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Optimizing Images for Web Use
Office of CommunicationsWeb Design and Management
University of Kansas Medical CenterFebruary 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:– kumc, 9,000 files to be reviewed– Wichita , 10 departmental sites
Photo Services
• Photo Services– your location– Studio: G017 Sudler Hall
• 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
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
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
Image Editing Tools
• Editor by PIXLRhttp://pixlr.com/editor/ -- online editing tool
• Photoshop – – Cloud-based– Expensive– More tools than most web editors need
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
Online Reference
• CMS Training Overviewhttp://www.kumc.edu/cms-training
Let us help…
• Retouch, sharpen and crop images• Resize and optimize images– Josh Collins, [email protected]– Josh Motsinger, [email protected]– Karen Chinn, [email protected]
• Image selection and content-related issues• Photo Releases– Julie Adam, [email protected]