File formats
Common file formats for graphical- and logo design
In this subchapter, i would like to go into some of the common file formats for both graphical design and logo design.
The EPS format (Encapsulated PostScript) is commonly used in pre-press stages. This format can contain both vector information and pixel image information.
Time and again, problems arise in the process of data transmission to print shops, agencies etc., because data is forwarded in the wrong format, because there a...
The FHxx-file is used by Macromedia Freehand. In the file name, "xx" is replaced by the respective version of Freehand.
Freehand is a vector oriented drawing p...
The PSD file is the standard format used by Adobe Photoshop, a graphics program that is said to be the best and most popular software for agencies, graphic arti...
Most readers are probably familiar with the PDF format ("Portable Document Format"). This format was devised by Adobe Systems.
The QXD-format is the in-house format of the program QuarkXPress. QXD stands for "Quark Express Document".
TIFF files (Tagged Image File Format), or TIF files, use a pixel image file format.
TIFF can contain a wide range of colour depths, alpha channels, paths etc...
1. Logo design Introduction
Printing problems
