Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Lesson 10: Creating Images for the Web
and Application Design
What you'll learn in this lesson:
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Determining the optimum file size
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Deciding on the best format
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Exporting optimized images from Photoshop
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Slicing images in Photoshop
In this lesson, you'll learn how to optimize images for display on
screen, whether in a web browser or on a device. By learning about
the different image formats, you'll be able to export files that contain
accurate colors and transparency if needed. You'll also discover im-
age slicing and how you can choose different formats for parts of a
single image.
Starting up
Before starting, make sure that your tools and panels are consistent by resetting your preferences. See
“Resetting Adobe Photoshop CC preferences” in the Starting up section of this topic. You will work with
several files from the advps10lessons folder in this lesson. Make sure that you have loaded the advpsles-
sons folder onto your hard drive from
www.digitalclassroombooks.com/cc/advphotoshop
.
For more in-
formation, see “Loading lesson files” in the Starting up section of this topic.
Optimizing graphics for on-screen presentation
Optimizing refers to the preparation of images for use as assets for applications or in websites. The goal
of optimization is to reduce the file size of the image for faster downloading, without compromising the
