Evaluate the impact of evolving output mediums on the design and creation of graphic images

A printer is an output device that enables a user of a computer to print out what they see on their screen if connected to the printer, or even now connected to Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The development of printers over the years has become more advanced whereas a couple years ago if you were to use a printer you would have to pay for an expensive printer in order to get the best picture possible; evidently this would halt your graphic image editing process. In the world of today this problem is no longer present, of course if you buy a more expensive printer then it’s going to be better than an average printer but you get what you pay for but the result will be the same. People can buy many different printers in today’s world such as the inkjet printer which puts ink onto a piece of paper through a small nozzle which creates your image, or you can get a laser printer or even a solid ink printer. Graphic image creation and editing is also enhanced through the printers of today by allowing the user to perform more than one function i.e. also being able to scan images, copy images and print in different colours if required. The speed of the printer/scanner will be quite fast because as you are working within a business you will require up to date equipment, so that the images can be printed or scanned in. Having a fast output means that you will have the image printed or scanned quickly so that you can do different things with. If your output is slow then it wouldn’t benefit the business because you will be waiting for ages to get the image scanned or printed so this means that you will be losing business. An up to date printer will provide you with a fast output and an older printer will provide you with a slow output. Printer/scanner will have a large usage because you will need to output the graphic images you create. Using a printer you can print out the images in all different formats from using paper to t-shirts for example. Using a scanner you can add different effects to your images for example you can draw the logo free hand and then scan it into the computer and edit the logo using a graphical application. This will add a good effect to your logo. Printer/Scanner is an essential you can include within your company. You can get one for around £99+ depending on the features that you want to include with the printer. All modern day printers will come with a HP photo smart that will provide a printer and a scanner in one.  

The way the monitor has evolved and enhanced its use is by going from pixelated images to vector images which makes a clearer and sharper image, this is great for graphic image design, creation and editing.  The older version of monitors used the likes of “Cathode ray tube monitors” whereas the majority of today’s monitors are now flat screen and are called LCD’s “Liquid Crystal Display” also known as flat screens.  The main objective of a monitor is to allow the user to see what they are doing on the computer and in this case to match the scenario to let the user see what they are editing.; monitors are described as the most common form of external device a computer has because it is always used! Monitors are evolving all the time an example of this would be the apple product the “iMac” this piece of machinery that has many features and allows you to change the brightness of your screen to your required needs it also has the ability to when first turned on to have the required at the right level even in the darkest of rooms; whereas older monitors would have to warm up before having this ability and may still be too dim even after editing the brightness of its screen due to its ill compatibleness to match the requirements of the user, this means graphic images are seen in a better aspect because if the brightness is correct then the colours and effect of graphic images or any image is enhanced and truly valued. The speed of the monitor will be quite fast as the CPU will send the instructions to the screen and allow you to see the end product. The output will need to be fast because if you are working within a business like in this scenario you are working for a graphics company you will require the speed to be fast because you don’t want to be working with a slow computer waiting for it too load.   Using an up to date monitor will take a matter of seconds to load an image to the screen but if you are using an older screen you will take longer to load an image up. Large monitors will have a large usage because as you are a business within the graphics industry and you will require editing images to a client’s needs. Using a large monitor screen will allow you to do this as you will have a larger area to zoom in and add the effects to the images. Without a screen you won’t be able to edit images because you won’t be able to see the output of the image. Monitors are an essential part of the business and you can get them for around £50 depending how on large and the amount of features within the monitor. I recommend that you use a large monitor as it will allow you to see the images a lot clearer than using a smaller screen.