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I would like to see a sub-forum dedicated to graphics creation and uses.

The closest sub-forum topic that Warriors now have is Website Design which is described as "HTML, CSS, DHTML - All things about Website Design."

The problem is, website design is only a small little fraction of the topic of graphics and includes much more than just graphics; hence, it's not really an appropriate place for any graphics discussion other than website design graphics.

The graphics discussions of interest to Warriors could include:

  • graphics software
  • marketing by graphic artists
  • D-I-Y graphics
  • animated graphics
  • graphics tutorials
  • ad graphics
  • website graphics
  • logo graphics
  • clipart graphics
  • graphic design (how to make it appealing)
  • typology design
  • ecover graphics
  • motion graphics
  • graphic freelancer tips & ideas
  • graphics templates
  • content and ebook graphic design
  • where to find royalty-free graphics
  • banner graphics
  • icon and wallpaper graphics
  • graphics for Kindle
  • graphics for mobile marketing
  • flash graphics
  • email, newsletter, social graphics
  • seasonal graphics

These are just a few of the possible topics that could be discussed.

Thanks for your consideration.

Steve
#graphics #subforum
  • Profile picture of the author Steve Wells
    Good Idea!
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  • Profile picture of the author premiumdesigns
    Yes, we can give it a short!
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  • Profile picture of the author MrArr
    oohh good idea mate, i vote for this too!
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr Bill
    I was just about to suggest this but did a search for "graphics" in this forum first. I think a graphics sub-forum would be very useful.
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  • Profile picture of the author workoutstuff1
    I like the idea, but would you want to focus more on graphics specifically for web use, or also graphics to be used in real life print media?
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr Bill
    Print (300dpi+) might come in handy for some of the offline guys but mostly online 72dpi stuff.
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    • Profile picture of the author ForumGuru
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      Originally Posted by Mr Bill View Post

      Print (300dpi+) might come in handy for some of the offline guys but mostly online 72dpi stuff.
      For the record screen resolution is measured in ppi and 72ppi is a VERY dated number these days --> as very few displays have a screen resolution that low. Most modern desktop monitors have a screen resolution of 90-110ppi or more, and tons of portable devices have pixel densities of 120ppi-300ppi or more.

      A few examples:

      Galaxy S5 - 170ppi
      Galaxy Note 3 - 386ppi
      MacBook Pro 13" - 113ppi
      MacBook Pro (Retina) 13" - 227ppi
      Xperia X1 - 311ppi
      Xperia S - 342ppi
      Kindle Fire - 170ppi
      Kindle Fire HDX 7" - 323ppi

      When doing stuff for kindle and some of these newer handsets you need some relatively high resolution stuff. The old days of a small image looking good at a fairly large size on a decent sized portable device are almost gone. It takes a pretty good size image to look good on these high pixel density screeens.

      This guy does a good job of explaining how to calculate screen resolution.

      If you like, you can do the same thing with the height of your screen. Just take your ruler or tape measure and measure the screen’s actual height in inches (once again avoiding the border area around it):

      Then, take the second number from your screen’s native display resolution, which gives you the height in pixels, and divide it by the height in inches. Again, my native display resolution is 2560 x 1440 so I’ll take that second number, 1440, and divide it by my measured screen height which was 13.2 inches. Using my calculator, 1440 ÷ 13.2 = 109.09 which again I’ll round off to 109. As we can see, you should get pretty much the same result using either the width or height of your screen. In my case, they both worked out to 109 pixels per inch, not 72 pixels per inch.

      For comparison, let’s check the actual screen resolution of my laptop. It’s a MacBook Pro (made of course by Apple, the company that gave us the original 72 ppi standard many years ago). My MacBook Pro has a native display resolution of 1920 x 1200, so just as I did before, I’ll take that first number, 1920, which gives me the screen width in pixels, and I’ll divide it by the width of the screen in inches, which in this case is 14.4. So, 1920 ÷ 14.4 = 133.3, which I’ll round off to 133 pixels per inch. That’s a lot higher than 72 and even higher than my standalone monitor. I’ll do the same thing with the height, taking the height in pixels (1200) and dividing it by the height in inches (9). 1200 ÷ 9 = 133.3, again rounded off to 133 pixels per inch.

      The 72 PPI Web And Screen Resolution Myth
      Here is a large list (not comprehensive) that shows a ton of devices and pixel densities.

      List of displays by pixel density - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      The days of 72ppi as the display resolution standard are long gone...

      Cheers

      -don
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  • Profile picture of the author Mr Bill
    Thank you for the education.
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    • Profile picture of the author ForumGuru
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      Originally Posted by Mr Bill View Post

      Thank you for the education.
      You are welcome. It's too bad we don't have a graphics sub-forum as it would be a great place to discuss this and other graphic and image related stuff.

      Cheers

      -don
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  • Profile picture of the author graphicsdev
    Voting for this as well .. would e a great idea!
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  • Profile picture of the author rickdangelo
    I like this idea. Hopefully we do get this soon!
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  • Profile picture of the author beastwood
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    I'd like to see this happen!
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  • Profile picture of the author fsiegel
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    I hope this idea gets considered. It would be great help to those who need help and want to learn more about graphics.
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  • Profile picture of the author bijutoha
    I'm also being with you... After consideration about this valuable idea we can introduce our self in another field that really too important. Once again thanks so much.
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  • Profile picture of the author ForumGuru
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    I'm bumping this up. I still think an image and graphics sub-forum would add a lot value for Warriors and readers alike. Obviously images and graphics are a very large part of internet marketing and social media these days, and IMO, an image and graphics sub-forum should have been opened a long time ago.

    Cheers
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    • Profile picture of the author Mr Bill
      Originally Posted by ForumGuru View Post

      I'm bumping this up. I still think an image and graphics sub-forum would add a lot value for Warriors and readers alike. ... IMO, an image and graphics sub-forum should have been opened a long time ago.
      I still agree.
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