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Author: Rick Hunter
We've heard it over and over again - adding graphics to a
website is a GOOD thing. They can generally make your site
more appealing, illustrate points or products, and provide
creative icons for people to click through for more
information.
So you are developing a website,
to add cool graphics. But how?
Well, you can run out and buy a bunch of expensive graphics
programs and 'dummies' books to learn how to use them.
Or you can sign up for courses, on or off-line, for various
amounts of money. But you'll probably be old and gray by the
time you sort through all the mumbo-jumbo you'll need to
sort through, or you'll be stressed to the max, and the
opportunity your website originally presented will be
long- gone.
Adding graphic images to your site should be easy and fun.
It is possible to:
- find graphics you can use at little or no cost; or
- jazz up your own pictures or graphics
Throw the mumbo-jumbo commands, books, and classrooms out
the window. If you just want to find graphics or photos you
can use, start by doing a search on your favorite search
engine(s) for 'royalty-free graphics.' You'll probably be
kept busy for quite awhile chasing down the links you'll
find. Many of the sites that provide these graphics also
include instructions or coding to add them directly to your
site - so you don't have to be a rocket scientist to jazz
up your web pages, after all!
Here's a few things to remember when creating web graphics:
1. Don't Sacrifice Speed For The Price Of Quality
Your main webpage should ( Next Page )
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