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 ## Adding images
 
 All image files should be placed in `docs/img`.
+Try to size images to roughly 2X the display size; this will allow the images to look ok on high-res displays without the files being too large.
+
 To include an image in a docs file, use the following syntax to center the image on the page:
 
 ```