diff --git a/app/components/TheHome.server.vue b/app/components/TheHome.server.vue
index 5b6079ac..91d54ce9 100644
--- a/app/components/TheHome.server.vue
+++ b/app/components/TheHome.server.vue
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ const [{ data: currentLocation }, { data: upcomingConferences }, { data: streams
                     width="320"
                     height="168"
                     decoding="async"
-                    :preload="index < 2"
+                    :fetchpriority="index === 0 ? 'high' : undefined"
+                    :preload="index === 0 ? { fetchPriority: 'high' } : index < 2"
                     :loading="index > 1 ? 'lazy' : 'eager'"
                     :alt="`Still thumbnail for ${video.title}`"
                     :src="video.thumbnail"
@@ -212,16 +213,17 @@ const [{ data: currentLocation }, { data: upcomingConferences }, { data: streams
                 <div
                   class="relative flex flex-col justify-center bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-900 w-[20rem] h-[8rem] overflow-hidden"
                 >
-                  <img
+                  <NuxtImg
                     v-if="conference.image.url"
                     :loading="index > 1 ? 'lazy' : 'eager'"
                     decoding="async"
+                    format="webp"
                     :src="conference.image.url"
                     width="320"
                     height="128"
                     :alt="`Logo for ${conference.name}`"
                     class="w-full h-full object-cover object-center"
-                  >
+                  />
                 </div>
                 <div
                   class="px-2 py-2 flex flex-row justify-between items-end leading-none"
diff --git a/app/components/TheSponsors.vue b/app/components/TheSponsors.vue
index cc126b35..b6916ef4 100644
--- a/app/components/TheSponsors.vue
+++ b/app/components/TheSponsors.vue
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const sponsors = await $fetch<string[]>('/api/sponsors')
       v-for="sponsor of sponsors"
       :key="sponsor"
       :data-image-src="sponsor"
-      sizes="sm:70px"
+      sizes="70px"
       alt=""
       class="rounded-full"
       :src="sponsor"
diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index aec6fdfb..3f0de49b 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -353,6 +353,12 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
     },
   },
 
+  fonts: {
+    families: [
+      { name: 'Barlow', preload: true },
+    ],
+  },
+
   htmlValidator: {
     failOnError: true,
     options: {
@@ -367,6 +373,7 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
   },
 
   image: {
+    quality: 80,
     domains: [
       'www.dundeescript.co.uk',
       'devoxx.gr',