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Posting many images; which format do you prefer?
A lot of my posts on my graphic design blog are collections of images and currently I use nextgen gallery to present a thumbnail of each which when clicked displays the full size image via the lightbox plugin. Take a look at an example - http://bit.ly/a1PLTC
I'm personally a fan of lightbox which is the main reason I chose to use that method, but I've started to notice that my posts look as though they lack content because the thumbnails take up such a small amount of space. I'm now considering adjusting my posts so that the images are all inserted directly into the posts at the same size so people can just scroll down and view them, such as this post - http://bit.ly/a46PKv
So my question is, which of the following methods of presenting many images do people prefer, both in terms of writing a blog post, and reading one?
1) Thumbnails and lightbox plugin, as described above?
2) Images all sized the same and inserted into a post one after the other?
3) Another method I haven't mentioned?
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Permalink Reply by Gina on -
Hmmmm..... I think there is room in the world for all methods, but it depends on the message/ purpose of the post, right?
So, for your graphic design blog, where you are highlighting a collection of images, thumbnails work well. Maybe one large shot, and then thumbnails. Scrolling through pic after pic after pic gets old, especially since a lot of people are still working on smallish screens (or iPads, etc) and to have a photo constantly filling your screen makes it difficult to follow the written content.
BUT, if a blog relies entirely on thumbnails, I would think it would get annoying. I use pictures in my blog a lot, and I just size them down and post them throughout the text. It works for my content/ layout/ purposes. My goal is to have a picture and text always visible on the screen as my readers are scrolling.
If the blog is about photography, where the words are virtually pointless and the quality of the picture is of overriding importance, then big pics dominating the post are a good idea.
So, my opinion, in essence, is that you can do what works for you :)
How's that for unhelpful?
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