Questions about the Raster & Vector poster

What’s on the Raster & Vector poster?

Raster against Vector, side by side. Raster: A fixed grid of pixels; Raster: Resolution set at creation; Raster: Photographs, painting, texture; Raster: Scaling up invents detail; Raster: PSD, TIFF, PNG, JPEG; Vector: Paths defined mathematically; Vector: Resolution independent; Vector: Marks, type, diagrams, cutting paths; Vector: Scales to any size cleanly; Vector: AI, SVG, EPS, PDF; An identity mark must exist as vector. Signage, embroidery and a favicon are all gene…. Placing a raster image inside a vector file does not make it vector. It still carries the resolution it was made at.

Who is the Raster & Vector poster for?

Raster & Vector belongs to the Art & Design section rather than to a school year, because design is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning digital design can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.

When should you use the Raster & Vector poster?

Use it when deciding which application to open for a piece of artwork. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Raster & Vector belongs on the wall where that design work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.

What other posters go with Raster & Vector?

Bezier Curves, Bleed & Trim and Colour Profiles sit alongside Raster & Vector in the Art & Design section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Bezier CurvesBleed & TrimColour Profiles

Is the Raster & Vector poster free to download and print?

Yes. Raster & Vector downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Art & Design section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence

What size does the Raster & Vector poster print at?

Raster & Vector is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Raster & Vector loses nothing.Printing guide