When it comes to e-commerce, study after study has shown that compelling imagery gets more clicks, leads to longer engagement and drives… — When it comes to e-commerce, study after study has shown that compelling imagery gets more clicks, leads to longer engagement and drives more sales. Pictures sell. It’s no longer up for debate. But despite the importance the e-commerce industry puts on showcasing products with beautiful images, significantly less thought is…

“Page weight” may well become the new chant to replace “developers, developers, developers.” As websites continue to become more visually… — “Page weight” may well become the new chant to replace “developers, developers, developers.” As websites continue to become more visually rich (and need to, to be effective), ensuring that visitors don’t have to wait for images is paramount. So, how to make sure that your site loads as quickly as…

One area where we get a lot of questions is around purging images. Although purging is a familiar concept to anyone who has previously… — One area where we get a lot of questions is around purging images. Although purging is a familiar concept to anyone who has previously worked with Content Delivery Networks, or indeed any distributed system that needs to sync data between nodes, the concept is not the most intuitive, and every…

When you’re looking for information about an imgix feature, the API documentation is your friend — every parameter in the service is listed… — When you’re looking for information about an imgix feature, the API documentation is your friend — every parameter in the service is listed with examples, ranges, and default values. We also have in-depth tutorials for more complex multi-parameter use cases.

One of imgix’s core values is giving our customers flexibility in their image storage. We believe you shouldn’t have to move your images… — One of imgix’s core values is giving our customers flexibility in their image storage. We believe you shouldn’t have to move your images onto another storage system to take advantage of our imaging infrastructure, which is why we offer multiple ways to connect to them where they already live.

The imgix team just came back from Los Angeles, where we attended and sponsored a booth at NRF’s Shop.org conference, focused on e-commerce… — The imgix team just came back from Los Angeles, where we attended and sponsored a booth at NRF’s Shop.org conference, focused on e-commerce with this year’s theme: “This Is Digital”. In line with the theme, current and near-future technologies were the focus at the conference. It was hard to pass…

As responsive design patterns continue to consolidate into best practices, it’s become easier for designers and developers to think beyond… — As responsive design patterns continue to consolidate into best practices, it’s become easier for designers and developers to think beyond just resizing and cropping images, and address how to maximize the impact of each image. Responsive art direction, with each image cropped to keep focus on the key elements at…

Client Hints have greatly expanded the content negotiation and cache friendliness of HTTP headers, allowing clients to advertise what they… — Client Hints have greatly expanded the content negotiation and cache friendliness of HTTP headers, allowing clients to advertise what they prefer to receive in response to content requests. …

Page load speed continues to be a primary concern for websites. With increasing numbers of customers accessing sites on mobile connections… — Page load speed continues to be a primary concern for websites. With increasing numbers of customers accessing sites on mobile connections, and markets expanding into areas with uneven broadband coverage, load times have a big impact on conversion. But “speed” can be a nebulous measure. We recommend using page weight…