> Is it really better than just having a placeholder square with maybe the most prominent color? Or just a good old progressive image? The Hugo static site gen

> Is it really better than just having a placeholder square with maybe the most prominent color? Or just a good old progressive image? The Hugo static site generator provides a `.Colors` method[0] for doing this. It produces what one 2018 article[1] referred to as a GIP (Gradient Image Placeholder). [0]: https://gohugo.io/methods/resource/colors/#article https://gohugo.io/methods/resource/colors/#article [1]: https://calendar.perfplanet.com/2018/gradient-image-placeholders/ https://calendar.perfplanet.com/2018/gradient-image-placehol...