Chapter 8: Optimizing Images
In This Chapter
Designing images for the iPhone and iPad
Optimizing images in Photoshop
Inserting images into mobile page designs
Creating mobile-friendly galleries
Photographers, graphic designers, and other artists are discovering the iPad is the ultimate portable portfolio. Even if you aren’t an artist, having eye-catching images on your website is one of the best ways to attract image-conscious iPhone and iPad enthusiasts.
The “wow factor” of the iPhone and iPad is that they’re well suited to displaying beautiful, lifelike images. For the web designer, displaying images correctly on the iPad and iPhone is an undertaking that requires at least a working knowledge of graphics standards, careful planning, and an appreciation of the limitations of mobile displays.
The introduction of a new web platform dictates having to adjust images to have the best ...
