Creating Optimized Graphics for the Web
This course was on creating optimized graphics for web application scenarios. The course was primarily technical.
The first topic was understanding optimization, what the goals are and why it’s important. Emmanual Henri (course instructor) detailed the types of images, and their differences such as png/jpg/gif. Henri also explored compression, and the current popular compression techniques and standards for images.
The next topic was application. This was primarily done in image editing software, such as GIMP or photoshop, to show technically how to make graphics more efficient in a web scenario. Henri detailed precisely how to optimize JPEGs, GIFs, PNGs, and SVG image graphics. The techniques had a lot of overlap, but there were some differences between each technique. Henri concluded with some web development tips and best practices for using these newly optimized web graphics.
Overall this course was very helpful for my learning and career goals. I may go into web development after completing university, so it’s important to understand fundamental concepts such as web compression and optimization.