HUGE Graphics, Lots of Graphics, More Graphics
Okay. Everyone likes a pretty page. And good-looking graphics are always a plus.
But what about sites that just go graphics crazy? I mean, 800x600 pixel images resized to "thumbnails" only 80x60, using only html coding to resize the image? The image is still 200k+, and takes forever to download!!
Then there's the "more the merrier" theory. In other words, the belief that lots and lots of graphics on a webpage, will encourage more and more folks to visit my site! So people put 50 small graphics on every single webpage on their site. The total size of each image is only 5k, so the logic is that this won't be a problem for downloading. Of course, 50 images at 5k each is a total of 250k! That'lltake forever to download, especially for folks using dialup connections!
Another theory is that breaking a single really big graphic into lots of little tiny pieces will make the site load faster. Ever notice that those 20 individual 10k images come up in random order on the screen. Oh yeah - did I mention the total size of all the little images together is over 200k? I see lots of dialup visitors leaving before the first 5 images are visible.....
Okay. Rant over. Thank you for your patience.
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