Before I took this class, I wasn’t aware of the different types of graphics that allow images to become what they are today. After watching videos and reading articles, I can now say I know the difference between an image that has been created by Vector Graphics and an image that has been created through Raster Graphics.

Raster images are composed with tiny pixels that are formed together. When looking at these images from afar, these pixels can make the image very smooth and clean to the viewer. However, when the image is being examined from very close up, the pixels will begin to show and make the image rougher and the quality of the photo begins to fade. According to Shutterstock.com, Raster images are to be best used in photography and digital applications and the most common tool to use to edit Raster images is Adobe Photoshop.

Vector images are made up of different mathematical paths that make it very limited with how much you want to do with the image. However, unlike Raster images, Vector images when looked at very closely still maintain the same quality instead of the quality becoming worse. Shutterstock.com also states that the best time to use a Vector image is when a company may need to rework or create a logo to help brand themselves. Vector images also can be worked on through Adobe Illustrator and Sketch, and although you don’t use Adobe Photoshop for Vector images as much, you don’t run into the problem of scaling the photo to make it look clean. I also looked at a video from Sticker Mule on YouTube, they have 4.2 thousand subscribers, and according to them it is best to use Vector images when it comes to printing images out rather than Raster Images as well.  If you have a problem with the Vector image, resort to the highest resolution Raster image instead.

After learning about both images, I think its clear to say that I am more of a Vector image person rather than a Raster image person for the simple fact that the image is way cleaner in all aspects then a Raster image. Yes, it may be more work to do, but at the end of the day I would prefer the best possible quality in a photo that I can get.

Video Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vUG2AbZTnI