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newtron
March 15, 2014
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Improving Performance with Responsive Images [jQueryTO]
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March 15, 2014
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Improving Performance with Responsive Images jQueryTO March 15, 2014
https://github.com/nwtn/ pres-respimg-perf-jqueryto
“Good performance is good design” Brad Frost
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bradfrostweb.com
“More human beings today have access to a cellphone than
the United Nations says have access to a clean toilet.” Anand Giridharadas, New York Times, April 10 2010
“More human beings today have access to a cellphone than
the United Nations says have access to a clean toilet.” Anand Giridharadas, New York Times, April 10 2010
bradfrostweb.com
bradfrostweb.com
1.A flexible, grid-based layout, 2.Flexible images and media, 3.Media queries,
a module from the CSS3 specification
1.A flexible, grid-based layout, 2.Flexible images and media 3.Media queries,
a module from the CSS3 specification
img { max-width: 100%; }
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A solution Serve one big image and let the browser
scale it
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Average web page size: 1,703 KB. Images account
for 1,063 KB, over 62% of total. HTTP Archive, March 1 2014
2x resolution = 4x as many pixels
energy more pixels = more money time
“Good performance is good design” Brad Frost
A better solution Serve an appropriately-sized image to each user
Responsive Images
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SVG, WebP, JPEG XR
<picture> + srcset: http://picture.responsiveimages.org/ Mozilla: Q1 Blink (Chrome/Opera): Soon Webkit
(Apple, etc.): Also soon? MS: ?
<picture> + srcset: http://picture.responsiveimages.org/ Mozilla Q1 Blink (Chrome/Opera) Soon Webkit
(Apple, etc.) Also soon? MS ?
Client Hints: http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-grigorik-http-client-hints-01
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<picture> <!-- art directed sources --> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" src="large.jpg"
/> <source media="(min-width: 18em)" src="med.jpg" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="small.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- art directed sources --> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" src="large.jpg"
/> <source media="(min-width: 18em)" src="med.jpg" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="small.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- art directed sources --> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" src="large.jpg"
/> <source media="(min-width: 18em)" src="med.jpg" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="small.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- art directed sources --> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" src="large.jpg"
/> <source media="(min-width: 18em)" src="med.jpg" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="small.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- art directed sources --> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" src="large.jpg"
/> <source media="(min-width: 18em)" src="med.jpg" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="small.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- art directed sources --> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" src="large.jpg"
/> <source media="(min-width: 18em)" src="med.jpg" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="small.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- art directed sources --> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" src="large.jpg"
/> <source media="(min-width: 18em)" src="med.jpg" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="small.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- art directed sources --> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" src="large.jpg"
/> <source media="(min-width: 18em)" src="med.jpg" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="small.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
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<picture> <!-- sources @ different resolutions --> <source srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x,
pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="pic1x.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- sources @ different resolutions --> <source srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x,
pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="pic1x.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- sources @ different resolutions --> <source srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x,
pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="pic1x.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- sources @ different resolutions --> <source srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x,
pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="pic1x.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- sources @ different resolutions --> <source srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x,
pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="pic1x.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <!-- sources @ different resolutions --> <source srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x,
pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" /> ! <!-- fallback --> <img src="pic1x.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
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<img srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x, pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" src="pic1x.jpg" alt="A rad
wolf" />
<img srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x, pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" src="pic1x.jpg" alt="A rad
wolf" />
<img srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x, pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" src="pic1x.jpg" alt="A rad
wolf" />
