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Article: A Web graphics primer. (Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Tutorial)

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May 1, 1998
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Your site can have the hottest-looking graphics on the Web, but if those graphics take forever to download, your audience won't wait around long enough to see them. Even if you're not a graphics expert, it's your job as a Web designer to make sure your site's artwork looks good and downloads quickly. To do that, you've got to know how to treat your Web graphics right.

GIF or JPEG?

The two most popular file formats for Web graphics are GIF and JPEG. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses, but here's a quick rule of thumb about how to choose the correct format to make your images look good and download quickly.

GIF is an acronym for "Graphics Image ...

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