WHAT ARE GRAPHICS?

What are Graphics? Web graphics are visual representations used on a Web site to enhance or enable the representation of an idea or feeling, in order to reach the Web site user. Graphics may entertain, educate, or emotionally impact the user, and are crucial to strength of branding, clarity of illustration, and ease of use for interfaces. Examples of graphics include maps, photographs, designs and patterns, family trees, diagrams, architectural or engineering blueprints, bar charts and pie charts, typography, schematics, line art, flowcharts, and many other image forms. Graphic designers have many tools and technologies at their disposal for everything from print to Web development, and W3C provides many of the underlying formats that can be used for the creation of content on the open Web platform. What are Graphics Used For? Graphics are used for everything from enhancing the appearance of Web pages to serving as the presentation and user interaction layer for full-fledged Web Applications. Different use cases for graphics demand different solutions, thus there are several different technologies available. Photographs are best represented with PNG, while interactive line art, data visualization, and even user interfaces need the power of SVG and the Canvas API. CSS exists to enhance other formats like HTML or SVG. WebCGM meets the needs for technical illustration and documentation in many industries.