Projects/Usability/HIG/Layout/Image

Purpose

Imagery conveys meaning and emotion where ever it is used. The purpose of these guidelines is to ensure imagery is used in a consistent way to preserve the important characteristics of the image while providing additional information related to the image.

Guidelines

• Ensure images have the appropriate resolution for their containers. Try to not scale images up beyond their native resolution - the result will be fuzzy or pixelated.
• Don't be afraid of larger image sizes. Images are most effective when they can be seen. Tiny images lose much of their meaning (unless they are specifically crafted for small sizes).
  • Instead of a tiny 64x64 image for contact photo consider a 256x256 or bigger.
  • Instead of a tiny music album cover tucked to the side, consider using a much larger size and make the album art a central part of the music experience.
• Captions can be placed on the image instead of outside of the image to make the image bigger and the content more immersive.
  • Use a semi-transparent background behind the text to preserve contrast for legibility.