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Are the images optimized for their functions ?

Recommendation 

UI

B People

A Planet

B Prosperity

Difficulty

*

Priority

High

Récurrence

OnUpdate

Tests

Are the images used suitable for their display formats / sizes?

Precisions

The volume of data exchanged for the presentation of an image depends on its size and the quality of its format. Some images have important information values, others are just illustration. The consumping of related resources must therefore be related to the importance of the image and allow audiences for whom the images are not accessible to understand their meaning.

Use Case

Browser tools/consoles allow to check compliance w/ best practices (CHROME: extension greenIT : best practices)

Additional elements

Operational issues related to the project

Posts

Rule for assessing the level of compliance of the criterion

Images analysées / Images

Life cycle

Réalisation

6 other criteria related to the recommendation: Media engineering: reducing the digital service media as much as possible (images, animations, content, etc.)

Recommendation Essential

UI

Is a media management / use policy in place to reduce their impact, with criteria for media compression and formats ?

Recommendation Essential

UI

Are the number of fonts and the variants of fonts called (weight, characters used in the project) limited ?

Recommendation

Technology

Can the functionality be offered without calling external scripts or libraries (JS, AJAX, ...) ?

Advice

Technology

Does the target functionality require calling an iFrame ?

Recommendation

UI

Can the native system features and components match as needed ?

Recommendation

UI

Are videos and animations only used when they add value to the user ?