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From Print to Online
Preparing Your Portfolio Materials
for Online Presentation




            Bruce Clary, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas
AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN




Materials to prepare for online
• Documents: Word processing files, paper
   documents, certificates, etc.

• Images: photos and graphics
• Multimedia: video, Flash slideshows
AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN




Preparing text files
• Option 1: Convert to HTML
  • Advantages for viewer
       ✓    Speed and convenience
       ✓    Consistent viewing experience
   • Disadvantages
       ✓ Extra work for creator
       ✓ Less satisfactory printing (usually)
AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN




Preparing text files (cont.)

• Option 2: Convert to PDF
  • Advantages
       ✓   Superior printing
       ✓   Less work
   • Disadvantages
       ✓ Slows and disrupts viewer experience
       ✓ Forces download for many users…or
   • Upload to Scribd and embed
AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN




Consider both HTML and
optional PDF or print stylesheet
This is required for résumé
AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN




Preparing paper documents

• Option 1: Rekey text into HTML
• Option 2: Scan to PDF
• Option 3: Scan to JPG
  • Reserve for documents with subtle
       gradations, e.g., a magazine layout
• Scan to PDF, then take JPG screenshot for
   thumbnail
AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN




Preparing digital photos
• Must be JPG format, never TIFF or PSD
  • Maintain file’s highest resolution till exact
       dimensions of displayed image are known
   • Reduce resolution to 72 pixels per inch
       before cropping and sizing
   • Optimize the JPG for online transfer by
       using Photoshop’s “Save for Web” feature
AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN




Preparing digital graphics
• Option 1: Export or save as GIF, PNG, or JPG
   format, never TIFF, PSD or AI
• Option 2: Display at large size on monitor, take
   screenshot
AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN




Preparing printed images

• Scan to high resolution (300ppi) JPG
• Reduce resolution to 72ppi before cropping
   and sizing
AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN




Preparing video

• Upload to a video service such as YouTube or
   Google Video
• Embed service-delivered video in your page
Preparing Your Online Portfolio Materials

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Preparing Your Online Portfolio Materials

  • 1. AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN From Print to Online Preparing Your Portfolio Materials for Online Presentation Bruce Clary, McPherson College, McPherson, Kansas
  • 2. AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN Materials to prepare for online • Documents: Word processing files, paper documents, certificates, etc. • Images: photos and graphics • Multimedia: video, Flash slideshows
  • 3. AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN Preparing text files • Option 1: Convert to HTML • Advantages for viewer ✓ Speed and convenience ✓ Consistent viewing experience • Disadvantages ✓ Extra work for creator ✓ Less satisfactory printing (usually)
  • 4. AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN Preparing text files (cont.) • Option 2: Convert to PDF • Advantages ✓ Superior printing ✓ Less work • Disadvantages ✓ Slows and disrupts viewer experience ✓ Forces download for many users…or • Upload to Scribd and embed
  • 5. AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN Consider both HTML and optional PDF or print stylesheet This is required for résumé
  • 6. AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN Preparing paper documents • Option 1: Rekey text into HTML • Option 2: Scan to PDF • Option 3: Scan to JPG • Reserve for documents with subtle gradations, e.g., a magazine layout • Scan to PDF, then take JPG screenshot for thumbnail
  • 7. AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN Preparing digital photos • Must be JPG format, never TIFF or PSD • Maintain file’s highest resolution till exact dimensions of displayed image are known • Reduce resolution to 72 pixels per inch before cropping and sizing • Optimize the JPG for online transfer by using Photoshop’s “Save for Web” feature
  • 8. AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN Preparing digital graphics • Option 1: Export or save as GIF, PNG, or JPG format, never TIFF, PSD or AI • Option 2: Display at large size on monitor, take screenshot
  • 9. AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN Preparing printed images • Scan to high resolution (300ppi) JPG • Reduce resolution to 72ppi before cropping and sizing
  • 10. AR340 WEB-BASED DESIGN Preparing video • Upload to a video service such as YouTube or Google Video • Embed service-delivered video in your page