Graphics are the visual elements often used to point readers and viewers to particular information. Some graphics prioritize traditional craft skills like drawing, printmaking, and typography over modern craft skills. Others may place an emphasis on digital craft. Today, computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications. A great deal of specialized hardware and software has been developed, with the displays of most devices being driven by computer graphics hardware. This book “Graphics” explains the basic introduction to the production of graphic design in the tools and technologies of the day. For this reason, the book itself is dated as a contemporary study tool but fascinating for consideration of how the industry has been changed by the digital era. This book also presents a broad overview of computer graphics and the hardware tools it employs. Covering a substantial number of concepts and algorithms, this book also describes the techniques, approaches, and algorithms at the core of this field. Emphasis is placed on practical design and implementation, highlighting how graphics software works, and explaining how current computer graphics can generate and display realistic-looking curves, surfaces, and objects. This book is a practical reference which is an essential resource for professionals in computer science, engineering, and other disciplines involved in the generation and processing of digital images. This book is self-instructed guide for all the readers about the subject that targets their interest in this field. 

Preface 

1. Graphics: Introduction

2. History of Graphics 

3. Types of Graphics and its Design

4. Computer Graphics 

5. Applications of Graphics 

6. Construction of a Graph 

7. Graphical Representation of Data

8. Measures of Central Tendency 

9. Measures of Dispersion 

10. Standard Deviation and Variance Analysis 

Index

Gail Partridge obtained her Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from University of Science, Lisbon. She is an Associate Lecturer at University College, Greifswald. She has published several articles and research papers on computer graphics, modelling and rendering technologies. Her research interests are in multimedia application development, interactive communication and mass media theory. Partridge has been presented the “Distinguished Scholar” award for her outstanding research service and the impact she has made worldwide.