Tom Boutell is a modest guy. Considering that one of his most notable achievements is so much a part of the background of the web, figuratively and literally, maybe that character trait makes sense.

If you work with images a lot, you probably already know that there are different types of image formats, of which .png and .jpg/jpeg are the most common. Moreover, these two image formats offer ...

In today’s digital age, Apple’s HEIC (High-Efficiency Image Format) has gained popularity due to its superior compression and image quality. However, compatibility issues arise when sharing HEIC files ...

The resulting battle led to the creation of the royalty-free Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format, which is still widely used today. Development on this front was led by Thomas Boutell, and the ...