Let’s geek a little bit… but don’t worry, it won’t be too freaky! Let’s start with a simple, but important, illustration:
Pixel vs. Vector
The Pixel
One of the biggest and most important differences between ON and OFF media is that all screens are based on Pixels and NOT Points. All measurements given will represent this little element (width x height px).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel
Bitmap
Raster graphics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raster_graphics
RGB Color Model
Red – Green – Blue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGB_color_model
CMYK Color Model
Cyan – Magenta – Yellow – Black
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMYK_color_model
RGB CMYK Model
Web Colors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors
True Color
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truecolor
Color depth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_depth
