Flat areas of color remain solid and clean. The variables which influence display color vary from platform video card to settings on a monitor. Two identical systems may display different representations of the same Web page, due to variance in monitor contrast and brightness settings. As with any image processing production task, always try to attain the highest quality original. A bad photo or scan file simply adds to the degradation of image quality, especially when numerous variables are involved.
Resolution varies widely between systems.
Identifying the target users platform may help to determine page size requirements. Likewise, a Web page sized comfortably on a 1280 X 1024 high-resolution display will require lengthy vertical and horizontal scrolling by users with VGA or notebook computers. Limiting the horizontal width of your page to 572 pixels or less will ensure full viewing on 640 X 480 displays, as well as on larger screens. Text in Web applications poses an interesting challenge for the visual designer. Exact font specification does not exist in HTML Web publishing.