High-quality images have an amazing power of attraction. Just add some
stunning photos and graphics to your website or app and watch your user
engagement and conversion numbers climb. It can be tricky, but with this
practical guide, you'll master the many facets of delivering high
performance images on the internet--without adversely affecting site
performance.
You'll learn the nuts and bolts of color theory, image formats, storage
and management, operations delivery, browser and application behavior,
the responsive web, and many other topics. Ideal for developers, this
book also provides useful tips, tricks, and practical theory for
processing and displaying powerful images that won't slow down your
online product.
- Explore digital image theory and the different formats available
- Dive into JPEGs, SVG and vector images, lossless compression, and
other formats
- Use techniques for downloading and rendering images in a browser, and
for loading images on mobile devices and cellular networks
- Examine specific rendering techniques, such as lazy loading, image
processing, image consolidation, and responsive images
- Take responsive images to the next level by using content negotiation
between browser and server with the Client Hints HTTP standard
- Learn how to operationalize your image workflow
Contributors include Colin Bendell, Tim Kadlec, Yoav Weiss, Guy
Podjarny, Nick Doyle, and Mike McCall from Akamai Technologies.
