Responsive images in web design

Images and videos are necessary when designing a website. They reflect the brand essence or, accompanied by a CTA,? serve as an emotional incentive for the visitors.?

When designing, display dimensions are crucial. That is why images and videos need to be responsive and planned to fit all screens.?

Always in focus

A responsive image is one that adapts to the different characteristics of the device. Correctly done, responsive images can improve a site's performance and user experience.

When building the web, they didn't consider how browsers would handle responsive images. Users only accessed websites from a desktop or laptop computer. Of course, this is not true today.

You can't feel my stare

There are those who claim that 90% of the world's Internet population browses online using their mobile phones. Most web pages on the Internet contain images and said images are one of the metrics used to measure web performance. To improve performance, you need to optimize images by making them responsive.

More often than not, web developers use a polyfill. When web browsers do not support certain features, a code is used to implement said feature on the web. Usually, a polyfill refers to a JavaScript library that uses an HTML5 or CSS web standard. They can be found in older browsers or existing ones.?

There are various apps and programs that help you map out the different displays your image or video may turn to, like Sketch, Photoshop, or even more advanced, Picturefill.?

I zoom into you

It's about bringing it all together, connecting the design workflow and the software implemented with the front-end workflow and the syntax used there.

You need to know how to output the images in the formats and sizes you need, when you'll get quality results and when you won't. Also, learn how to measure those images and use the correct numbers. You need to know how to connect your design choices and media queries to those numbers.

But you don't know I'm there

Take pride in probing all the secret moves your videos and images can do. Almost everyone browses from their mobiles, but desktop displays are equally relevant in web design. The key to responsive images and videos is the numbers and how to use them.