IMAGES

Most of the images on this page are incorporated in different parts of my web site. I'm going to put them into two broad categories.

  1. background graphics.

  2. illustrations.

You'll notice that most of the background graphics I have are soft focus. If you are going to use background graphics it pays not to have too much contrast in the graphic itself, as it make the content of the page difficult to read. As with everything else the background graphic should contribute to the page as a whole, and not present an unwelcome distraction.

Illustrations by contrast need to be punchy, relevant to the page and interesting. Try not to make them too big, unless the object of your page is to sell artwork. Again, if the illustration is not of direct relevance to the page you should ask yourself why you are including it.

Background images

Wallpaper
Stone work
Wooden Panelling
Church Interior (Southwell Minster, Nottinghamshire)
Plant ?
Sketch of Man by Leonardo da Vinci
Coat of Arms of Newark-on-Trent
Mad Hatter, the original illustration (now out of copyright)
clock
Wellington Bombers
Recorder
Sand Stone
Big Ben Clock Tower, Big Ben is the bell inside it.
Planet Earth
Collie Dog called Bess
Celtic Knot
Red Brickwork
Blue Brickwork
Quill and ink pot
Karl Marx the political philosopher
Star dust

Illustrations

Cottage Door
Illuminated versal - The letter `E' with Jonah & The Whale
The Moon
Quill in inkpot on a transparent background.
Illuminated text
Alice in Wonderland's Mad Hatter.

All the following were used with an image map to navigate through a maze of pages:

Doorways No.1 Three Doors - Left, Centre & Right
Doorways No.2 Two Doors - Left and Right
Doorways No.3 Two Doors - Left & Centre
Doorways No.4 Two Doors - Centre & Right
Doorways No.5 One Door - Left
Doorways No.6 One Door - Right
Doorways No.7 One Door - Centre
Doorways No.8 No Doors

The following illustrations are associated with a page on the English Civil War.
All of these illustrations are on a transparent background.

The Governor's House in the Market Place in Newark
Drummer Boy beating the alarm
Queen Henrietta's House in Kirkgate, Newark.
Cannon and pikemen
Horseman and Standard
The Saracen's Head Hotel in Southwell
The chop

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