Using this site

Images on this site are generally high-res RGB JPEGs.

Logos at right are supplied as both RGB JPEGs and CMYK EPS files. EPS files are small in file size but they are infinitely resizable without losing sharpness. Note: EPS files will not display in a browser.

There are two easy ways to save both these formats:

1. Click the thumbnail.
   If the link is to an RGB JPEG, the high-res version will display in another window. Right-click that to "Save Picture As..." and browse to the desired location on your hard disk.
   If the link is to an EPS or CMYK JPEG, you will be offered the option of "Save Target As...". Browse to the desired location on your hard disk and begin download.
   OR
2. Right-click the thumbnail.
   A quicker, single-click method bypasses the high-res display window. Right-click the thumbail to "Save Target As..." and browse to the desired location on your hard disk and begin download.

The right-click method will work identically for every file type, so it is the best method to use for this site, and many others where the download file sizes are larger.

I have followed the download instructions and I am right-clicking on the thumbnails – but I only download the thumbnail.

You are mistakenly selecting "Save Picture As..." instead of "Save Target As..." from the drop-down box after the right-click.

Why are the file sizes for product images only a few hundred kilobytes? I need high-res images of publishable quality.

The file sizes on this site offer an ideal balance between download time and image quality. This has been achieved by taking the very large TIFF, EPS or PSD files and saving them as a JPEG at a low compression.

Generally the JPEGs have also been sized at 300dpi, a standard print resolution, and are of sufficient quality for most hi-res print applications. We recommend that the JPEG images be saved as PSD or TIFF formats to prevent degradation through further compression / decompression.

For web use, logo graphics are most efficiently and effectively formatted as GIFs - especially when the logos are wholly or mainly comprised of flat colours.

Why are the product files on this site in RGB? I need images in CMYK for printing.

The images on this site have been supplied to us by the manufacturers in one or both of two colour spaces: RGB (red, green and blue) and CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black). As an RGB file is a smaller file, we have chosen that format as a standard for this site. Web designers can use the RGB file as is; those working in print can convert to CMYK in Photoshop or similar.

Also, in trying to make this site user-friendly to as many people as possible, we have acknowledged that the more basic image manipulation programs, such as Photoshop Elements, do not recognise CMYK files.

I've downloaded an EPS logo, but I can't open it. The JPEG versions have a white background, and I want to etch the logos over a coloured background.

EPS files are intended for manipulation in Adobe Illustrator, Freehand or similar. (Note: graphics created in the latest versions of Illustrator such as CS2 and CS3 may not be able to be opened with older versions.) They can be directly placed into page layout using Quark Xpress, Adobe InDesign or Pagemaker or similar. EPS files are infinitely resizable while retaining sharpness because they are vector (line-drawing) art, and are not comprised of pixels.

EPS files can be opened in a full version of Adobe Photoshop. This will result in the file being rasterised (turned into pixels). DO NOT RE-SAVE THE EPS in Photoshop or it will be turned into pixels and you will lose the vector information in the original EPS. Save it as another file type, for example .PSD.

The more basic imaging programs can't open EPS files, which are generally CMYK, or even CMYK JPEGs. This is why we have also provided the RGB JPEGs of the same logos.

To delete the background from the JPEG in Photoshop Elements or similar, we recommend duplicating the layer first, then selecting the background using the Magic Wand – set to anti-aliased – and deleting it. Selecting all of that layer and then copying it will give you the logo on a transparent background. This is of sufficient quality for many purposes.

The product images have a white background, and I want to etch the product against another background. How do I do this? I'd prefer not to use the Magic Wand.

Look in Photoshop in the Paths dialog box to see if the image you want to etch has an embedded path which allows you to select the outline of the product to etch it against a coloured background.

1. In a full version of Photoshop or similar, choose Window > Paths.
2. The resulting Paths dialog box should contain a thumbnail of the etch path. Click on this to make it active.
3. Click on the small 'dotted circle' icon (in the bottom row of the Paths dialog) to make the path into a selection.
4. Cut and paste, or drag-and-drop, the selection – which should be the etched product - into the desired image file.

The mouseover instructions for the thumbnails say that I should right-click on them to start the download, but I find that when I click the image it brings up the high-res image in another window. Is it OK to simply download this way?

Some people with less powerful computers can find that their machines crash when trying to open large files. While our file sizes of 300kB–3MB are not excessive, the thumbnails have been provided as previews so that you can download the image straight away with one right-click – which should avoid the crashing problem. However, many people still prefer to see the larger image first, so this option has also been provided for the RGB JPEGs.

When I click on the links to the CMYK JPEGs, I get a broken link - a little box with a cross in the new window. What should I do?

The link is not broken. The CMYK files cannot display on an RGB screen in most older web browsers. Use the right-click option to download the image using "Save Target As...".

When I open the EPS files in Photoshop, some of them come out looking a bit bleached. Is this right?

CYMK files are generally lighter in tone than RGB files to compensate for dot gain (the spread of dots of ink on the paper). It is best to adjust this in Photoshop if you are using the logos for onscreen applications such as presentations or a website.

Please note that all the products, logotypes and artwork archived here are the copyright, and in some cases, the trademarks of the specific manufacturer. They are posted here for press, advertising and marketing purposes, and are supplied solely for these purposes.