Joshua Lemley
Graphics Activity 3
Original

Tool selection: Very minimal
Interface: Usable, but simple
Speed: Adequate
Export: Limited to .jpg only
Max. file size: ~1MB
Max. resolution: 1600 x 1200
Cost: Free
Layers: No layer feature (from what I could find)
Effects: Very limited and specific to "scrapbook" quality
Killer feature: It allows for additional plug-in features
Pixenate

LunaPic
Tool selection: Substantial, but not comprehensive
Interface: Very useable and accessible
Speed: Adequate
Export: Expansive list of file types
Max. file size: Could not find limit
Max. resolution: 2000 x 2400
Cost: Free
Layers: No, but uploading multiple images makes a gif
Effects: There are many
Killer feature: highly adjustable file size manipulator

I am not familiar with any online image editors. They seem to be quite useful with some experience and a lot more time fooling around with the buttons. The editors that I chose did not seem quite as intuitive as GIMP, but serves their purpose in a pinch. I can see Lunapic being a good stand-in for an offline editor in a professional setting if that is all you have to use. In my own experience, it might do very well because I often do work on school computers and allows for a quick on-the-spot edit on any computer that might be available to me. Pixenate seems more "bare bones" in its features and I could see teaching my grandmother how to use it for her Holiday photos. Neither would have been helpful in making a collage because, from what I could find, there was not a way to have multiple layers.