I've had this idea (stemming from a factual issue) in my mind for a long time. It's rather common for us graphic designers slash illustrators to face a silly problem when we want to describe what we actually do, make, produce. The term 'vector illustrations' needs a shorter version and so does the bitmap counterpart raster illustrations.

What do you think of coining two new terms to name our artworks? Vector illustrations as 'vectills' and raster illustrations as 'rastills'. I've been trying to spread out the word for a long time among my customers and it's sinking in, but only locally. If you like the term and are willing to, well, basically use one word to describe what you do, I personally think this derivate is easy to remember and pronounce and would in a cool way simplify our communication (at least verbally)

Let me know what you think about it!

As well as YOUR website www.rastills.com - Live long and prosper!

Your spreading vectills to your customers? I hope they've had their shots. 

Isn't a one-word word for vector... vector? Or eps or ai. For rasters, I usually ask my clients if they want a jpeg or psd. I'm not sure I'm down for the jargon revolution.

What do you think of coining two new terms to name our artworks? Vector illustrations as 'vectills' and raster illustrations as 'rastills'. I've been trying to spread out the word for a long time among my customers and it's sinking in, but only locally.

You lucky! My customers don't even know the difference between 'vectills' and 'rastills' (and think you can print a billboard-size poster from their ugly low res underexposed mobile phone rastills)

PS it's nice that 'raSTILLS' includes 'stills' which should help to tell photos from vectors

You lucky! My customers don't even know the difference between 'vectills' and 'rastills'

That's funny! I usually give them a pdf too and tell them it's the same as the eps. That way they don't keep asking me what's in the eps file. I just imagine they throw out the eps and send the jepg to the printer most of the time though. 

) It does, doesn't it? The more, the merrier!

p.s.: Yeah, I don't think inventing new terms is going to solve 30dpi printing issues, but it is at least bringing a tiny little thing to talk about (contagious or not)