Dithering Experiment

On the three versions of my about page, I’m running an experiment with dithering images using Bayer 8×8. I had an LLM make a tiny custom plugin for WordPress and the size results are below: Language Dithering Colors Size Original Full 428 KB English Bayer 8×8 4 263 KB Spanish Bayer 8×8 3 146 KB Galician Bayer 8×8 2 176 KB It’s not completely fair. The original image is a .jpg at 1600×1200 pixels and the dithered versions are .png files downscaled to 1200×900. I might try making them .webp files. The colors are black #222222, gray #999999, yellow #F4E28A, and white #FFFFFF. I’m not sure which one I’ll stick with and if I’ll opt to dither all images going forward or not. Adding gray allows more facial details in the first photo from Colca Canyon in Peru. The pure black and white feels like a DIY zine. I’ve treated this page as an Instagram alternative to share some of my photos. But I’d honestly prefer to make this place more into a place of writing; adding a photo every six months or…