Technology Restriction

The earliest make of the Modem (used to connect your computer to the telephone line and subsequently to the Internet itself) was not capable of transmitting data at a high speed. Today, to bring about better performance on the Internet, the high speed modem has been created (28.8 kbps-kilobits per second). With this modem, the user should be able to used data-rich applications such as the World Wide Web (WWW). This means the user should be able to access information containing illustrations faster during the down loading process. There are no strong reasons as to why these images are still facing download problems such as not being accepted for display on certain users' monitor. However, many users cope well with a 14.4 kbps modem.

Finding Good Graphic

Good graphic presentation on many site on the Internet makes then gain attention from the users. When users 'visit' or accidentally 'open' particular sites, their first impression is of its visual elements. Young users mostly likes to see good graphics in Web sites because it is a more fun way to access information.

Sometimes not all users are able to enjoy the coolest design on the Internet's sites. This is because either they have don't visit any of those sites or rather they get the information from text only sites on the Internet. In these circumstances, good graphic sites; are not seed by the users. Internet does not guarantee all the image on the site will be displayed as clearly as users wants it to be.

Auto Load Image Option

The Internet technology itself gives the user an option to choose either to download the images or not to do so. No doubt, many of the Internet browsers are programmed to be user friendly. Indeed, by turning "image load option" off, a users can save more money. Besides a downloading charges, users also may be save time. The downloading process for big images and graphical elements needs extra time.

Some countries, like New Zealand, use volume-based charging. Volume-based charging charges the user a fee for the amount of kilobites downloaded. Thus, it is more expensive to looks at a site with lots of images. This type of charging inhibits designer from making sites with lots of images, or that will be visited often. Most other countries use time-based charging, where the user pays a fee for the time spent on the net. Image size is still important, though, because images that have a lot of memory take longer to download.

The technology works for better accessible information. Users are choose options to view whatever kind of information display they choose. Designer sees these phenomenons as a new challenge. Designers have to provide new solutions to attract users' interest.

The Person Behind the Site

How important is an image to the site as a illustration to the text information? Most of the time, images displayed with text have strong elements to illustrate as well as support of the information. Image use on the site might be for better understanding of particular messages. Although, sometimes people assume those image are just for decoration to the site, this is not true.

There are thousands of sites on the Internet out there. Some of the sites have been done by web designers, programmers and computer graphic designers. Others come from individual who perhaps have no design knowledge background. Each designer, skilled or not, contributes a difference approach toward images choice and the site design concept.

Computer programmers tend to design with the technical site approach. A site done by a programmer may use less images. If there are some images, they might be designed in a simple and technical ways. However, graphic designers will more concerned about the design concept and the whole aspect on the site.

Graphic designers always make sure the design is useful and appropriate to the presented information. The site done by computer graphic designers is normally clean, easy to navigate or entertain. It also uses good quality images.

The site create by individuals (not designers) might be look very personal and its content will always contain private information such as personal belongings, the holiday pictures or perhaps pets. Quality of images are sometimes good but are normally large and need extra time for down loading.

Image Stereotype on the Net

People's reactions toward the image used on the Internet varies and depending on users and their interests. Images on the Internet have a stereotype. The stereotype is that the Internet is filled with pornographic images.

A lots of images on the Internet are only suitable for certain users. Many parents are getting worried about this phenomenon. They try to avoid having their young children from 'visiting' the "dark" site on the Internet. Pornography has becomes a nightmare to good parents. However, the pornographic sites on the Internet are not as easily accessible as publicity would have the population think. It is indeed, like opening the yellow pages. The pornography and other "negative" scenes are still on the pages, but one doesn't access them unless one knows what to look for. The choose to open or not to open these 'yellow pages' depend on the user's personal reasons. Though pornography does exist on the Internet, there is still much information and many image that portray a decent way of life.