What are Different File Format of Designs?

💠 PNG – Portable Network Graphic

Ideal for transparent images. Options are PNG- 8 or PNG- 24 for true transparent effects. Not advisable for printing. Developed to replace a GIF which required royalties be paid for its use. Uses limited (index) colors.

💠 JPG – Joint Photo Expert Group Most file format used for images and print ads. Cannot be made transparent.

💠 PSD – Photoshop Document Ideal to save as PSD if you still want to edit your draft time to time. Native file format for photoshop files. Supports transparency, channels, masks and vector type and objects, paths and layers. For print/photos only. PSD file type not supported for web.

💠 Vector Graphic File format that can be compressed without any loss of quality. Most used in Adobe Illustrator. Used to render 2D vector formatted files as well as for annotation. SVG is ideal for type, logos, graphics and vector shapes. Based on XML, it is used on the web.

💠 GIF – Graphic Interchange Format Animated images for web only. Can me made thru Giphy or Adobe Photoshop. Pronounced with a G, not a J. Can be transparent.

💠 Bitmap File – BMP Used mainly for print for simple graphics. Made specifically to render simple yet crisp logos, type, icons.

💠 TIFF – Tagged Image File Format Older file format for images and Adobe Photoshop files. Can be saved with layers, channels, masks and path, but does not support transparency in the saved file. For print files only.

💠 Encapsulated Postscript Older file type that allows saving of vector artwork such as an Adobe Illustrator or an Adobe Photoshop files that contains vector shapes or type. Not commonly used, but still supported. Used only for print.