Oneof the advantages of the world wide web is that it allows graphics and text to be presented to the viewer. Now how appealing the results the viewer sees depends on everything from the skill of the page designer to the capabilities of the browser and computer the viewer is using.

Some sites use a lot of graphics, some like this one, use just a few. It is a matter of design and effectiveness.

This is an animated gif (gif is one of the formats that pictures are saved electronically). Normally they are used to spice up a page or for active banners.

This is a simple graphic

Also on this site we use a siple background image that makes the pages more interesting but does not detract from the purposes of the page.