: PSD format or cut up graphics? I have asked a design company for a quote for a website design. They have asked me if I would like the graphics in PSD format or cut up graphics. I am assuming

@Jennifer810

When you're creating a website from an already-done design, the layered PSD files are preferable. They give you the exact look the client is asking for, and you have the flexibility to extract individual elements in the best way that works for you. (The client probably doesn't know what will work best, or they'd be doing it in-house.)

There's an excellent video tutorial on exactly this subject from Greg Rewis on Adobe TV starting here. Another superb video set covering the same topic is Chapter 2 of Chris Coyier's "Wordpress 3: Creating Custom Themes" on lynda.com here.

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@Si6392903

Your developer will most like prefer to have the layered PSD's. Most modern web development is done through the use of CSS. Having the layered PSD will give the developer more flexibility in how the interfaces are coded

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@Shelley591

You need to define 'web site design'. Are they building the site? The presentation layer? Just visuals?

If just visuals, who's building the site? Who's doing the presentation layer?

I'd normally never recommend splitting visual design and presentation layer production as independent tasks. They really need to be designed together.

As such, the folks building the presentation layer would need to work with those doing the visual design to establish how they'd like to collaborate and how images should be delivered.

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