Size may be an issue for those who work with images. For b/w comics printed directly off the web, even for an A5 size sheet the images would need to be at least 150dpi, ideally 300 to get a nice crisp look in print.
Size isn't that much of an issue. A 996 x 341 pixel B&W PNG only takes up about 150 kilobytes. There's also the advantage of having it as simple as possible so you can scale it later.
Change the aesthetic to fit the medium. I am thinking of old punk zines where the print method was cheap photocopy. The artwork was tailored to maximize the impact of the print medium itself. But I'm a designer so I have to think like that all the time. "You have cardboard and a crayon, GO!"
When I Design (and professionally too, I might add), my aesthetic tends towards high contrast and high detail, or the exact opposite. High detail can work on cheap paper; just look at the japanese telephone book size manga publications, they're all on pulp, and some of the work is very detailed. They're using off-set printing, but I'm looking to work that way with the average ink-jet printer keeping in mind that some of the audience may be on a 56k (or less) modem so file size is an issue. Though I meant ppi rather than dpi. Most in the audience probably wouldn't be using a printer or software that allows for adjusting dpi easily. It can be done, the designer just needs to find the right balance.
Fair enough. The designer comment was in now way meant disparagingly. Its true though, the sticking point is the file size. You can adjust for much all but that. If I have a dial-up on a slow computer, I'll get bored and give up.
An option could be two versions. Metric fuckload of work, but a high detail.contrast web version and something simpler to download and print.
An option could be two versions. Metric fuckload of work, but a high detail.contrast web version and something simpler to download and print.
That had occured to me as well. Flash for web, and different versions for print depending upon the capabilities of those who would d/l. I've thought about easy to understand instructions for users to maximize their printers capabilities.
What would be fun is to see what kind of paper (or ink) is used by people to print. Encouraging a variety would shake things up a bit!
And no worries, disparagement was not percieved. ^___^
why not simply save a high res and low res image of each? have the 72 ppi version displayed on the webpage with a link to a print quality pdf? Its a bit more work, but not too much, especially if you create yourself a (more or less) standard template.
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An option could be two versions. Metric fuckload of work, but a high detail.contrast web version and something simpler to download and print.
The point is gaining midsare right?
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That had occured to me as well. Flash for web, and different versions for print depending upon the capabilities of those who would d/l. I've thought about easy to understand instructions for users to maximize their printers capabilities.
What would be fun is to see what kind of paper (or ink) is used by people to print. Encouraging a variety would shake things up a bit!
And no worries, disparagement was not percieved. ^___^
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