| The world of graphic design is rich. PC technologies have brought numerous changes and possibilities to the sphere of graphics. These days PC graphics is becoming more and more clear. The most popular graphic applications are vector images and bitmap (or raster) illustrations. It is be useful both for professional designers and for general computer users to learn more about new possibilities of graphic design.
Vector graphics is the use of geometrical figures such as lines, curves, points and others, to form illustrations in computer graphics. It is necessary to realize the designation of this tool to guarantee its efficient application. Vector illustrations make up an image like mathematical formula using lines, shapes and colors. There is special vector program that is designated to use this mathematical formula to construct screen illustration of the best quality. Vector graphics is widely applied by professional graphic designers and even by amateurs that need to use some illustrations to develop a certain project.
Initially vector art was used in the air defense system of America. At present vector art is still in use in specialized and military systems. Amid the most widespread modern directions of vector graphics usage is laser shows, which include two perpendicular mirrors moving so as to draw shapes on a screen. Vector illustrations are widely applied by such PC programs like Coral Draw, Adobe Illustrator and similar software.
Though vector illustrations are known for their famous for its scalability, it does not imply that vector images are way better than raster images. Both formats have pluses and minuses. Actually, they are used for different purposes. Bitmap application uses pixels, and in such a way it is great in photo editing. Moreover, raster graphics provides fuller color range than vector art. At the same time vector images are widely used for drawing images from scratch.
In such a way, at present time you have wide possibilities in graphic design. It is up to you to choose which program exactly is required for your kind of activity. |
