Responsive Breakpoints?

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    the screen size doesn't matter as much as resolution, more so even the size a user sets their browser chrome. that said, you are aware of 960.gs, bootstrap, etc. right?

    it's not as much about breaks for monitors, but resolutions & possibly device targeting to load smaller images etc. to mobile devices.

    imo, a site should max out with a fixed width of 990px, possibly as high as 996px but could then grow even wider using css that is also percentage based allow the site to expand to fill the remaining space (or vice versa) as needed instead of setting a break point. to me, a site should display the same on 13" - 20" monitors, then begin breaking for mobile & tablet devices.

    the reasoning behind this is the display of information on a mobile vs monitor. mobile is always a list, where monitors allow column space.

    design for the available hardware, not just your own.

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