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Optimizing Images for W eb Use

Optimizing Images for W eb Use. Office of Communications Web Design and Management University of Kansas Medical Center February 12, 2014. CMS Update. Upgrade Implemented Authentication Module File counts: Over 10,039 pages generated out of the CMS 8,184 documents Still to go:

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Optimizing Images for W eb Use

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  1. Optimizing Images for Web Use Office of Communications Web Design and Management University of Kansas Medical Center February 12, 2014

  2. CMS Update • Upgrade • Implemented Authentication Module • File counts: • Over 10,039 pages generated out of the CMS • 8,184 documents • Still to go: • kumc, 9,000 files to be reviewed • Wichita , 10 departmental sites

  3. Do’s and don’ts

  4. How photos make a difference

  5. Cray Diabetes Center

  6. Photo Services • Photo Services • your location • Studio: G017 SudlerHall • Photo packages for websites • For $150, you can get 10 photos for your website. More info: Search for “Website Photo Packages” on www.kumc.edu

  7. Never do this -- ever • Don’t steal photos!? Google images ? KUMC website? Facebook pages • Don’t use a photo of someone without permission • Don’t ignore visual identity standards:www.identity.ku.edu

  8. Best practices • Use professional photos or stock photos • No snapshots • Be quality control for your website • A bad photo is worse than no photo • Your photos should be interesting, active, eye-catching, colorful • The don’t have to be literal, if literal is boring

  9. Image Sizes in the CMS

  10. Image Editing Tools • Editor by PIXLRhttp://pixlr.com/editor/ -- online editing tool • Photoshop – • Cloud-based • Expensive • More tools than most web editors need

  11. Getting Started in Pixlr • Go to http://pixlr.com/editor/

  12. Resizing Images for the Web

  13. Cropping Images for the Web

  14. Image Naming Conventions • Staying consistent will improve organization • Use hyphens to separate words • Label large and small versions of the same image - jmotsinger-sm.jpg • Designate section front image by labelling them - home-students.jpg

  15. Online Reference • CMS Training Overviewhttp://www.kumc.edu/cms-training

  16. Let us help… • Retouch, sharpen and crop images • Resize and optimize images • Josh Collins, jcollins5@kumc.edu • Josh Motsinger, jmotsinger3@kumc.edu • Karen Chinn, kchinn@kumc.edu • Image selection and content-related issues • Photo Releases • Julie Adam, jadam@kumc.edu

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