General image guidelines
The following general guidelines should be considered to ensure consistent and reliable display of images for official Messiah University websites.
Format
- Images with picture elements and colors should be saved as .jpg.
- Other images, such as a logos, should be saved in .svg or .png format.
- Save images in RGB and not CMYK.
- Avoid animated gifs.
Resolution
- Image resolution for the Web should be 72 dpi.
- The color palette should be reduced to the minimum number of colors necessary to maintain image quality.
- ‘Save for Web’ or similar feature should be selected if available.
Size
- A good image size for your images to is 500px wide at 72 dpi.
- Images should be optimized and compressed to be smaller than 200kb.
Additional image guidelines