Dawn theme front page product images blurry

Topic summary

Main issue: Some front-page product images in the Dawn theme appear blurry despite resizing to 2048×2048 (72 dpi). Blurriness is inconsistent; landscape images look blurry while portrait crops look sharp. A specific example is the “kids blue hoodie towel” on hover.

Key context and checks:

  • Store link provided: carterandmae.com.au. Helpers asked if this is about the product card and requested the card-product.liquid code (Liquid = Shopify’s templating language).
  • One helper questioned if the concern was the homepage banner, suggesting 1920×750 and noting a dark overlay (“black overflow”) that may affect perceived clarity. Screenshots were shared.

Proposed fixes/actions:

  • CSS adjustments were made by a helper and they advised updating responsive image Liquid code (shared Shopify article on responsive images).
  • Specific code suggestion in card-product.liquid: replace references to card_product.featured_media.width with card_product.media[1].width (per screenshot guidance) to improve image rendering on product cards.

Status/outcome:

  • No confirmation yet that changes resolved the issue. Images/screenshots and code snippets are central. Discussion remains open with pending verification from the store owner.
Summarized with AI on December 20. AI used: gpt-5.

What is black overflow?