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My portfolio got dinged for using too many JPEGs on a big project last year
The compression artifacts were super obvious on a 4K monitor, which I only learned after a client pointed it out. Anyone else have a go-to file format they swear by for online galleries?
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ryanscott3mo ago
Ever feel like your work is being judged by a microscope? I got roasted once for using a low-res PNG that looked fine on my old laptop. Now I just use WebP for everything online, it's a good balance of quality and size.
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nathan_barnes2mo ago
My old portfolio had a PNG that looked fine until I opened it on my friend's 4K screen, talk about a bad surprise. Ward.piper is right about the color thing too, it's like the internet has a million tiny ways to trip you up.
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ward.piper3mo ago
Forget formats for a second and check your color profile. I've seen perfect PNGs look muddy and flat online because they were saved in AdobeRGB. Browsers expect sRGB. That mismatch can wreck your contrast and make colors look dead, which clients might blame on compression even if the file is technically fine.
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