Transferring artwork over the Internet

Internet is the right platform to grow business across the globe. Be it a large web design firm or a graphic artist running his/her own business from home, it is necessary to take complete advantage of Internet technology and advanced communication protocol to meet business objectives. Graphic artists or web design firms require an efficient and secure medium to run business communication as well as to share or transfer artwork in the form of image files.

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You can create digital image files in several formats. Some common image file formats are – Microsoft Windows bitmap image file, graphic interchange file, Joint Photographic Export Group (JPEG) file, Landsat Thematic Mapper data file, Microsoft Paint image file, Adobe Acrobat PDF file, PIXAR picture file, Apple Macintosh QuickDrawPICT file. Compared to general text files, the size of image files are too large require efficient communication protocol to transfer them over the Internet.

Problems of transferring large files

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol) is the fundamental communication protocol for exchanging information over the Internet or any other given network. TCP/IP comes with two components, i.e., communication protocols – HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) and FTP (File Transfer Protocol). Both these protocols allow us to share digital information through a network.

In general there are two ways of transferring files over the Internet – via Email and via FTP. Email is considered as the simplest method of sending files where you can send any types of files (text, image, spreadsheet etc.) with a text message. But there is a drawback in sending information or large image files via Email.

The size of the file matters when you are exchanging file via Email. The upper limit of the size of the mail (including the attachment) is defined in the Mail Gateway, which transfers digital information in the form of data packets. However, you can send large image files by breaking the one file in several parts, which is not a user-friendly process and requires extra effort to combine the files.

You can overcome this problem by taking the help of FTP hosting service.

FTP Hosting Service

For graphic artists and web designers there is nothing better than FTP hosting service to share or transfer large image files over the Internet. In FTP hosting service files are transferred via a server. FTP hosting service comes with two components – FTP Server and FTP Clients. Files are transferred from one remote computer to another via FTP Server. You can upload all your artwork in the form of digital files or image files on the FTP server. The server will store copies of your uploaded files, irrespective of file size. Authorized people from remote computers can access uploaded images from the FTP server and download them to your computer. Therefore, it can be said the FTP hosting service is the right option for graphic artists and web designers to share or transfer large image files over the Internet.

Advantages of FTP Hosting Service

Graphic artists and web designers prefer FTP hosting service to create preview of the artwork for the client, to display audio and/or video presentation and to exchange password protected images. Based on your need, you can place large graphic images on a secured or public FTP sites. The baseline of FTP hosting service is to allow FTP account holders to access the allocated space in the FTP server. There are two options for graphic artists to upload large graphic files on a publicly accessible server – these are general Web Server and FTP Server.

Compared to Web Server, FTP Server provides more security and comes with some added features to fulfill business objectives of graphic artists and web designers. Sending images, audio and or video presentations in business purposes require secured mode to keep the privacy of the artwork. FTP hosting services allow you to transfer password-protected images in a compressed file format.

Following are some file image formats, which are supported by FTP hosting services:

BMP (Microsoft Windows Bitmap Image File), a common image file format with extensions – ‘.bmp’, ‘.dib’, ‘.vga’, ‘.rle’, etc.
DCS (Quark Desktop Color Separation EPS File), is an extended form of EPS (Encapsulated Postscript) format. With the help of QuarkXPress you can save files in five EPS documents – one master file with PICT preview of the image and four files, which contain information on high resolution of the color, in CMYK format.
GIF (Graphic Interchange Format), a compressed format for image file to transfer the files efficiently through a communication protocol. The extensions are – ‘.gif’.
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) is another compressed file format to transfer image files over the Internet.

These are some common file formats for images, however there is no restriction on the file type and size. Graphic artists and web designers can store or share large images for business purposes on the FTP server. With FTP file hosting services you can protect the quality and privacy of the artworks from unauthorized users.

FTP Hosting for Graphic Artists

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Often people wonder how they can continue to do the thing that they like instead of doing something that they don’t enjoy in order to have the funds to live and support their family. Well in the age of the internet and the explosion of work from home opportunities it is now possible to follow your passion while earning money to support yourself and your family. If you are a graphic designer or artist with graphic arts experience, you’re in luck. Today I’m going to speak about how you can work from home as a graphic designer.

