Image Delivery for Gallery Sites

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Gallery sites live and die on image quality. Every page is image-heavy by design. The hero images, card thumbnails, collection grids, and featured study visuals are the content, not decoration around the content. That makes image delivery the single highest-impact performance consideration for any visual gallery. This guide covers the practical decisions behind image format selection, compression tuning, responsive sizing, lazy loading, and delivery optimization, drawn from running a gallery site where every page has at least one large visual and most have several. We address format trade-offs, JPG quality tuning, dimension strategies, layout shift prevention, and how to think about image performance holistically rather than obsessing over individual file sizes.

Animation Performance in Real UI

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Browser-based animation work lives or dies on timing, restraint, and how much layout pain you create under the hood. A beautiful easing curve means nothing if it triggers layout recalculation on every frame and drops to 15fps on a mid-range phone. In this guide, I break down how to build performant UI animations using CSS, SVG, and lightweight JavaScript, with examples drawn from real front-end pattern work and production performance testing. We cover the rendering pipeline, compositor-friendly properties, frame budget management, paint reduction, testing methodology, and the trade-offs that determine whether an animation helps or hurts the experience.

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Image Delivery for Gallery Sites

Animation Performance in Real UI