Optimizing your graphics for the web

Love those big sharp photos all over your site but worried about how to manage them? This is the talk for anyone dealing with images on the web (yes, that’s all of us!) Find how to pick them, prepare them, pare them down and plug them in. Hear from two experts in the the field, graphic designer Simona Sitaru and programmer Rob McInnis, then blast away with all your questions for the experts.

Topics we will cover:

• Know the difference between png/jpg, CMYK/RGB

• Find out what make images heavier for the web

• Learn about images and copyrights

• Discover good free public domain images resources

• Find out about free tools for cropping and optimizing images

• Discuss Wordpress plugins to optimize images

• Understand SEO and images

Speakers:

Simona Sitaru (http://www.simonasitaru.com)

Simona is a graphic designer currently working at MediaValet. Her previous field of study includes advertising as well as web design. Keeping up with design trends is something she is very passionate about, spending countless hours reading, practicing and meeting with influential artists in the field.

Rob McInnis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-mcinnis-014bb866)

Rob's professional digital journey began as video game tester, and evolved into a qa/front end developer role. He current works at iamota - a full service digital agency in Yaletown. When he's not creating custom Wordpress templates, he can be found in a seat at a sports event.