{"id":1072,"date":"2015-02-24T08:37:50","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T13:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.atlanta.wordcamp.org\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2015-02-23T19:59:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T00:59:48","slug":"getting-to-know-tom-tortorici","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/getting-to-know-tom-tortorici\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Know Tom Tortorici"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2015.atlanta.wordcamp.org\/files\/2015\/02\/TomTortorici.jpg\" alt=\"Tom-Tortorici\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/02\/TomTortorici.jpg 350w, https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/02\/TomTortorici-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/files\/2015\/02\/TomTortorici-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><br \/>\nIn one way or another, I\u2019ve always been a communicator. Through words and images, core messages and assembled designs, I get a kick out of helping people, businesses and organizations reach out to the world and make a meaningful impression. First using print as my canvas, and now WordPress, I\u2019ve paid close attention to what resonates with folks, and what doesn\u2019t. And man, I\u2019ve learned a lot. Glad to have had the chance to pass it along by teaching graphic design, marketing writing, and the Optimized for Humans web marketing presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Find Tom Tortorici online at <a href=\"http:\/\/Tortoriciinc.com\" target=\"_blank\">TortoriciInc.com<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Tom Tortorici on Twitter \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tom_tortorici\" target=\"_blank\">tom_tortorici<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WCATL 2015 Session \u2013\u00a0Awesome Images on Your Website<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When someone lands on your website, the first thing they notice are the images. Are they powerful, compelling visuals that draw visitors closer? Or are they \u2026 just o.k.? We\u2019ll look at a slew of before-and-after examples that show what can be done to increase the visual appeal and visceral impact of your photos on the web. From banner images to profile photos to stock photos, you\u2019ll discover tips, ideas and all kinds useful insights for creating \u2018eye candy\u2019 that makes your site stand out. This is a non-technical presentation of eye-catching possibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In one way or another, I\u2019ve always been a communicator. Through words and images, core messages and assembled designs, I get a kick out of helping people, businesses and organizations reach out to the world and make a meaningful impression. First using print as my canvas, and now WordPress, I\u2019ve paid close attention to what [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3004019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6846],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speaker-feature"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5qmLu-hi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3004019"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1072"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1075,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions\/1075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atlanta.wordcamp.org\/2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}