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IMAGES
For example, if you have
designed a page to include an
image that is 300 pixels wide by
150 pixels tall, the image you use
should be 300 x 150 pixels. You
may need to use image editing
tools to resize and crop the
image. When sourcing images, it
is important to understand how
you can alter the dimensions of
an image; imagine that you had
designed a web page to include
an image that is 300 pixels wide
by 150 pixels tall:
The images you use on your website should be
saved at the same width and height that you
want them to appear on the page.
Image dImensIons
reduCIng Image sIze
You can reduce the size of
images to create a smaller
version of the image.
example: If your image is 600
pixels wide and 300 pixels tall,
you can reduce the size of the
image by 50%.
Result: This will create an image
that is quicker to download.
InCreasIng Image sIze
You can't increase the size of
photos significantly without
affecting the image quality.
example: If your image is only
100 pixels wide by 50 pixels tall,
increasing the size by 300%
would result in poor quality.
Result: The image will look
blurry or blocky.
ChangIng shape
Only some images can be
cropped without losing valuable
information (see next page).
example: If your image is 300
pixels square, you can remove
parts of it, but in doing so you
might lose valuable information.
Result: Only some images can
be cropped and still make sense.
onlIne extra
Visit the tools section of the
website accompanying this
book to watch a video guide to
resizing images in Photoshop
and GIMP.
