Visual Information and Media

Jpeg

- web graphics, most web friendly

- great for images you need to keep small and don't mind compromising the quality

Visual Media and Information

Materials, programs, applications and the like that teachers and students use to formulate new info to aid learning through the use, analysis, evaluation, and production of visual images

Purpose of visual information

1. Gain attention

2. Create meaning

3. Facilitate retention

Gif

• web graphics, animation, clip art

• worst choice for web graphics

• small file size but load fast

• add animation effects, great for clip art

Graphics Interchange Format

GIF stand for?

Tiff

- print graphics

- best and only choice for professionals, high pixel intensity

- images intended for print, able to read cmyk and ycbcr color

Tag Image File Format

TIFF stands for?

Png

- web graphics, logos, line art

- small but retain quality

- use transparency

Portable Network Graphic

PNG stands for?

Bmp

- print graphics, large and uncompressed

- images are rich in color, high in quality, simple, and compatible in all windows and os programs

- called raster or paint images

Bitmap

BMP stands for?

Line

- a shape or outline

- create texture, thick or thin

- may be actual, implied, vertical, horizontal, or contour lines

Shape

- geometric or organic area

- stands out from from the apace next to or around it because of differences in color, texture, etc

Visual Information

Artistic or creative representation of an idea, concept, or emotion using different media

Texture

- way a surface is perceived

- illusion of the surface peaks and valleys resulting in a feeling of smoothness or roughness

Color

- determined by the hue (name of the color), intensity (purity of the hue), and value (lightness or darkness)

- used for emphasis

- elicits emotions

Form

- having volume and thickness

- 3d illusion implied with the use of light and shadowing

- can be viewed in many angles

Meme

Has a quality of virality, usually a witty remark

Value

The lightness or darkness in a design