2026-08-11 · 4 min read
Images on mobile: density, data, and the memory ceiling
How device pixel ratio actually works, why 3x is a waste, what images cost on a metered connection, and the memory limits that crash tabs on phones.
Guides
How image formats, compression and sizing actually behave — written to be useful when a batch does not come out the way you expected.
2026-08-06 · 4 min read
Generating thumbnails at scale without wrecking your grid
How to pick thumbnail dimensions, why fill beats fit for grids, what srcset does for you, and how to keep a gallery of a thousand images fast.
2026-07-30 · 4 min read
What you agree to when you upload images to a free tool
What is actually in an image file, what upload-based services can do with it, what their terms typically say, and when local processing is the only defensible option.
2026-07-23 · 5 min read
A batch workflow for photographers: masters, proofs and deliverables
How to structure a shoot's output so that resizing, watermarking and naming happen once, correctly, and your originals stay untouched.
2026-07-16 · 4 min read
Why your photos look dull after uploading: colour profiles explained
What sRGB, Adobe RGB and Display P3 actually are, why a vivid export turns flat on the web, and how to export so colours survive the trip.
2026-07-09 · 4 min read
Images in email: sizes, weight, and the clients that will break your layout
Why 600 pixels is still the working width, how to handle high-density screens, dark mode pitfalls, and why email is the one place where WebP is a bad idea.
2026-07-02 · 4 min read
Why your screenshots look bad, and how to fix them
Chroma subsampling, why JPEG destroys text and UI edges, when PNG is the wrong answer too, and how to capture and export screenshots that stay crisp.
2026-06-25 · 4 min read
Image SEO: alt text, filenames, and the parts that actually matter
What search engines can and cannot read from an image, how to write alt text that serves people first, and the technical attributes that affect ranking through page performance.
2026-06-18 · 4 min read
Watermarking that works: placement, opacity, and what it cannot do
How to design a watermark that identifies your work without ruining it, why relative sizing matters across a batch, and an honest account of what watermarks protect against.
2026-06-11 · 4 min read
Preparing images for WordPress without bloating your media library
How WordPress handles uploads, why it generates so many files, what dimensions to upload, and how pre-processing a batch saves storage and page weight.
2026-06-04 · 4 min read
Should you switch to WebP or AVIF yet?
Browser support, encoding versus decoding, real file size differences, fallback strategies, and the cases where sticking with JPEG is still the right call.
2026-05-28 · 4 min read
Preparing product images for Amazon listings
Amazon's image requirements in practical terms: the zoom threshold, white backgrounds, framing, and how to process a catalogue in one pass.
2026-05-21 · 4 min read
An image checklist for Shopify stores
A practical sequence for preparing product photography for a Shopify storefront: dimensions, consistency, format, naming and alt text.
2026-05-14 · 4 min read
Dimensions versus file size: which one is actually slowing your site
The difference between how big an image is and how heavy it is, and why resizing usually beats compressing for web performance.
2026-05-07 · 4 min read
Social media image sizes: a reference that admits what it does not know
Current dimensions for the major platforms, with an explanation of which numbers are stable, which drift, and how to work when a spec changes.
2026-04-30 · 4 min read
Batch naming strategies that survive contact with real projects
How to name image files so they sort correctly, stay findable years later, and do useful work for search engines and clients.
2026-04-23 · 5 min read
DPI and print size: what the number actually means
Why DPI is a relationship between pixels and paper rather than a property of a file, how many pixels common print sizes need, and when 300 DPI is overkill.
2026-04-16 · 4 min read
Aspect ratios explained, and why your photos keep getting cropped
Why camera ratios and platform ratios disagree, what happens when they meet, and how to control the crop instead of letting a platform decide.
2026-04-09 · 4 min read
JPEG, PNG, WebP and AVIF: which format for which job
A practical comparison of the four image formats that matter on the web today, including transparency, animation, browser support and where each one wins.
2026-04-02 · 4 min read
Lossy vs lossless compression, and when each one is wrong
What lossy and lossless compression actually do to an image, why re-saving degrades files, and how to decide which to use for photographs, screenshots and graphics.