Preparing Images for the Web
Where to find images
- Take them yourself
- Flickr
- Creative Commons Search
- The Commons Project (Library of Congress images)
- Edupic.net http://edupic.net/index.html
- Clipart ETC http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/sitemap/sitemap.htm
How to prepare the images
- Crop and make it pretty
- Resize
- Usually under the Image menu
- Size depends on the application (WSM & ANGEL width max @ 500px)
- Format (jpg or gif or png)
- Width max (ANGEL and WSM) about 500px
- jpg for photos
- gif for clipart (transparency optional)
- png for transparency
What program will do this
- Plixr http://www.pixlr.com/app/
- Pheonix http://a.viary.com/tools/phoenix (registration required)
- Slashup http://www.splashup.com/splashup/
- Sumo Paint http://www.sumopaint.com/app/
