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The EPS file format is the sharpest file format available and stays clean when resized. EPS requires software such as Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia Freehand. If using EPS based software with plans to resize the image, EPS is the recommended method of download. This format works well for large items such as banners and posters.  Please note that on some PCs when you attempt to download the image, the file extension may drop off the letter "e" from eps.  Make sure when you download the an eps image on a PC that the file extension has a .eps extension. 

The GIF file format is used extensively for World Wide Web graphics because it is a compressed file and doesn't take as long to download. The GIF images on the Lions Web site all have transparent backgrounds so that they can easily be added to documents or Powerpoint presentations.  GIF files are a "lossy" format, which means that each time the GIF image is opened, manipulated in any way and then resaved, the image's quality degrades.

The TIF file format is the most common file format, but unlike GIF, TIF does not lose quality when resaving. The TIF file format works well with page layout software such as Quark XPress, Adobe Pagemaker and Corel Draw.

Instructions for Downloading All Graphic Files

1. Click on EPS (or GIF or TIF, depending on which format you want)

2. A window titled "File Download" will appear prompting you to either "Run this Program from its Current Location" or "Save Program to Disk." Check "Save Program to Disk" and click "OK."

3. A window titled "Save As" will appear. In the "Save In" field, choose where you would want to save this file. Please note location of saved file for reference in Step 5. In the "File Name" field, an automatic file name will appear. If desired, another name may be entered. Choose "Save."

4. A window titled "Download Complete" will appear. Choose "Open."

5. Once the logo has been saved in the folder that was chosen in Step 3, open the file using the program that you normally use to access files of that particular type.  (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.).  Simply go to "File" and "Open" and navigate to the location you chose during Step 3.