicle.　

• The school website, bitmap graphics would be good to use for the smaller images as they are easy files to use e.g. JPEGs. However if larger images are needed on different web pages then vector graphics could be used. This is due to bitmap graphics becoming pixelated if they were to be enlarged this would result in the reduction of quality. Whereas the vector graphics ensure that the image quality will be good.

Overall vector graphics are the best option for these different uses as it creates an overall better quality for the logo, brochure and the school website, generating a more professional effect.