[thelist] hard won vector art tip...

[martin.p.burns at uk.pwcglobal.com]

Memo from Martin P Burns of PricewaterhouseCoopers

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This old Jakob column is probably relevant:

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9511.html

Cheers
Martin



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Subject:  RE: [thelist] hard won vector art tip...



> -----Original Message-----
> From: thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org
> [mailto:thelist-admin at lists.evolt.org]On Behalf Of Jason Belec
> Sent: 13 November 2000 11:50
> To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject: Re: [thelist] hard won vector art tip...
>
> Uh-huh, apparently you are unaware how poorly 72 or 96dpi text prints at
> such an increased resolution. In order to render this kind of quality on a
> page or screen you have to have the information first. Neither present CRT
> or web-standard resolutions comply, nor do current web graphics. I
> personally love the idea, however it will require considerably more RAM,
> from everyone, and the use of real font technology like Adobe's. I wonder
> how they compare to my Cinema Displays?

And all of this, of course, ignores the entertaining
prospect of a concomitant 16-fold increase in
image file sizes on the web, and the bandwidth and
speed effects thereof.



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