All work should be submitted by 5:00 pm the Tuesday before the next class.
Each file should be saved according to the following naming convention. i.e., 1162_01_LastName.doc (Microsoft Word).
- Read Raster vs. Vector in the Resources and familiarize yourself with each element’s differences. Also, read File Format and Understanding Resolution notes to familiarize yourself.
- Write a 200-word description of why you chose the Vector or Raster format. For example, the description for “Vector” choices may include items from Raster vs. Vector” notes. The same applies to “Raster” choices.” Talk about their file format and extensions. File name: 1162_01_LastName.doc
Due Date(s)
- 1162_01_LastName.doc homework is due at 5:00 pm the Tuesday before the next class.
- Students should email as required by the professor.
From my understanding of both Vector & Raster, I’d say Vector is what stands out to me. I like how when working with Vector it allows me to be able to re-scale something to any size, whether its a photo or creation, without it getting blurry. With Raster there seems to be a drawback when it comes to that because it does the opposite and its kind of limited where the image starts to seem blurry when re-scaling. In a way Vector kinds keeps your work looking in top shape better than Raster for this reason alone. It overall has advanced Adobe illustrator files, and has the capability to consists of a vast amount of things to help create a great piece of work. I never really used anything like A.I. or even Photoshop but I do know that Vector gives the importance of quality towards the images chosen. I believe I am more drawn towards the clear/neat look that Vector graphics give than the grainy pixelated look that Raster gives unless that is what your looking for. Even though the quality for both is different it’s what hold the project all together creating the results of your final work.
I have experience working with both raster and vector graphics. The difference between the two is vectors are infinitely re-scalable and resizable, meaning that you can increase and decrease the size of it without the image losing quality. Photoshop normally deals with images that have pixels making them rasters. Rasters cannot be resized without a change in quality the image gets choppy when scaled up or down. When designing infographics for my high school office attendant I made vectors in Illustrator for symbols and turned type into smart objects too add effects to them that made them more appealing. For my senior project, I made more posters for my favourite athletes. I used photos of them for the basis of the poster and added effects and some text that I made in Illustrator. When dealing with photos photoshop is the better program for editing picture surprise surprise. I incorporated both rasters and vectors into the poster. I ran into trouble when my teacher asked me to resize the poster for different software like for example an iPhone wallpaper or an 18 by 24 poster. The images didn’t translate very well while the text stayed perfectly fine. I prefer working with images as photo manipulation is extremely intriguing and I don’t have the fine touch that’s needed to make visually pleasing vectors in Illustrator. I have definitely spent more time in Photoshop using rastered images, so I know how important image quality is. This is one benefit that vectors have over rasters. In return rasters can show more detail and quality than vectors.
Reading and understanding both Vector & Raster, I would prefer Vector. While yes, it is extremely easy to convert “all images from digital cameras that is raster” (Referenced in VectorRasterNotes) to a pc, I feel as the praticality of Vector Graphics is better. For one, you don’t have to worry about Scaling due to there being no bitmaps but a thing called paths. Meaning that no matter how big you scale a Vector file, it will always remain the same without getting blurry. While Raster may be cheaper overall, I believe that having a smaller file size and having access to 3 very powerful File Formats helps it more than a Raster. I believe .AI files are simply more advanced due to it having “support for linked and embedded images” and “support for layers and transparency” really helps round out the format because of how much you can simply put into one file. Things such as Raster, is very much resolution dependent meaning you are simply having to figure out how far you can go before it becomes a blurry state. I think what helps both is that they have access to both PDF & EPS which can contain both Raster and Vector while being universal meaning anyone can open it on any device practically.