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Book Description

High-quality images have an amazing power of attraction. Just add some stunning photos and graphics to your website or app and watch your user engagement and conversion numbers climb. It can be tricky, but with this practical guide, you’ll master the many facets of delivering high-performance images on the internet—without adversely affecting site performance.

You’ll learn the nuts and bolts of color theory, image formats, storage and management, operations delivery, browser and application behavior, the responsive web, and many other topics. Ideal for developers, this book also provides useful tips, tricks, and practical theory for processing and displaying powerful images that won’t slow down your online product.

Table of Contents

  1. Browser Image Loading
    1. Referencing Images
      1. <img> tag
      2. CSS background-image
    2. When Are Images Downloaded?
      1. Building the Document Object Model
      2. The Preloader
      3. Networking Constraints and Prioritization
      4. HTTP/2 Prioritization
      5. CSSOM and Background Image Download
      6. Service Workers and Image Decoding
    3. Summary