New Perspectives On Web Design

(C. Jardin) #1
By Marko Dugonjić CHAPTER 9

instead of stacking images and text on top of one another. For better clarity,
the image and the textual explanation should sit side by side, even if this
means using a smaller image to make it fit comfortably into the available
horizontal space. There is a big difference between a photo with a caption
and a photo as a visual aid for text. In the former case, the photo is the
main content, the main point of interest. In the latter case, the image acts
as a mere helper, an extension that adds clarity to the main text. If needed,
we can always provide a link to a bigger version.

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