Adobe Illustrator - Subject: need advice - on the first step of success

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Subject: need advice - on the first step of success

penstroke

2004-02-18, 11:14 pm

I'm a novice web designer, and I just presented to a potential client a
screenshot of a mockup - he likes it, and wants to use it.  I'm really
psyched since this is the first time a client wants to use my work.  I'm
still trying to figure out all the technical stuff, like uploading and
image quality issues.   I'm not employed right now, and I don't have much
experience under my belt to have a web site, and even if I did, I dont
the money to support one yet.

Could someone tell me what the best is to upload pages to a server for my
client and his developers to use?  Thanks.

iehsmith

2004-02-19, 12:28 am

First, what is the scope of services you are selling and what is their time
table? These should be defined in a contract, and, oh yeah, GET PAID! Don't
send your work without getting paid. Are you only doing images? If so, do
they want them sliced and optimized, or do they want to handle all that
themselves? If they do want them sliced & optimized, do the also expect them
place in HTML?

What graphics programs are you using? What's the extent of your
knowledge concerning images for web? Do you know HTML?

> Could someone tell me what the best is to upload pages to a server for my
> client and his developers to use?
Do you mean best file format or best procedure? The type of image, JPEG,
GIF, PNG etc. depends on the image and how it can best be optimized while
retain its visual integrity. If you mean process, then FTP. There are
several freeware FTP clients available.

Image optimization, IMHO, should never be an automated action, but
done hands on. Many images that are composed of solid color areas
will turn out best (cleaner and sharp) as GIFs, most photo images or
images with a lot of blends will turn out better as JPEG. But use your
eyes and watch the sizes, don't rely on applying a general rule across
the board.

> From: penstroke <lh543h2@yahoo.com>
> Newsgroups: alt.graphics.illustrator
> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 02:55:01 GMT
> Subject: Subject: need advice - on the first step of success
>
>
> I'm a novice web designer, and I just presented to a potential client a
> screenshot of a mockup - he likes it, and wants to use it.  I'm really
> psyched since this is the first time a client wants to use my work.  I'm
> still trying to figure out all the technical stuff, like uploading and
> image quality issues.   I'm not employed right now, and I don't have much
> experience under my belt to have a web site, and even if I did, I dont
> the money to support one yet.
>
> Could someone tell me what the best is to upload pages to a server for my
> client and his developers to use?  Thanks.

steggy

2004-02-19, 2:28 am

penstroke wrote:
>
> I'm a novice web designer, and I just presented to a potential client a
> screenshot of a mockup - he likes it, and wants to use it.  I'm really
> psyched since this is the first time a client wants to use my work.  I'm
> still trying to figure out all the technical stuff, like uploading and
> image quality issues.   I'm not employed right now, and I don't have much
> experience under my belt to have a web site, and even if I did, I dont
> the money to support one yet.
>
> Could someone tell me what the best is to upload pages to a server for my
> client and his developers to use?  Thanks.

Besides what already had been said: you can not present
yourself as a webdesigner when you do not have a
clue........sorry but that is the case and I know all about it:))

If you have time I would advise to work on Dreamweacer for instance.

Second: this group is about the software Adobe Illustrator
(as fas as I understand). So maybe you should ask this
question in a group that's focused on web design?

--
steg

i4-Design ::: ICTHUS Digital Services, Inc.

2004-02-20, 2:28 am

On 2/18/04 11:16 PM, in article
BC59947D.13BC9%inezhsmithspammenot@earthlink.net, "iehsmith"
<inezhsmithspammenot@earthlink.net> wrote:

> First, what is the scope of services you are selling and what is their time
> table? These should be defined in a contract, and, oh yeah, GET PAID! Don't
> send your work without getting paid. Are you only doing images? If so, do
> they want them sliced and optimized, or do they want to handle all that
> themselves? If they do want them sliced & optimized, do the also expect them
> place in HTML?
>
> What graphics programs are you using? What's the extent of your
> knowledge concerning images for web? Do you know HTML?
>
> Do you mean best file format or best procedure? The type of image, JPEG,
> GIF, PNG etc. depends on the image and how it can best be optimized while
> retain its visual integrity. If you mean process, then FTP. There are
> several freeware FTP clients available.
>
> Image optimization, IMHO, should never be an automated action, but
> done hands on. Many images that are composed of solid color areas
> will turn out best (cleaner and sharp) as GIFs, most photo images or
> images with a lot of blends will turn out better as JPEG. But use your
> eyes and watch the sizes, don't rely on applying a general rule across
> the board.
>
>
>

In a nut shell here is my opinion for what it is worth.

Goto VTC.com ----> Spend $25 bucks ----> Learn every program you need.

This is by far the absolute best value on the web for learning any computer
program. They are almost always current with the most recent versions of
applications and you will learn everything you need to get started in any
application.

I have 6 designers in house and everyone of them are students who had no
clue how to use most of the tools we use as a professional design firm.
They have all used VTC.com and are all now very capable with most all design
applications.

Jamie