Localist calendars are designed to be highly visual; images and graphics can go a long way to drive brand consistency and to help distinguish each event from the others. As you start to develop your calendar's imagery, it is important to be mindful of our best practices and recommendations.
Photo sizes in Localist can vary from listings to landing pages. As such, aim to source very large, high quality photos; Localist will automatically scale them down for you!
- The minimum recommended image size is 1920x1080px
- The maximum supported size is 5000 x 5000px (or 10MB).
- Using a 2x retina version of your photos will yield the best results when added to the platform.
Best Practices
- Photos should be, at a minimum, 1920 x 1080px
- Rectangular photos will translate better than square photos in Localist
- Additionally, images in landscape orientation will translate better than images in portrait orientation.
- Avoid text-heavy photos, such as flyers or posters; the text will often be cropped at the various viewports where the image is displayed.
- If you must use text-heavy photos, aim for the text to be as close to the center of the image as possible.
- Aim for photos without too much white space for a better end-look
Disclaimer: The following aspect ratios are not recommendations! The sizes listed below are examples of the different viewports where your image will display on Localist. You should try to upload images at the highest resolution possible; Localist will automatically optimize the image across the platform! Localist works a lot better to scale images down automatically and make the photo look nice, rather than scaling them up. The largest file accepted is 5000 x 5000 or 10MB, so think big when it comes to your photos! |
Calendar Viewport Sizes
Featured Carousel Image: 940 x 557px
Small List Cards: 290 x 200px
Medium List Cards: 450 x 200px
Large List Cards: 478 x 310px
User Icon Photo: 110 x 110px
View All Photo Sizes
In Localist, you're able to view all available photo sizes for an uploaded image.
Navigate to Content > Photo Library
Select an image by clicking on the photo itself
On the resulting page click View all Photo Sizes
The resulting page will display your photo at all available sizes on the Localist platform