Exporting, Hotspots, Slices

Exporting files is not a new concept to me. But from this lesson I finally realized, and will now remember, what the difference is in saving a file as .gif or .jpg. GIF is for vector based images and JPEG is used for photographic images.

Image Maps & Slices

http://www.kawerak.org/tribalHomePages/index.html
I'm guessing this site is using hotspots.

http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/
For the 4 featured events, I believe the images are set as slices for its navigation.

http://www.anchorage.net/
On this site, the large image on the top has hotspots to link to featured activities.

Bitmap vs. Vector Tools

1) Have you worked with other graphics tools? If so, what were they? Were you working with bitmap or vector tools (or both?).

No, I have never really worked with any other graphic tools. I am most familiar with bitmap tools. I never really considered the rectangle and polygon tools as real graphic tools, only because I didn't know much about them or how to manipulate them to make it into a usable graphic.

2) Point us to three images on the web that have caught your attention or that you feel are noteworthy. Since they are being displayed on the web, you are seeing a bitmap version, but what kind of tools do you think were used to create each image (bitmap or vector or both?) and why?

To find my graphics, I did a random search though Google.

http://www.vecteezy.com/vf/815-Montero-2002
This image of the car is awesome. It almost looks like a real photo, but its a vector graphic. It was created using Corel Draw.

http://www.onfrozenblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/hockey_polar_bears.jpg
Obviously the polar bear picture is a bitmap. Then I believe the hockey sticks are also bitmap images and worked into the image using cloning or having used the a lasso tool to select the hockey stick and isolate it from its original picture.

http://www.popartuk.com/g/l/lgpp31184+the-love-gun-butterflies-and-love-poster.jpg
I like butterflies. I like the idea of shooting love and butterflies. It reminds me of star-power from the Care Bears. Using the gun to shoot love and happiness towards someone. Obviously, this was made using vector tools. The butterflies were easily copied and pasted with different color tones of red and pink. The red and white are great contrast to the black background.