Are these digital ecards slower loading than other graphics?
Of course, this extra art makes these digital eCards a little larger than if they were typeset, but they create a better impression when viewed. I must apologize to the visitors, who are using smaller monitors (12-15″), slower modems (28 or 56b) and “dial-up services” (vs. DSL or cable), for the size of the Inspire21.com ecards. Prior to starting this graphic-intensive website, I experimented with layout sizes and file sizes for almost 5 months before I settled on the average byte-sizes you see displayed in the ecards at this site. The average eCard is compressed to about 30k (the smallest GIFs are around 7k, smallest Jpegs are about 24k; and the largest files top out at about 45k; but, I’d say most are 29-35k). They are compressed from Adobe PhotoShop multi-layered documents which average 1 meg. To make the art any smaller, for quicker display, would distort the image too much and not reflect the thinner details of the calligraphic art. To learn about the process of creating these des
