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iPhone® & iPad® Web Design For Dummies®
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iPhone® & iPad® Web Design For Dummies®

by David LaFontaine, Janine Warner, Lee Andron
July 2011
Intermediate to advanced
352 pages
10h 14m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 8: Optimizing Images

In This Chapter

arrow Designing images for the iPhone and iPad

arrow Optimizing images in Photoshop

arrow Inserting images into mobile page designs

arrow Creating mobile-friendly galleries

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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 ...

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