<> <> <> July 28, 1987 Rick Beach -- Documentation Graphics Tutorial 2 SIGGRAPH '87 Los Angeles, California July 28,1987 - - Lecturers Artwork=CenteredDisplay - - Course Outline (Morning) Artwork=CenteredDisplay - - Course Outline (Afternoon) Artwork=CenteredDisplay - - Documentation Graphics Course Theme Artwork=CenteredDisplay Documentation Graphics Course Theme Artwork=CenteredDisplay - - Why are High Quality Documents Hard? Artwork=CenteredDisplay -- The Cost of Quality Artwork=CenteredDisplay - - What does `High Quality' Mean? Artwork=CenteredDisplay · Subjective standards  Tradition of graphic arts · Speed versus resolution tradeoffs  computation requirements  memory/storage requirements  video bandwidth requirements -- Quality Tradeoffs Artwork=CenteredDisplay - - Quality: No Jaggies! Artwork=CenteredDisplay -- Details: Precision & Placement Artwork=CenteredDisplay -- Details: Line Weights Artwork=CenteredDisplay · Varying weights adds information · Find lines exhibit grace · Thick lines overstate image · Algorithms are a challenge  offset curves for thick strokes  proper treatment of joints and ends -- Details: Line Weights Artwork=CenteredDisplay -- Details: Font Choices and Typography Artwork=CenteredDisplay -- Details: Fonts and Type Families Artwork=CenteredDisplay -- Details: Fonts and Resolution Artwork=CenteredDisplay -- Details: Color Reproduction Artwork=CenteredDisplay -- Details: Color Correction Artwork=CenteredDisplay --