Fold vs Aspect Ratio
Good morning Sister Linda,
I wanted to let you know that development (building) has begun on your web project.
After talking to Danae, we realized that the choice of displaying the homepage main image to resize based on the fold (image fills up the height of screen of any device you're on) or aspect ratio (image keeps it's ratio, even though on mobile it may be very small).
Since this is something that must be decided upon before the development of the homepage can be completed, I wanted to share some examples of some sites that have used either fold or aspect ratio:
Fold (3 examples)
- Image will always fill the same percentage of the screen
- Diocesan will add fields for text so that it resizes on mobile
- When used properly, images are background/mood-setting images, not focal points
- Text will use the same fonts as website theme
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton - Lake Ridge
Sacred Heart of Jesus - Grand Rapids
St. Francis de Sales - Cincinnati
Aspect Ratio (4 examples)
- Against best practices/not recommended since any text on slide would not be mobile responsive (so some text may be too small to read)
- Image will keep its exact ratio & never crop
- Items below image will move up or down depending on the width of device used
- Best used if you plan on putting text directly on your images or specific images of people's faces
Holy Spirit & St. Helen - Crown Point
St. Thomas a Becket - Reston
Thomas the Apostle - Ann Arbor
St. Francis Xavier - Mount Washington
Other Things to Keep in Mind
- Statistically, we've found that our parish websites are visited on a mobile phone up to 67% of the time (does not include tablets).
- Putting information in your slider greatly reduces the likelihood of people scrolling down to view the rest of your website
- Sliders should only include 4-6 images
Please remember that this decision must be made before development may continue any further.
Feel free to give me a call if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Veronica Alvarado
Web Department, Diocesan
877-923-0777
877-923-0777
Sister Linda
I forwarded your email to Father Al and await his response.
Thank you.
In Christ,
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Sister Linda Sue Noe, O.P.
Pastoral Associate
Church of the Little Flower
800 Stevenson Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 529-1606
"A God who became so small could only be love and mercy"
- St. Therese of Lisieux -
Thank you.
In Christ,
[cid:b296f301-6f25-4cb9-8e26-e568705d4558]
Sister Linda Sue Noe, O.P.
Pastoral Associate
Church of the Little Flower
800 Stevenson Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 529-1606
"A God who became so small could only be love and mercy"
- St. Therese of Lisieux -
Veronica Alvarado
Let me know if he has any additional questions about how either one works.
Thank you,
Thank you,
Veronica Alvarado
Web Department, Diocesan
877-923-0777
877-923-0777
Sister Linda
Will do.
In Christ,
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Sister Linda Sue Noe, O.P.
Pastoral Associate
Church of the Little Flower
800 Stevenson Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 529-1606
"A God who became so small could only be love and mercy"
- St. Therese of Lisieux -
In Christ,
[cid:842458bc-7178-49dc-901a-5d5ba17d5833]
Sister Linda Sue Noe, O.P.
Pastoral Associate
Church of the Little Flower
800 Stevenson Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 529-1606
"A God who became so small could only be love and mercy"
- St. Therese of Lisieux -
Sister Linda
Father has chosen the Fold examples.
Thank you.
In Christ,
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Sister Linda Sue Noe, O.P.
Pastoral Associate
Church of the Little Flower
800 Stevenson Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 529-1606
"When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens, I will spend my heaven
by doing good on earth." - St. Therese of Lisieux -
Thank you.
In Christ,
[cid:9d71cae0-726d-4f0c-a6c3-5c520fa81714]
Sister Linda Sue Noe, O.P.
Pastoral Associate
Church of the Little Flower
800 Stevenson Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 529-1606
"When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens, I will spend my heaven
by doing good on earth." - St. Therese of Lisieux -
Veronica Alvarado
Thank you so much for letting me know!
I have told our developer so that he may continue building out the website.
Our content specialists will be reaching out to you soon to discuss what content on your current site will be moving over or not. Remember that the sooner we can pin content down, the sooner we can migrate your content into the new website and send you a link to see.
Thanks again,
I have told our developer so that he may continue building out the website.
Our content specialists will be reaching out to you soon to discuss what content on your current site will be moving over or not. Remember that the sooner we can pin content down, the sooner we can migrate your content into the new website and send you a link to see.
Thanks again,
Veronica Alvarado
Web Department, Diocesan
877-923-0777
877-923-0777
Sister Linda
👍
In Christ,
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Sister Linda Sue Noe, O.P.
Pastoral Associate
Church of the Little Flower
800 Stevenson Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 529-1606
"When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens, I will spend my heaven
by doing good on earth." - St. Therese of Lisieux -
In Christ,
[cid:dea8ebc8-0281-43ab-8a63-e772d474b220]
Sister Linda Sue Noe, O.P.
Pastoral Associate
Church of the Little Flower
800 Stevenson Drive
Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 529-1606
"When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens, I will spend my heaven
by doing good on earth." - St. Therese of Lisieux -