graphics

The Graphics Page

~Help Yourself~

The graphics below are free downloads from sites on the web. There are no royalties attached and they can be used freely on homepages. This page may take a couple minutes to load due to the many graphics, but should be worth it. These are just a sampling of the thousands of graphics available online (see links below). You can do a search of "graphics," "backgrounds," "gif" or "jpg" and find many more to download. Enjoy!

Instructions for downloading

2. Select the "save as" option and enter an 8-letter descriptive file name (often there is a filename already attached to the item--but may not be descriptive), and select your drive to which you want it downloaded.

3. When you want to import it to your document using Netscape Gold 3, place your cursor where you want the graphic to appear. Then click the "insert" menu icon at the top of the page. A dialog box will prompt you to browse your drive and folder for the filename you want.

4. After its placed on the page you can enter edit mode to change the size.

Sample Animated Graphics

Since planning this page I've discovered that there are some limits to the number of graphics we can load on a page (or at least on my computer). The samples below will give you an idea of some of the interesting animations possible. For more examples online, please refer to the LINKS section from which you can download more using the procedure described above.

Graphics Links

Sites containing graphics can be found using the search command on any browser, using key terms such as: graphics animated GIFs, animation, computer art, and clip art. All the above graphics and ones linked here contain public domain items that you can freely use on your pages. If you download programs, remember that some may not be compatible with your system, some may have glitches and little or no support, some may stop functioning after the trial period, or may not include all features.

Clipart Directory (Extraordinary collection of links for clipart, bullets, bars, etc.)

Webmaster's Private Collection

Bobbie Peachey's Webclipart(nice collection by category)

Tookewl Links (nice collection of links to backgrounds, bars, buttons, animations)

Media Link

Marvelicious Graphics (huge collection of links)

Dave's backgrounds (just a few sample backgrounds, easy to access)

Freebackgrounds.com--

Java Applets

Java applications can enliven a webpage with clever animation and other graphics, but may be too difficult for the novice webpage designer. The following links introduce some new programming tools that take the mystery and tedium out of graphic generation. These are relatively easy to use and can insert the html code directly into your web pages.

AnfyJava.com (35 java applets you can customize)
Java Phonebook (applets, tutorials, and info)
C/Net Tools (insert neat code)
Fast Counter (hit counter--free)
Stupid Web Tricks (more applets)
Tarek Fouda--
Java Boutique--
Imint.com--
Java Sun--
FreewareJava--

Software for Graphics (mostly shareware downloadable)

Paint Shop Pro-- this site actually has several products that can be downloaded and tried for 30 days.
ACDC-- another viewer
c/net image editors-- listing of downloadable shareware or demos

Fonts

Don't go overboard with lots of different fonts in a presentation. These sites will give you a lot of choices!

c/net font site listing--
Coolarchive-- more than 950 free fonts
1001 Free Fonts-- pop-up window displays huge collection

For suggestions and comments, contact me.