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Optimizing LinkedIn Banner Images for Portrait Orientation

The devlog-ist/landing project focuses on creating and maintaining a landing page. A recent update involved optimizing the LinkedIn banner image to improve its performance on the platform.

LinkedIn's algorithm favors portrait-oriented images in its feed. By switching the banner image from a landscape to a portrait format, the image occupies more screen real estate, increasing visibility and

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Improving LinkedIn Banner Compression in Landing Pages

The Problem

LinkedIn's aggressive JPEG compression was causing noticeable visual artifacts in the banners of our landing pages, specifically around text elements in the position badge, tech tags, and call-to-action buttons. The solid box-shadows were exacerbating the issue, resulting in a ghosting or duplication effect that degraded the overall visual quality.

The Approach

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Enhancing LinkedIn Banner Text Readability

Improving LinkedIn Banner Text Clarity

The devlog-ist/landing project focuses on creating engaging landing pages. A recent enhancement focused on improving the readability and visual appeal of the LinkedIn banner text. This involved adjusting font sizes and rendering resolution to ensure crisp and clear text output.

The Problem: Pixelated Text

The initial LinkedIn banner text suffered

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Preventing Recompression Artifacts on LinkedIn Banners

When creating images for social media, especially banners on platforms like LinkedIn, image quality is paramount. A common pitfall is allowing the platform itself to recompress and resize images, which often leads to unwanted artifacts and pixelation. This post dives into how to optimize image output to prevent LinkedIn from degrading banner quality.

The Problem: Downscaling and Recompression

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Improving Visual Quality on LinkedIn by Adjusting Banner Colors

The devlog-ist/landing project focuses on creating a visually appealing landing page. A recent update addressed an issue with the LinkedIn banner image where JPEG compression was causing undesirable pixelation artifacts.

The Problem

LinkedIn's recompression of JPEG images can sometimes lead to visual degradation, especially in areas with high contrast and vibrant colors.

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Improving Diagram Rendering for Social Media

Introduction

When creating diagrams for technical content, especially for sharing on platforms like LinkedIn, image compression can introduce unwanted artifacts. Red tones, in particular, are prone to pixelation due to chroma subsampling during JPEG compression. This post discusses a simple fix to improve the visual quality of diagrams shared online.

The Problem

Diagrams with red borders

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Enhancing Theme Navigation with LinkedIn Share Buttons

Introduction

In the development of web applications, maintaining consistency across different themes and ensuring all features are accessible can be a challenge. This post discusses how we addressed an oversight in the landing page project where LinkedIn share buttons were missing from the desktop navigation in certain custom themes.

The Problem

The devlog-ist/landing project uses

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Tailoring Content Generation with Independent Random Modes

Introduction

When generating content for multiple platforms, the need for tailored approaches becomes apparent. A one-size-fits-all strategy often falls short, especially when dealing with platforms like LinkedIn that thrive on specific content types. We addressed this by introducing independent random modes for post generation, allowing customized content creation for each platform.

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Refactoring LinkedIn Share Post Generation for a Personal Touch

This post details a small but important change in how we generate content for sharing on LinkedIn, focusing on aligning the tone with the platform's user experience.

The Goal

The primary goal was to shift the voice of automatically generated LinkedIn share posts to a first-person perspective. Since the posts are published from the user's profile, using "I" instead of third-person references

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