Week 6: Clear - Vector Graphics

Computer displays are made up from grids of small rectangular cells called pixels. The smaller and closer the cells, the better the picture but if the image increases in size, the pixels become grainy and the picture is distorted. No one likes a pixellated image. Vector graphics help to remedy this type of distortion.

Vector graphics files store the lines, shapes and colours that make up an image as mathematical formulae. A vector graphics program uses these mathematical formulae to construct the screen image, building the best quality image possible, given the screen resolution. Using the mathmatic formula produces the best quality image regardless of the scale. Vector graphics allows for a more precise higher resolutions image giving a sharper quality than pixels.

Check out this link for additional information:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_graphics