graphic design

JPEG

A common raster image format using lossy compression, ideal for photos with many colors.

PNG-8

A lightweight version of PNG with 256 colors (8-bit), good for simple web graphics.

PNG-24

A high-quality lossless format that supports over 16 million colors (24-bit).

PSD

Adobe Photoshop's native format that supports layers and effects.

TIFF

A high-quality raster format used in printing, can be lossless or lossy.

Vector

An image made of paths and curves, scales without losing quality.

Rasterize

The process of converting a vector image into a raster image.

Resample

Changing the number of pixels in an image, affecting its resolution.

Bitmap

A type of raster image made of individual pixels.

Attribution (CC BY)

Allows others to use, remix, and build upon your work, crediting you.

Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA)

Similar to CC BY, but requires new works to be licensed under the same terms.

Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND)

Allows reuse of your work, but it cannot be changed.

Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

Allows remixing and building upon your work non-commercially with credit.

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)

Similar to CC BY-NC, but requires new works to be licensed the same way.

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)

The most restrictive license; allows downloading but not changing or commercial use.