Webp

JPEG — no. PNG — maybe. If you’re going to use PNGs, make sure you at least compress them with https://tinypng.com/ WEBP — yes. You can even convert your PNG / JPEG images to WEBP using Google’s cweb tool. I keep this snippet handy: cwebp {replace_with_source_path} -q 90 -alpha_q 100 -m 6 -o {replace_with_desired_output_path}

Use import {Image} from ‘next/image’; These images are lazy loaded when they come in the viewport through scrolling Put images in the “images” folder beside .next folder An optimized image in webp or avif format is loaded on the webpage If fetching images using url, then we need to provide the height and width on the Image component, because NextJs does not know upfront the size of the image Another way to provide dimensions on Image component is using layout={“fill”} and objectFit={“contain” | “cover” | .. } this makes image component equal to size of parent

Choosing the right image format and size for better design and web page performance — In a 2010 article, Ethan Marcotte coined the term “responsive web design” which has quickly become a milestone in web design. But still, today, though image optimization represents a really basic task in every RWD project, it’s not uncommon to find websites with oversized images or that don’t make use…

WebP is a relatively new image format that was created by Google in 2010. It is designed to be a more efficient replacement for JPEG and PNG files. One of the key advantages of WebP is that it can provide the same image quality as JPEG and PNG files, but…

A Time-saving Tool for Optimized Image Tag — Introduction Images play a vital role in websites, and it’s important to serve optimized images to the users. A responsive image tag can help you achieve this by loading the right image based on the size of the screen, device type, and network connection speed. Generating image tags can be a…

Effortlessly transform your images into WEBP, AVIF, and various sizes. — [UPDATED] 2022–02-24, 02–25 As a web developer, image manipulation is often a routine task. Whether it’s resizing or converting images to different formats for specific purposes, having an efficient tool at your disposal is crucial. This is why I’d like to introduce you to Bimgc, a batch image converter. This…

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A website must load in a matter of seconds. You can accomplish this by ensuring that your image files — the heaviest objects or files on web pages — are optimized for speed. But, you can achieve this by converting PNG or JPG image files to WebP. Adding images to…

Images are the key to making beautiful websites. Hence, as a web designer, it is up to you to choose the right images that not only pass information to users with clarity but also give them that “wow” effect. Many considerations go into making this decision, but when the design…