Kaitlin Yarnall is the Executive Editor for Cartography, Art, and Graphics at National Geographic magazine. Data Points is a new series where we explore the world of data visualization, information ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Graphics are an essential component of programs and commercials. Even a drama has opening titles ...

3D computer graphics, sometimes called CGI, 3DCG or three-dimensional computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics), are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric ...

Progressive JPEG is a way to rearrange the graphic data to permit a rough view of the entire image even when only a small portion of the file has been downloaded. The JPEG standard includes 29 ...