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Sunshine Khawaja
Sunshine Khawaja
1,845 Points
Posted by Sunshine Khawaja
Sunshine Khawaja
1,845 Points

backgrounds and logos

I've created a logo and this is my first time using one over a background image. Is it better to combine a logo and background image in photoshop or keep them separate? Mainly asking for responsive reasons. Would it be better to be able to target each element separately or does it not matter?

1 Answer

Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points
Erik McClintock
Erik McClintock
45,783 Points

Sunshine,

I would say that keeping your logo as an actual image is important for usability. Background images should only be used in situations where the image itself does not play any significant role in understanding the content that it is accentuating; i.e. it should be purely aesthetic. The logo for your company/website/etc is arguably an important piece of content that should stand alone and have alt text so you don't run the risk of it being completely lost to the end user in situations where images may not have loaded properly. Additionally, image responsiveness (at least at the basic level) is relatively simple to achieve, so there should be no concerns in that regard.

Hope this helps!

Erik