Articles(11)

Basics

Image Optimization Basics 2025 — Foundations That Scale Without Guesswork

A practical, up-to-date starting guide covering the essential concepts that keep image delivery fast and beautiful across devices and locales.

1 min239 words
Web

Favicon & PWA Assets Checklist 2025 — Manifests, Icons, and SEO Signals

A concise checklist to ship complete favicon/PWA assets with correct manifest wiring and locale support.

1 min72 words
Conversion

Format Conversion Strategies 2025 — When to Use WebP/AVIF/JPEG/PNG and Why

Decision trees and workflows for choosing the right format per content type, balancing compatibility, size, and fidelity.

1 min105 words
Web

Image SEO 2025 — Practical alt text, structured data, and sitemaps

A practical, 2025-proof implementation for image SEO to capture search traffic: alt text, filenames, structured data, image sitemaps, and LCP optimization under one unified policy.

3 min619 words
Resizing

Right-Size Images in 2025 — Layout-Backed Resizing That Cuts 30–70% Bytes

A workflow to derive correct target widths from layout, generate variants, and ship only what each device needs via srcset/sizes.

1 min111 words
Metadata

Safe Metadata Policy 2025 — EXIF Stripping, Autorotate, and Privacy by Default

A practical policy for handling EXIF/XMP safely, preventing orientation issues, and protecting users’ privacy while keeping necessary data.

1 min97 words
Web

Responsive Images in 2025 — Srcset/Sizes Patterns That Actually Match Layout

Proven patterns to wire srcset/sizes so the browser picks the correct resource without overserving; includes LCP hints and lazy loading.

1 min70 words
Cropping

Smart Cropping for Engagement — Aspect Ratios, Focal Points, and Social Thumbs

A practical approach to choosing aspect ratios and focal points that preserve meaning and click‑through across devices.

1 min68 words
Effects

Subtle Effects Without Quality Regressions — Sharpening, Denoise, and Halo Control

How to apply tasteful effects that survive compression and avoid common artifacts on edges, gradients, and text.

1 min82 words
Color

Correct Color Management & ICC Profile Strategy 2025 — A Practical Guide for Stable Web Image Color

A concise, actionable 2025 playbook for ICC profile policy / color spaces / embedding strategy and format‑specific (WebP/AVIF/JPEG/PNG) optimization to avoid cross‑device color drift.

3 min693 words
Compression

Ultimate Image Compression Strategy 2025 – A Practical Guide to Preserving Quality While Optimizing Perceived Speed

A comprehensive, field-tested image compression and delivery strategy for Core Web Vitals: format choices, presets, responsive workflows, build/CDN automation, and troubleshooting.

5 min1091 words