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Subject:RE: Interesting use of infographics for a resume From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:10:49 -0400
Which format would you have used -- PNG?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Ridder
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 10:30 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: Interesting use of infographics for a resume
>
> FWIW, my own inclination is to automatically and irrevocably
> reject any person applying for a position that involves any
> form of graphic design who didn't know enough not to use the
> lossy JPEG format for presentation of content that includes a
> significant amount of text. This guy's portfolio is really
> hard to read and basically unattractive simply because he
> used the wrong file format.
>
> Yes, this is a pet peeve of mine, but it is also one of the
> most commonly made errors in web page design. JPEG is for
> *photographs*, dammit, not text or line art.
>
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