Manipulating Text and Graphics
Manipulating Text and Graphics
It is possible to classify
infographics according
to five categories.
1. Cause and Effect Infographics
These graphics explain causal relationships
between various physical or conceptual stages.
1. Static infographics
present information at once and in its entirety.
2 Types are:
• Lossy compression reduces the size of the image by discarding
image detail.
• Lossless compresses the image without discarding any detail,
but the file sizes are larger
Number of colors
• The simplest may only have one of two colors (a good
example of these would be logos) while the more complex
(like digital photos) contain millions.
• Certain file types, like .GIF, are better suited for images with
less color while others, like .JPEG, all well suited for images
with millions of colors.
JPG
• JPG files, also known as JPEG files, are a common file
format for digital photos and other digital graphics.
• Not only does it offer free image hosting but also has
editing tools you can use to perfect your photos
before organizing them into albums.
• Best for: Editing your photos to look their best,
creating albums and social networking.