Graphics sub-forum

by Steve B

Posted: 14 years ago 17 replies

SUGGESTIONS

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

Steve Wells 14 years ago

Good Idea!
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premiumdesigns 13 years ago

Yes, we can give it a short!
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MrArr 13 years ago

oohh good idea mate, i vote for this too!
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Mr Bill 12 years ago

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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workoutstuff1 12 years ago

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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Mr Bill

12 years ago

Print (300dpi+) might come in handy for some of the offline guys but mostly online 72dpi stuff.

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ForumGuru

Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Mr Bill

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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Mr Bill 12 years ago

Thank you for the education.
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- ForumGuru Banned 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Mr Bill
  
  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.
  
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graphicsdev 12 years ago

Voting for this as well .. would e a great idea!
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rickdangelo 12 years ago

I like this idea. Hopefully we do get this soon!
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beastwood Banned 12 years ago

I'd like to see this happen!
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fsiegel Banned 12 years ago

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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bijutoha 12 years ago

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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- grantveronica 12 years ago
  
  Great! Thanks a lot!
  
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ForumGuru

Banned 10 years ago

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.

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Mr Bill

10 years ago

Originally Posted by ForumGuru

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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