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rorrr on Oct 7, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Retina Revolution - smaller images with better qua...

Because then they will look sharper. You have to sharpen when you downsample images. Web design 101.

001sky on Oct 8, 2012 | [–]

Yes, every size photo should have size-specific sharpening. Large or Small. Doesn't matter, if you are expecting people to look at it ~seriously.

andybak on Oct 8, 2012 | [–]

Or you use an interpolation algorithm optimized for down-sizing.

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