Ray Saintonge wrote:
please could you enforce a byte limit for the images displayed on the list pages. Some are STUPIDLY large, eg that one featuring some sort of rodent which I removed.
with a modem it takes about 5 minutes for them all to load. people should upload a smaller version ( < 30 k ?) or be disqualified
I don't know if removing them is the right course of action, or if the size limit should be imposed on the contributor. Postage stamp designers do not do their work on a postage stamp sized canvas.
Having the original work in a large file is preferable because it can be scaled down. In scaling up a small file we will not be able to provide missing detail. Trimming a contribution to 30k should be done by software. If a scaled down logo loses too much information, we probably shouldn't adopt it.
Yes, we must have the large original. But voters MUST be able to see that the design is viable at the final size. If size reduction & data compression turns the winning design into a blurry mess -- what then?