Image exercise

A. Review different image file formats http://www.scantips.com/basics09.html

B. Access and review the following links to learn about hardware and other color image viewing parameters

from http://cit.duke.edu/resource-guides/tutorial-web-design/index.html

The Computer Medium

--The Computer Monitor
--Monitor Resolution
--Computers and Color
--Monitor Gamma
--Bandwidth

Design Basics

--Using Color
--White Space
--Contrast

http://www.fortressdesign.com/color.html

http://www.fortressdesign.com/color2.html

C. Monitors, printers and papers: Find a web page that has a color wheel, ideally at least 256 colors and complete the following exercises. What contributes to any differences you observe? Examples: http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/ or http://the-light.com/colclick.html

Monitor effects:

Hardware/gamma: View the web page on three different monitors (ideally different manufacturers PC, Mac)
Hardware/display: View the page using the lowest and highest screen monitor resolution settings for your favorite computer

Printer effects:

Print the page using two different printers (try to compare laser and ink jet) at the same dpi
Print the page at diferent dpi or quality settings on your favorite printer

Paper effects: Print the page on one printer of your choice on a mat paper, a glossy paper and if possible, a color transparency page.