With the advent of the computers and the internet, there has been a coming realization of the importance of proper user interaction design in order to attract customers and to avoid support issues that can have a major impact on the development and support costs for an organization. Due to this there has been an increase in demand for individuals with usability and graphic design experience. Combined with this is the increase in outsourcing by companies for design and development work that creates an environment where it is now possible for a graphic designer to work from home or to telecommute.

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For those who are not aware of what is telecommuting and how does it apply to the graphic designer, telecommuting is the process of working offsite at your home office, or at a remote location other than your client’s office.

There are large numbers of people who are looking for work at home jobs primarily due to the amount of travel required. Many persons like yourself are now being attracted to telecommuting. It allows you the option of either working as a freelance, or directly for a company. If you are working directly for the company as a telecommuter, you will have all the same benefits as other personnel of the particular company except that you have the pleasure to working from home.

Working as a graphic designer is one many jobs which fits very well with working from home or telecommuting. Most of the work is not dependent on you being in an office to complete. Using your Internet connection and telephone for discussions and meetings will suffice in the majority of situations. There may be the odd occasion where you might need to come into the office but the majority of your work will be from your home office.

So let’s discuss how you work from home as a graphic artists. The first thing to consider is whether you work as an employee or as independent contractor. Part of this depends on the company that you choose when you contracted with them as a graphic designer. My preference is to work as an independent contractor. The reason is that in general you will be paid more than someone who works as an employee. The second is that as a contractor, you manage your own expenses, taxes and insurance. This gives you the freedom to shop around and choose the deal which best suits you and your family instead of having something handed to you which might not conform to your needs.

The second thing you need to consider is the equipment that you need to work as a graphic designer. As a independent contractor, you can purchase the equipment and software that best suits you but only up to a point. You will need to conform to the requirements of the client in order to ensure that they don’t have problems translating your work into a format suitable for their work environment. So the type of equipment that you will require includes:

• computer
• high speed Internet
• computer software for graphic design
• phone and fax for quick communication
• and other company specific software.

The third thing you will need to consider is what is your specific niche. Are you more focused on branding, user interaction, advertising or possibly video? Each area will provide you with many work at home opportunities for which you can work from home as a graphic designer.

There are many ways in which you can put your experience to work for you in developing a home business The keys to how you make money over the internet is to determine your niche, be clear as to whether you wish to work as a contractor or employee as well as which niche(s) you wish to tackle. The final thing is to develop a coherent strategy for advertising your skills to the companies. There is no better time as the present to take advantage of your skills as a graphic designer since it gives you a unique opportunity to work from home.

How You Can Work From Home As a Graphic Designer

John Thurston Boyd is a former IT Consultant who has turned to Internet Marketing to spend more time with his family. His passions are financial, political and health freedoms as well as helping people to realise their financial goals. His site on work at home opportunities is Legit Job At Home.com [http://www.legitjobathome.com/how-to-work-from-home-as-a-graphic-designer/].

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Design templates for Microsoft Word are readily available and can be used to assist in the creation of your project. Its an aid or tool that many people use. Templates are becoming ubiquitous in that it is being used in almost anything we create. Why? Because most people are not graphic designers and we are looking for a quick and fast solution to producing a professional looking program, brochure, or postcard.Microsoft Word originally was not meant to be a word graphic software. It originated as a word processing software. But because its on almost every computer, people are using it today for more than just a processing application. In each new version, comes more graphic oriented features. Although people use this application to do graphic work, some find that it may still pose some challenges.

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That is why design templates for this particular software are very popular. Many computer users don’t want to spend a lot of time laying the ground work of the design. Using this shortcut accomplishes the best of both worlds in that you can get the job done quickly and still produce a great looking professional presentation.

You are also able to use the template multiple times so eventually it does pay for itself. Make sure you read the terms and usage of the website you purchase it from to ensure you are able to use it again. In these types of templates, you can just replace the filler text and enter or paste your own information.

Design Templates for Microsoft Word

The best place on the web to view and find Microsoft Word templates for funeral programs is The Funeral Program Site. This website has a solid reputation of designing quality program templates for Microsoft Word, Publisher, and Apple iWork Pages. There is also a beautiful selection of templates for funeral prayer cards, thank you cards, memorial bookmarks, and booklets.

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