Everyone's An Artist: DPI

"DPI" is an abbreviation for "Dots Per Inch". When creating, saving, transferring or proofing images built for meeting or marketing materials, knowing the correct DPI for the task can really make a difference.

For the average office person working with graphics, here are some typical screen resolutions. There are many exceptions, as with most guidelines, so start here if you really don't know what is correct:

72 dpi  -- web graphics 

100 dpi -- large format prints of banners

150 dpi -- onscreen presentation graphics

200 dpi -- fax resolution

300 dpi -- prints on ink jet printers

300 dpi -- bitmapped images printed by commerical printers

1200 dpi -- line art printed by commercial printing

2400 dpi -- typeset quality vector images for commercial printing

(In order to have the correct DPI, the size must be correct as well.)

"Everyone's An Artist" will be a collection of art production tips and tricks for the average office person who has been thrown into the world of desktop publishing. Send a question if there's something you would like to learn.

-KH