<img srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x, pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" src="pic1x.jpg" alt="A rad
wolf" />
<img srcset="pic1x.jpg 1x, pic1.5x.jpg 1.5x, pic2x.jpg 2x, pic4x.jpg 4x" src="pic1x.jpg"
alt="A rad wolf" />
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<picture> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" srcset="large1.jpg 1x, large2.jpg 2x" /> <source
media="(min-width: 18em)" srcset="med1.jpg 1x, med2.jpg 2x" /> <source srcset="small1.jpg 1x, small2.jpg 2x" /> <img src="small1.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" srcset="large1.jpg 1x, large2.jpg 2x" /> <source
media="(min-width: 18em)" srcset="med1.jpg 1x, med2.jpg 2x" /> <source srcset="small1.jpg 1x, small2.jpg 2x" /> <img src="small1.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" srcset="large1.jpg 1x, large2.jpg 2x" /> <source
media="(min-width: 18em)" srcset="med1.jpg 1x, med2.jpg 2x" /> <source srcset="small1.jpg 1x, small2.jpg 2x" /> <img src="small1.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" srcset="large1.jpg 1x, large2.jpg 2x" /> <source
media="(min-width: 18em)" srcset="med1.jpg 1x, med2.jpg 2x" /> <source srcset="small1.jpg 1x, small2.jpg 2x" /> <img src="small1.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" srcset="large1.jpg 1x, large2.jpg 2x" /> <source
media="(min-width: 18em)" srcset="med1.jpg 1x, med2.jpg 2x" /> <source srcset="small1.jpg 1x, small2.jpg 2x" /> <img src="small1.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source media="(min-width: 45em)" srcset="large1.jpg 1x, large2.jpg 2x" /> <source
media="(min-width: 18em)" srcset="med1.jpg 1x, med2.jpg 2x" /> <source srcset="small1.jpg 1x, small2.jpg 2x" /> <img src="small1.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
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<picture> <source sizes="100%" srcset="pic400.jpg 400w, pic800.jpg 800w, pic1600.jpg 1600w" />
! <img src="pic400.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source sizes="100%" srcset="pic400.jpg 400w, pic800.jpg 800w, pic1600.jpg 1600w" />
! <img src="pic400.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source sizes="100%" srcset="pic400.jpg 400w, pic800.jpg 800w, pic1600.jpg 1600w" />
! <img src="pic400.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source sizes="100%" srcset="pic400.jpg 400w, pic800.jpg 800w, pic1600.jpg 1600w" />
! <img src="pic400.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source sizes="100%" srcset="pic400.jpg 400w, pic800.jpg 800w, pic1600.jpg 1600w" />
! <img src="pic400.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source sizes="100%" srcset="pic400.jpg 400w, pic800.jpg 800w, pic1600.jpg 1600w" />
! <img src="pic400.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
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<picture> <source sizes="(min-width: 45em) 33%, (min-width: 18em) 50%, 100%" srcset="pic400.jpg
400w, pic800.jpg 800w, pic1600.jpg 1600w" /> ! <img src="pic400.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
<picture> <source sizes="(min-width: 45em) 33%, (min-width: 18em) 50%, 100%" srcset="pic400.jpg
400w, pic800.jpg 800w, pic1600.jpg 1600w" /> ! <img src="pic400.jpg" alt="A rad wolf" /> </picture>
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<picture> <source type="image/webp" src="wolf.webp" /> <img src="wolf.jpg" alt="A rad wolf"
/> </picture>
<picture> <source type="image/webp" src="wolf.webp" /> <img src="wolf.jpg" alt="A rad wolf"
/> </picture>
<picture> <source type="image/webp" src="wolf.webp" /> <img src="wolf.jpg" alt="A rad wolf"
/> </picture>
<picture> <source type="image/webp" src="wolf.webp" /> <img src="wolf.jpg" alt="A rad wolf"
/> </picture>
http://picture.responsiveimages.org/
Picturefill by Scott Jehl https://github.com/scottjehl/picturefill
<span data-picture> <span data-source data-srcset="" data-src="" data-type="" data-media=""></span> <noscript> <img
/> </noscript> </span>
<span data-picture> <span data-source data-srcset="" data-src="" data-type="" data-media=""></span> <noscript> <img
/> </noscript> </span>
<span data-picture> <span data-source data-srcset="" data-src="" data-type="" data-media=""></span> <noscript> <img
/> </noscript> </span>
<span data-picture> <span data-source data-srcset="" data-src="" data-type="" data-media=""></span> <noscript> <img
/> </noscript> </span>
Imager https://github.com/BBC-News/Imager.js RWD.Images https://github.com/stowball/rwd.images.js
Responsible Images:! Responsive Images Resource Priorities Image Optimization Use Fewer
Images Use SVG
Responsible Images:! Responsive Images Resource Priorities Image Optimization Use Fewer
Images Use SVG
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Resource Priorities http://www.w3.org/TR/resource-priorities/
Responsible Images:! Responsive Images Resource Priorities Image Optimization Use Fewer
Images Use SVG
Responsible Images:! Responsive Images Resource Priorities Image Optimization Use Fewer
Images Use SVG
ImageOptim-CLI http://jamiemason.github.io/ImageOptim-CLI/
grunt-svgmin https://github.com/sindresorhus/grunt-svgmin Scour https://launchpad.net/scour
Responsible Images:! Responsive Images Resource Priorities Image Optimization Use Fewer
Images Use SVG
Responsible Images:! Responsive Images Resource Priorities Image Optimization Use Fewer
Images Use SVG
Responsible Images:! Responsive Images Resource Priorities Image Optimization Fewer Images
Use SVG
Responsible Images:! Responsive Images Resource Priorities Image Optimization Fewer Images
SVG
Impact
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1,870KB 564KB 3,505KB Images (content) Images (style) Other content
Optimizations • ImageOptim-CLI on all images • WebP • Responsive
images using Picturefill, for DPI- and viewport switching on content images
1,870KB 564KB 3,505KB Images (content) Images (style) Other content
1,870KB 72KB 261KB Images (content) Images (style) Other content
1,870KB 72KB 534KB Images (content) Images (style) Other content
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“Good performance is good design” Brad Frost
“Responsible images are good design” Dave Newton
David Newton! @newtron on Twitter @nwtn on GitHub
[email protected]