FILE FORMATS EXPLAINED (Source: Wikipedia)

Included in this are several different file formats of your logo. Please keep these files in a safe location. We store our client files, and can most likely send you a file if you need it. But once these are given to you we relinquish responsibility for the files, and hope that you will store them in a safe and easily accessible place.

.ai Ideal for sharing with any entity wanting to adjust the image details- for example, another designer or a sign maker. Artwork (AI) is a proprietary developed by Adobe Systems for representing single- page vector-based drawings in either the EPS or PDF formats. The .ai extension is used by Adobe Illustrator. .eps Also best to send to any entity wanting to adjust the image details- for example, another designer or a sign maker. This file format is compatible with a larger variety of programs. Encapsulated PostScript, or EPS, is a DSC-conforming PostScript document with additional restrictions which is intended to be usable as a file format. In other words, EPS files are more or less self-contained, reasonably predictable PostScript documents that describe an image or drawing and can be placed within another PostScript document. . PDF is a format commonly used for storing and transmitting images online. A PDF is a very versatile Portable Document Format (PDF) used to represent documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems. Each PDF file encapsulates a complete description of a fixed-layout flat document, including the text, , graphics, and other information needed to display it. .jpg JPEG is also a format commonly used for storing and transmitting images online. In computing, JPEG is a commonly used method of lossy compression for (image). The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. .png Best use for anything web-based. Using the PNG will allow you to use your logo without any background represented. Portable Network Graphics is a file format that supports lossless . PNG was created as an improved, non-patented replacement for Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), and is the most used lossless format on the .

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