Image Upload Guide

Help your café look its best on Meeple Map with these image guidelines.

Great photos help visitors discover your café and get a feel for your space before they visit. Following these guidelines ensures your images display beautifully across all devices and screen sizes.

Recommended Specifications

  • Size: 1920 × 800 pixels (2.4:1 aspect ratio)
  • Format: JPEG or WebP
  • File size: Under 500KB
  • Colour profile: sRGB

How Images Are Displayed

Your image will be cropped differently depending on the device and context:

Desktop Hero

21:9 crop

Mobile Hero

4:3 crop (biased upward)

Cards & Thumbnails

4:3 crop

Images are cropped from the centre, with a slight upward bias on mobile to keep faces and signage visible.

Composition Tips

  • Keep key subjects (people, signage, focal points) in the centre 60% of the image
  • Avoid placing critical detail at the very top or bottom edges
  • Landscape orientation works best

What Makes a Good Photo

  • • Well-lit interior shots
  • • Board games visible on shelves or tables
  • • Welcoming atmosphere (people playing is a plus)
  • • Clean, uncluttered framing

What to Avoid

  • • Low-resolution or blurry images
  • • Heavy filters or watermarks
  • • Stock photos (authenticity matters)
  • • Images with text overlays

Quick Checklist

  • Minimum 1920px wide
  • Under 500KB file size
  • Landscape orientation
  • Key content centred
  • JPEG or WebP format