| The world of graphic design is vast. PC technologies have brought numerous changes and chances to the branch of graphics. Now computer images are getting more and more clear. The most popular graphic applications are vector illustrations and raster (or bitmap) images. It will be helpful both for expert designers and for PC users to get to know more about new possibilities of graphic design.
Vector art represents the application of geometrical figures such as lines, curves, points and others, so as to form images in PC graphics. It is necessary to realize the destination of this tool to ensure its efficient application. Vector images make up an illustration like mathematical formula using shapes, lines and colors. There is specialized vector software that is designated to use these mathematical formulae to construct screen image of the best quality possible. Vector graphics is widely used by professional graphic designers and even by amateurs that need to use some images to develop a certain project.
Initially vector art was applied in the air defense system of America. At present time vector graphics is still applied in military and specialized systems. Amid the most widespread contemporary directions of vector images usage is laser shows, when 2 perpendicular mirrors move in order to draw shapes and text on a screen. Vector illustrations are widely used by such PC software as Adobe Illustrator, Coral Draw and similar software.
Although vector graphics is known for its known for its scalability, it does not imply that vector illustrations are much better than raster images. Both applications have pros and cons. As a matter of fact, they are used for different purposes. Bitmap application applies pixels, and in this way it is ideal for photograph editing. Furthermore, raster graphics provides fuller spectrum than vector application. At the same time vector images are widely used for drawing images from scratch.
Thus, at present time you have wide opportunities in graphic design. It is up to you to choose which software exactly is demanded for your kind of activity. |
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