CSU EXTENSION LOGOS AND GRAPHICS March 2011

CSU Extension Logos   jpg,.png,.eps,.ai  4-H  Master Gardener Graphics  Native Plant Masters  Print  Word/PowerPoint  Web

4H Logos  100 Years Logos  Green or black & white LOTS of different sizes  Cloverleaf Logo  hheadquarters.gov/emblem/4h_emblems.htm hheadquarters.gov/emblem/4h_emblems.htm.gif,.jpg Needs to be unzipped

Image types 4  JPEG  Good for complex imagery, best format for photos  Does NOT support transparency  GIF  Good for simpler imagery, large areas of flat color  Supports transparency, animation  PNG  Not supported by all browsers  For simpler images, better than GIF, more than 256 colors  Supports transparency, NOT animation  EPS, AI  Can’t be used “as is”  Can be resized, then saved as.jpg,.gif, or.png

Manipulating Images  Photoshop  Industry Standard  Steep learning curve  Expensive ($199)  Photoshop Elements  Photoshop Lite  Easier, cheaper ($75)  Pixlr (  Free, browser based  Easy, Photoshop-like interface  GIMP (  Free, open source  Steep learning curve

Pixlr  Pixlr.com Layers panel – to combine graphics, logos, text, etc. History panel – to undo previous actions Tools panel – marquee tool, move tool, eraser tool, etc.