HTML comp question 1010 Responses

Last post: 2 months, 3 weeks ago | Thread started: Sep 13, 08, 2:11 p.m.

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• gramme

  Pardon me if this is a noob question, but what pixel height do you web designers typically use when designing comps for a website that will be primarily HTML...not extremely content-rich, but some vertical scrolling required? I'm working at 950 px wide. I had it set at 650 px high but am finding that a bit restrictive. I don't wanna make it too tall but don't know of a standard convention.

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  Sep 13, 08, 2:11 p.m. – Permalink

• ismith

  It may be a bad habit, but I usually set it to 1000-1200 for vertical scrolling pages.

  

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  Dog-earSep 13, 08, 2:14 p.m. – Permalink

• gramme

  that is high, but doesn't seem unreasonable...anyone else? Just wondering if there's a standard. 90% of the sites my firm has designed in the past have been mainly Flash, and 950 x 650 has served well for those purposes, but seems short here.

  

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  Dog-earSep 13, 08, 2:22 p.m. – Permalink

• 23kon

  650px is the "fold"
  the main thing is to make all the most important information above that fold and keep other not-so-important stuff below it.
  people arent afraid of scrolling down these days. dont design things to fit above the fold and have them finishing neatly above it - only to have more content below that.
  If people see that the page is nicely fitting into their browser (and it doesnt LOOK like theres anything beneath) then they might not scroll down.
  whereas if your design shows half-of-something at the fold then its obvious theres something beneath. you dig?

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  Dog-earSep 13, 08, 2:27 p.m. – Permalink

• gramme

  medigs. fanx.

  

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  Dog-earSep 13, 08, 2:29 p.m. – Permalink

• Witt

  Don't worry about height.

  

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  Dog-earSep 13, 08, 2:50 p.m. – Permalink

• ukit

  As tall as it need be, and no taller.

  

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  Dog-earSep 13, 08, 2:55 p.m. – Permalink

• trooper

  at 1025 the fold is 595 usually

  • 1024– cramdesign1/2

    lol dyslexic fingers yesterday– trooper2/2

  

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  Dog-earSep 13, 08, 2:56 p.m. – Permalink

• Witt

  I mean, I wouldn't worry about keeping it all on screen. It's just impossible and makes no sense.

  Although there's a limit to width (different users resolution = standard is 1024px), there's no limit to height.

  So design vertically. Let it work down the page.

  

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  Dog-earSep 13, 08, 3:08 p.m. – Permalink

• evaaan

  950 wide? Why limit yourself, go elastic if possible. That way everyone wins.

  

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  Dog-earSep 13, 08, 4:34 p.m. – Permalink

• SoulFly

  look at apple.
  do what they do.

  

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  Dog-earSep 13, 08, 7:26 p.m. – Permalink