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created: 20231001094322383
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creator: Octt
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modified: 20231001101847432
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modifier: Octt
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tags: WIP
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title: Agile article covers, from stock photos to AI
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Sometimes, when writing a blog or KB article, it's easy to struggle finding a decent cover image for that piece. A cover is a must-have on ideally any article, as it provides quite a few benefits:
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* With some pagination templates, it gives the reading view a bit of color and graphicality, especially important for the reader (both ourselves and the visitors) when the article body doesn't contain any image.
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** This is also valid (and maybe more so) for lists and grids of posts.
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* Grabbing attention when sharing on social media.
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* SEO advantages, as the article is more likely to be found for multiple search sources and inputs.
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After seeing all the benefits listed above, I think it's easy to spot some natural requirements that the image must possess to be really good for the cause, which by themselves bring other benefits to the mix:
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* Easy on the eyes, with low complexity, but colorful and eye-catching at the same time.
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* Bringing some kind of attention to the article core, even before the reading starts.
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** Ideally, conveying also the same core emotion or feeling the article revolves about.
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